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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, SMWC is ranked #2,036 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
SMWC also holds the #40 spot on the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking.
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The acceptance rate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is 78%. 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 SMWC is a good fit for you.
About 16% of students accepted to SMWC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 512. Math scores were between 448 and 540.
Learn more about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College admissions.
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 SMWC it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is 28%. This is lower 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 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At SMWC the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 41%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 761 undergraduates at SMWC with 606 being full-time and 155 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,978 | $12,433 | $15,826 | $21,197 | $22,113 |
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 SMWC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SMWC, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,840 a year. That adds up to $31,360 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Contact details for SMWC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 St Mary Of Woods Coll, Saint Mary of the Woods, IN 47876-1099 |
| Phone: | 812-535-5151 |
| Website: | www.smwc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 67 | NA |
| Special Education | 48 | $41,943 |
| Nursing | 36 | $69,460 |
| Business Administration & Management | 24 | $44,481 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 22 | NA |
| General Psychology | 17 | NA |
| Human Services | 15 | NA |
| Criminology | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 6 | NA |
| General English Literature | 6 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 471 students took at least one online class at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. This is a decrease from the 496 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 471 | 233 |
| 2021-2022 | 496 | 311 |
| 2020-2021 | 767 | 602 |
| 2018-2019 | 383 | 248 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
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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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