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Mount Saint Mary’s University Data & Information Overview

189 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
90% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Mount Saint Mary’s University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Mount Saint Mary’s University Ranked?

#317 Best Colleges in Nation
#52 Best Colleges in CA
Registered Nursing Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 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.

Mount Saint Mary's University was awarded 189 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.

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Overall Quality

MSMU is ranked #317 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when MSMU held the #558 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 168 colleges in California, MSMU is ranked at #52.

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Is It Hard to Get Into MSMU?

90% Acceptance Rate
97% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 90%, Mount Saint Mary's University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.

Learn more about Mount Saint Mary’s University admissions.

Mount Saint Mary’s University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
31% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Mount Saint Mary's University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

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 Mount Saint Mary's University is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  31 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Mount Saint Mary’s University

73% Freshmen Retention
47% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Mount Saint Mary's University has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At MSMU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 47%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  47 out of 100
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100

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Mount Saint Mary’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,607 Full-Time Undergraduates
82.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
95.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,071 undergraduates at MSMU with 1,607 being full-time and 464 being part-time.

How Much Does Mount Saint Mary’s University Cost?

$30,938 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
$23,220 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of MSMU is $30,938. 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 MSMU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$29,531 $28,838 $33,649 $35,953 $32,174

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 MSMU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MSMU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $5,805 a year. That adds up to $23,220 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSMU is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do MSMU Graduates Make?

$68,312 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from MSMU make around $68,312 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future MSMU graduates since it is 61% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University make the most money.

Location of Mount Saint Mary’s University

California State
1,607 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Mount Saint Mary's University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for MSMU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1599
Phone: 310-954-4000
Website: https://www.msmu.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/msmcla
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/msmcla

Mount Saint Mary’s University Majors

51 Majors With Completions
571 Undergraduate Degrees
181 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 51 majors graduated from Mount Saint Mary's University. Of these students, 571 received undergraduate degrees and 181 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 162 $84,742
General Psychology 38 $31,589
Sociology 30 $31,795
Business Administration & Management 29 $37,111
Criminology 21 NA
Social Work 18 NA
Human Development & Family Studies 18 $30,665
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 18 $29,773
Accounting 17 $45,513
General Biology 16 $22,651

Learn more about the majors offered at Mount Saint Mary's University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at MSMU

84% Take At Least One Class Online
29% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 2,195 students took at least one online class at Mount Saint Mary's University. This is a decrease from the 2,734 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,195 755
2019-2020 2,734 2,103
2018-2019 1,000 174
2017-2018 1,038 161
2016-2017 1,122 116

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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.

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