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College of Saint Mary

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 950,000
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Omaha, NE

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 449
Men / Women 0% / 100%

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Hispanic 24%
Black 9%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 1% 3% 4% 5% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Men: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Men: 0.0% 0.0%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 5.0% 5.0% 2019 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2021 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2011 Black: 8.0% 8.0% 2012 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2016 Black: 6.8% 6.8% 2017 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2018 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2021 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2022 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2024 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2025 Black: 4.8% 4.8% 2011 Hispanic: 15.9% 15.9% 2012 Hispanic: 19.8% 19.8% 2013 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5% 2014 Hispanic: 18.3% 18.3% 2015 Hispanic: 24.7% 24.7% 2016 Hispanic: 19.4% 19.4% 2017 Hispanic: 18.8% 18.8% 2018 Hispanic: 12.6% 12.6% 2019 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2020 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2021 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2022 Hispanic: 26.3% 26.3% 2023 Hispanic: 17.8% 17.8% 2024 Hispanic: 28.1% 28.1% 2025 Hispanic: 26.5% 26.5% 2011 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2012 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2013 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2014 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2015 White: 63.6% 63.6% 2016 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2017 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2018 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2019 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2020 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2021 White: 66.0% 66.0% 2022 White: 58.9% 58.9% 2023 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2025 White: 51.8% 51.8% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2014 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2018 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 International: 3.6% 3.6%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 659 659 2012 Total: 630 630 2013 Total: 639 639 2014 Total: 678 678 2015 Total: 675 675 2016 Total: 717 717 2017 Total: 761 761 2018 Total: 794 794 2019 Total: 774 774 2020 Total: 754 754 2021 Total: 691 691 2022 Total: 596 596 2023 Total: 510 510 2024 Total: 452 452 2025 Total: 449 449 2011 Men: 0 0 2012 Men: 0 0 2013 Men: 0 0 2014 Men: 0 0 2015 Men: 0 0 2016 Men: 0 0 2017 Men: 0 0 2018 Men: 0 0 2019 Men: 0 0 2020 Men: 0 0 2021 Men: 0 0 2022 Men: 0 0 2023 Men: 0 0 2024 Men: 0 0 2025 Men: 0 0 2011 Women: 659 659 2012 Women: 630 630 2013 Women: 639 639 2014 Women: 678 678 2015 Women: 675 675 2016 Women: 717 717 2017 Women: 761 761 2018 Women: 794 794 2019 Women: 774 774 2020 Women: 754 754 2021 Women: 691 691 2022 Women: 596 596 2023 Women: 510 510 2024 Women: 452 452 2025 Women: 449 449

