Mount St. Joseph Lions

Mount St. Joseph University

Motto	Deo Duce
Motto in English	"With God for a leader"
Type	Private
Established	1920
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Endowment	$27.4 million
President	Dr. Anthony Aretz
Academic staff	123
Undergraduates	1,889
Postgraduates	336
Location	Delhi Township, Ohio, United States 39°05′42″N 84°38′17″W / 39.0949823°N 84.6379503°W / 39.0949823; -84.6379503Coordinates: 39°05′42″N 84°38′17″W / 39.0949823°N 84.6379503°W / 39.0949823; -84.6379503
Campus	Suburban, 92 acres (0.4 km²)
Colors	Blue and gold
Athletics	NCAA Division III – HCAC, MCVL, ORLC
Nickname	Lions
Mascot	Lion
Affiliations	ACCU GCCCU CIC NAICU
Website	www.msj.edu

The Mount St. Joseph University, formerly College of Mount St. Joseph, is a private, Catholic, co-educational college located at Mount Saint Joseph, an unincorporated community near Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Also known as “the Mount,” the college was founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati and educates students through liberal arts and professional curricula.

Enrollment exceeds 2,300, with over 1,800 undergraduate students and approximately 300 graduate students. The Mount offers 39 undergraduate programs, nine associate degrees, and pre-professional and certificate programs, as well as graduate programs in business administration, education, organizational leadership, religious studies, nursing, and physical therapy.

Mount St. Joseph University was established by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio, a religious congregation that traces its roots to Elizabeth Ann Seton, North America's first canonized saint. The first Sisters of Charity arrived in Cincinnati from Maryland in 1829 and opened St. Peter’s Academy, then St. Mary’s Academy. By 1853, these schools were replaced by Mount St. Vincent Academy. In 1906 the academy was named Mount St. Joseph after a move to the Mount St. Joseph property in Cincinnati’s Delhi Township, owned by the Sisters of Charity.