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Mount St Mary's University was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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College Factual ranked The Mount as #852 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
The Mount is also ranked #20 out of 35 schools in Maryland.
The acceptance rate at Mount St Mary's University is 80%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that The Mount is a good fit for you.
About 22% of students accepted to The Mount submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio at Mount St Mary's University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 St Mary's University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Mount St Mary's University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at The Mount for first-time, full-time students is 59%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,071 undergraduates at The Mount with 1,912 being full-time and 159 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,102 | $15,591 | $21,503 | $25,440 | $28,416 |
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 The Mount, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 The Mount, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $9,136 a year. That adds up to $36,544 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for The Mount are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727-7799 |
| Phone: | 301-447-6122 |
| Website: | https://msmary.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MSMUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MountStMarysU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 106 | $46,859 |
| Business Administration & Management | 100 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 47 | NA |
| Accounting | 44 | $64,849 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 41 | NA |
| Criminology | 40 | $43,230 |
| Health & Physical Education | 36 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 28 | NA |
| Information Technology | 25 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 24 | $39,055 |
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 2022-2023, 1,068 students took at least one online class at Mount St Mary's University. This is a decrease from the 1,192 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,068 | 203 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,192 | 209 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,559 | 136 |
| 2018-2019 | 226 | 31 |
Learn more about online learning at Mount St Mary’s University.
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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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