- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, INRural: fringeZIP 47876Founded 1840
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1840
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.smwc.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a private nonprofit college in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, with 853 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $22,507 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention62%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans63%
$22,507net price / year
72%admission rate
—average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$47,279median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,374 of 1,704 for earnings#1,059 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,087 of 1,738 for graduation rate#637 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
- $51,847tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,340
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,340
- Average net price
- $22,507national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,157
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000$35,667
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+$40,610
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college62%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,559
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,279middle 50%: $33,199–$63,700
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$63,700
Median, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College$47,279
Lower quarter$33,199
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
- 853
- Part-time
- 9.3%
- Women / men
- 69% / 31%
- Average age at entry
- 28.5
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 26%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,652 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,714
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,369,245
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic3.5%
Black11%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races0.9%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown2.5%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Education23%
Business & management13%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.7%
Social sciences5.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.3%
Agriculture3.5%
Visual & performing arts3.5%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 152381. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7401849.