College of Saint Mary Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is College of Saint Mary Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

College of Saint Mary was awarded 11 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

Overall Quality

Saint Mary landed the #633 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Out of the 19 colleges in Nebraska, Saint Mary is ranked at #8.

See all of the rankings for College of Saint Mary.

Is It Hard to Get Into Saint Mary?

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to College of Saint Mary you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 56%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Learn more about College of Saint Mary admissions.

College of Saint Mary Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Saint Mary it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at College of Saint Mary is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of Saint Mary

Freshmen Retention Rate

College of Saint Mary has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Saint Mary is 23%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of Saint Mary.

College of Saint Mary Is Not Very Diverse

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 808 undergraduates at Saint Mary with 774 being full-time and 34 being part-time.

Saint Mary Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

With an overall score of 11.10 out of 100, Saint Mary is one of the least diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does College of Saint Mary Cost?

The overall average net price of Saint Mary is $14,725. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Saint Mary

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$8,295	$8,696	$11,120	$20,234	$20,246

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Saint Mary, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Saint Mary, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,829 a year. That adds up to $23,316 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Saint Mary is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Saint Mary Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Saint Mary make around $41,200 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

See which majors at College of Saint Mary make the most money.

Location of College of Saint Mary

Located in Omaha, Nebraska, College of Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Omaha makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Saint Mary are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7000 Mercy Rd., Omaha, NE 68106
Phone:	402-399-2400
Website:	WWW.CSM.EDU
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/CSM.Omaha
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CSM_Omaha

College of Saint Mary Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from College of Saint Mary. Of these students, 164 received undergraduate degrees and 139 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing	53	$61,700
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	47	NA
Teacher Education Grade Specific	10	NA
General Biology	10	NA
General Psychology	9	NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific	7	NA
Liberal Arts General Studies	6	NA
Legal Support Services	4	NA
Health & Physical Education	3	NA
Business Administration & Management	3	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at College of Saint Mary along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Saint Mary

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 449 students took at least one online class at College of Saint Mary. This is an increase from the 390 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	449	48
2016-2017	390	15
2015-2016	266	7
2014-2015	249	7
2013-2014	251	0

Learn more about online learning at College of Saint Mary.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By en:User:Cburnett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.