by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota was awarded 29 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, SMU MN is ranked #432 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when SMU MN held the #576 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 52 colleges in Minnesota, SMU MN is ranked at #12.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 97%, some consider SMU MN to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
About 1% of students accepted to SMU MN submitted their SAT scores.SMU MN received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.
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The student to faculty ratio at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is about average at 17 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is 25%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. 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.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SMU MN 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 1,329 undergraduates at SMU MN with 1,052 being full-time and 277 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,068 | $16,916 | $18,301 | $20,178 | $24,547 |
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 SMU MN, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 SMU MN, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $9,101 a year. That adds up to $36,404 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for SMU MN are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 700 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987-1399 |
| Phone: | 507-457-1600 |
| Website: | www.smumn.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 287 | $56,290 |
| General Education | 169 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 129 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 122 | NA |
| Data Analytics | 106 | NA |
| Social Work | 79 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 69 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 65 | $51,660 |
| Human Resource Management | 63 | NA |
| Accounting | 52 | $54,833 |
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 2022-2023, 2,911 students took at least one online class at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. This is a decrease from the 3,530 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,911 | 1,801 |
| 2021-2022 | 3,530 | 1,839 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,176 | 1,672 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,819 | 1,378 |
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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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