- The Inkwell
- Maryland
- Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MDRural: distantZIP 21727Founded 1808
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1808
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- msmary.edu
MarylandReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mount St. Mary's University
Mount St. Mary's University is a private nonprofit university in Emmitsburg, Maryland, with 1,768 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $19,294 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention71%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans47%
$19,294net price / year
74%admission rate
1176average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$69,690median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,943median debt
#399 of 1,704 for earnings#818 of 1,739 for lowest net price#625 of 1,738 for graduation rate#675 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
- $65,861tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $50,200
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $50,200
- Average net price
- $19,294national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,210
$30,001–48,000$15,699
$48,001–75,000$20,928
$75,001–110,000$25,559
$110,001+$29,481
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1176
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 543–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 503–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,102
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $69,690middle 50%: $48,468–$98,742
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,943
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$98,742
Median, Mount St. Mary's University$69,690
Lower quarter$48,468
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
- 1,768
- Part-time
- 5.0%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,399 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,126
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,288,711
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White47%
Hispanic17%
Black20%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races5.5%
U.S. nonresident5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Social sciences11%
Computer & information sciences8.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.6%
Health professions8.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.5%
Psychology6.5%
Education6.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 163462. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6923804.