Academic Life at Mount Mary University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Mount Mary University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, Mount Mary University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. At Mount Mary University, 36% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Mount Mary University can choose from 26 majors with reported graduates spanning 17 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Mount Mary University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Mount Mary University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Mount Mary University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Mount Mary University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 461 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (67% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Mount Mary University.

Continue Your Research into Mount Mary University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Mount Mary University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Mount Mary University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Mount Mary University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Mount Mary University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Mount Mary University — the schools accreditation and what it means