- The Inkwell
- California
- Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CASuburb: largeZIP 94575Founded 1863
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1863
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.stmarys-ca.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private nonprofit college in Moraga, California, with 1,947 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $32,200 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention85%
4-year graduation65%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans56%
$32,200net price / year
86%admission rate
—average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$83,501median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#162 of 1,704 for earnings#1,522 of 1,739 for lowest net price#487 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,063 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
- $80,742tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $59,769
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $59,769
- Average net price
- $32,200national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,921
$30,001–48,000$19,446
$48,001–75,000$23,607
$75,001–110,000$27,351
$110,001+$40,613
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 65%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,969
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,501middle 50%: $54,751–$125,967
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$125,967
Median, Saint Mary's College of California$83,501
Lower quarter$54,751
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
- 1,947
- Part-time
- 5.1%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 61%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,429 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,094
- Endowment, end of year
- $178,878,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White37%
Hispanic33%
Black4.9%
Asian8.3%
Two or more races8.6%
U.S. nonresident2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2.1%
Unknown2.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Social sciences11%
Psychology8.4%
Visual & performing arts7.8%
Communication & journalism7.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.6%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 123554. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7401829.