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2018 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2012 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2013 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2014 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2015 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2016 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2017 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2018 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2019 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2020 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2021 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2022 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2023 Black: 7.8% 7.8% 2024 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2025 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2011 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2012 Hispanic: 11.7% 11.7% 2013 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2014 Hispanic: 12.1% 12.1% 2015 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2016 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2017 Hispanic: 13.4% 13.4% 2018 Hispanic: 12.0% 12.0% 2019 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2021 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2022 Hispanic: 23.0% 23.0% 2023 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2024 Hispanic: 22.6% 22.6% 2025 Hispanic: 24.1% 24.1% 2011 White: 77.1% 77.1% 2012 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2013 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2014 White: 75.7% 75.7% 2015 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2016 White: 72.7% 72.7% 2017 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2018 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2019 White: 69.8% 69.8% 2020 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2021 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2022 White: 61.6% 61.6% 2023 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2024 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2025 White: 52.8% 52.8% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2023 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 International: 3.1% 3.1%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Saint Mary 101 0% 65% 2% 4% 20% 4% $73,939 54 +0.13 78 95%
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $85,047 94 +1.30 88 — — — — —
Biology 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $135,377 100 +8.00 100 97% — — — —
Biotechnology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,850 96 +1.37 89 — — — — —
Human Biology — — — — — — — — $95,428 99 +2.33 93 — — — — —
Exercise Science 12 — 0% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,202 34 -0.53 46 — — — — —
Nursing 40 — 0% 68% 5% 2% 20% 2% $77,461 3 -1.47 82 93% — — — —
Business Administration 7 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,739 61 -0.10 80 100% — — — —
English 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,778 60 +0.17 37 — — — — —
General Studies 7 — 0% 29% 0% 29% 43% 0% $54,965 39 -0.23 40 90% — — — —
Applied Psychology 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,947 60 +0.13 43 — — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,965 49 -0.17 40 90% — — — —
Psychology 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,120 61 +0.16 43 — — — — —
Biology Education — — — — — — — — $57,032 56 -0.07 46 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,717 79 +0.51 42 100% — — — —
Elementary Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,717 79 +0.51 42 100% — — — —
English Education 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $56,956 64 +0.21 45 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,127 57 -0.06 46 — — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,129 66 +0.24 46 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $58,340 64 +0.37 49 — — — — —
Art 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,406 50 -0.05 18 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,682 90 +1.06 45 — — — — —
Paralegal Studies 4 +1 0% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $59,203 49 -0.10 51 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $27,818
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 40.5% 40.5% 2012 Graduated: 35.9% 35.9% 2013 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9% 2014 Graduated: 48.7% 48.7% 2015 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2016 Graduated: 40.0% 40.0% 2017 Graduated: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Graduated: 60.4% 60.4% 2019 Graduated: 57.3% 57.3% 2020 Graduated: 60.6% 60.6% 2021 Graduated: 59.7% 59.7% 2022 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 Graduated: 59.4% 59.4% 2024 Graduated: 60.5% 60.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Women: 40.5% 2012 Women: 35.9% 2013 Women: 41.9% 2014 Women: 48.7% 2015 Women: 47.6% 2016 Women: 40.0% 2017 Women: 47.7% 2018 Women: 60.4% 2019 Women: 57.3% 2020 Women: 60.6% 2021 Women: 59.7% 2022 Women: 66.7% 2023 Women: 59.4% 2024 Women: 60.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 71.4% 2012 Black: 17.6% 2013 Black: 27.8% 2014 Black: 25.0% 2015 Black: 35.7% 2016 Black: 28.6% 2017 Black: 14.3% 2018 Black: 0.0% 2019 Black: 33.3% 2021 Black: 20.0% 2022 Black: 42.9% 2023 Black: 33.3% 2024 Black: 0.0% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 38.5% 2013 Hispanic: 41.2% 2014 Hispanic: 55.6% 2015 Hispanic: 54.2% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 57.1% 2018 Hispanic: 50.0% 2019 Hispanic: 66.7% 2020 Hispanic: 46.2% 2021 Hispanic: 47.4% 2022 Hispanic: 45.0% 2023 Hispanic: 63.2% 2024 Hispanic: 80.0% 2011 White: 38.5% 2012 White: 39.3% 2013 White: 48.2% 2014 White: 50.8% 2015 White: 50.0% 2016 White: 40.3% 2017 White: 48.4% 2018 White: 68.8% 2019 White: 60.0% 2020 White: 66.7% 2021 White: 65.3% 2022 White: 74.6% 2023 White: 60.6% 2024 White: 55.7%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 51.5% 52 0% 73% 4% 2% 15% 2% $72,786 30 -1.25 77 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.9% 12 0% 67% 0% 0% 8% 0% $123,245 100 +6.34 99 97% —
Education 10.9% 11 0% 55% 0% 0% 27% 18% $56,311 69 +0.35 44 100% —
Humanities 8.9% 9 0% 44% 0% 22% 33% 0% $54,701 49 -0.14 40 90% —
Business & Economics 6.9% 7 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,739 42 -0.10 80 100% —
Social Sciences 5.0% 5 0% 60% 0% 0% 20% 20% $55,785 39 +0.08 42 90% —
Professional 4.0% 4 0% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $59,203 24 -0.10 51 — —
Arts 1.0% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,406 25 -0.05 18 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 9 #340 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 9 #480 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (non-ED) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 38% 38% 38%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 47.0% 47.0% 2012 Acceptance: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0% 2014 Acceptance: 52.9% 52.9% 2015 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2016 Acceptance: 60.4% 60.4% 2017 Acceptance: 56.1% 56.1% 2018 Acceptance: 52.1% 52.1% 2019 Acceptance: 49.3% 49.3% 2020 Acceptance: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Acceptance: 38.2% 38.2% 2022 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2023 Acceptance: 44.0% 44.0% 2024 Acceptance: 44.7% 44.7% 2011 Yield: 46.3% 46.3% 2012 Yield: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Yield: 46.6% 46.6% 2014 Yield: 40.3% 40.3% 2015 Yield: 39.9% 39.9% 2016 Yield: 52.3% 52.3% 2017 Yield: 48.1% 48.1% 2018 Yield: 53.4% 53.4% 2019 Yield: 44.3% 44.3% 2020 Yield: 41.3% 41.3% 2021 Yield: 25.3% 25.3% 2022 Yield: 94.6% 94.6% 2023 Yield: 47.1% 47.1% 2024 Yield: 35.3% 35.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 250 500 750 1,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 404 404 2012 Applicants: 407 407 2013 Applicants: 335 335 2014 Applicants: 333 333 2015 Applicants: 314 314 2016 Applicants: 323 323 2017 Applicants: 378 378 2018 Applicants: 428 428 2019 Applicants: 481 481 2020 Applicants: 460 460 2021 Applicants: 974 974 2022 Applicants: 144 144 2023 Applicants: 430 430 2024 Applicants: 533 533 2011 Admitted: 190 190 2012 Admitted: 213 213 2013 Admitted: 191 191 2014 Admitted: 176 176 2015 Admitted: 193 193 2016 Admitted: 195 195 2017 Admitted: 212 212 2018 Admitted: 223 223 2019 Admitted: 237 237 2020 Admitted: 230 230 2021 Admitted: 372 372 2022 Admitted: 93 93 2023 Admitted: 189 189 2024 Admitted: 238 238 2011 Enrolled: 88 88 2012 Enrolled: 91 91 2013 Enrolled: 89 89 2014 Enrolled: 71 71 2015 Enrolled: 77 77 2016 Enrolled: 102 102 2017 Enrolled: 102 102 2018 Enrolled: 119 119 2019 Enrolled: 105 105 2020 Enrolled: 95 95 2021 Enrolled: 94 94 2022 Enrolled: 88 88 2023 Enrolled: 89 89 2024 Enrolled: 84 84

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 990 – 1210
SAT Math Range 480 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 610

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2022 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0% 2023 Submitted: 75.0% 75.0% 2024 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.