Match #1
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate84%
- 1,358 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 56%
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Malone University are Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Ohio Christian University, and Cedarville University. Malone University admits 76% of applicants and has an average net price of $12,621 a year; 0 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 6 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Malone University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Malone University
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Match #2
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate38%
- 862 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 862 students, close to 798
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate65%
- 4,024 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, OH
Profile closeness48/100
Admit rate96%
- 60 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 57%, close to 56%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
Goshen College
Goshen, IN
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate84%
- 773 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 56%
- Enrollment 773 students, close to 798
Match #6
Huntington University-Indiana
Huntington, IN
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate76%
- 1,082 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 59%, close to 56%
- Enrollment 1,082 students, close to 798
Match #7
Grace College and Theological Seminary-Indiana
Winona Lake, IN
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate82%
- 1,464 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 60%, close to 56%
- Acceptance rate 82%, close to 76%
Match #8
Cairn University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate88%
- 775 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 56%
- Enrollment 775 students, close to 798
Match #9
Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate58%
- 467 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 55%, close to 56%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Asbury University
Wilmore, KY
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate77%
- 1,472 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Acceptance rate 77%, close to 76%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Malone University alternatives
What colleges are similar to Malone University?
The closest matches to Malone University are Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Ohio Christian University, Cedarville University, Pontifical College Josephinum, and Goshen College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Malone University hard to get into?
Malone University admitted 76% of its 1,593 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 6 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
