- The Inkwell
- New York
- Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, NYCity: smallZIP 12550Founded 1960
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.msmc.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mount Saint Mary College
Mount Saint Mary College is a private nonprofit college in Newburgh, New York, with 1,148 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $26,680 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention74%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans37%
$26,680net price / year
89%admission rate
1150average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$75,320median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,810median debt
#274 of 1,704 for earnings#1,328 of 1,739 for lowest net price#860 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,151 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,721tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $45,630
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $45,630
- Average net price
- $26,680national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,468
$30,001–48,000$22,010
$48,001–75,000$23,125
$75,001–110,000$32,001
$110,001+$33,603
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $65,922
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,320middle 50%: $51,180–$106,260
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,810
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,260
Median, Mount Saint Mary College$75,320
Lower quarter$51,180
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,148
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 68% / 32%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 38%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,710 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,143
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,106,728
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic28%
Black8.8%
Asian1.7%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
Unknown8.0%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions45%
Business & management10%
Social sciences8.5%
Psychology6.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.6%
History4.6%
Computer & information sciences4.0%
English language & literature3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 193353. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6923424.