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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Emmitsburg, MD
Population 180,000
Website http://www.msmary.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,580 (49%)
Days Without Precipitation 250 (58%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,721
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 61%
From Region 22%
Athletes 50.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Black 20%
Hispanic 16%
International 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2012 Men: 47.7% 47.7% 2013 Men: 45.2% 45.2% 2014 Men: 42.0% 42.0% 2015 Men: 47.2% 47.2% 2016 Men: 47.0% 47.0% 2017 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2018 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2019 Men: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 Men: 43.1% 43.1% 2021 Men: 50.2% 50.2% 2022 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2023 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2024 Men: 55.3% 55.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2015 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2019 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2021 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Asian: 3.6% 3.6% 2011 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2012 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2013 Black: 5.8% 5.8% 2014 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2015 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2016 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2017 Black: 14.2% 14.2% 2018 Black: 10.7% 10.7% 2019 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2020 Black: 13.1% 13.1% 2021 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2022 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2023 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2024 Black: 15.3% 15.3% 2011 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2012 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2013 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2015 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2016 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2017 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2018 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2019 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2020 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2021 Hispanic: 10.1% 10.1% 2022 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2023 Hispanic: 12.4% 12.4% 2024 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2011 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2012 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2013 White: 81.0% 81.0% 2014 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2015 White: 76.1% 76.1% 2016 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2017 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2018 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2019 White: 73.4% 73.4% 2020 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2021 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2022 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2023 White: 52.5% 52.5% 2024 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 Black: 16.9% 16.9% 2021 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2022 Black: 20.6% 20.6% 2023 Black: 19.4% 19.4% 2024 Black: 22.1% 22.1% 2025 Black: 20.2% 20.2% 2020 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2021 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2022 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5% 2023 Hispanic: 14.0% 14.0% 2024 Hispanic: 14.6% 14.6% 2025 Hispanic: 16.0% 16.0% 2020 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2021 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2022 White: 52.4% 52.4% 2023 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2024 White: 48.5% 48.5% 2025 White: 45.4% 45.4% 2020 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 International: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 International: 5.3% 5.3% 2025 International: 7.1% 7.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Mount St. Mary's University 386 48% / 52% 5% $63,952 57 95%
Computer Science 18 +4 78% / 22% 0% $82,128 84 100%
Cybersecurity 16 +2 69% / 31% 6% $86,109 87 —
Data Science 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $77,626 80 —
Chemistry 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $67,640 65 —
Mathematics 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $66,892 63 —
Biochemistry 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $58,448 42 —
Biology 22 — 18% / 82% 0% $56,157 35 92%
Neuroscience 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $55,431 32 —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,285 21 —
Health Sciences 33 +1 27% / 73% 6% $74,053 76 —
Accounting 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $72,670 74 100%
Accounting and Related Services — — — — $72,670 74 —
Business Administration 79 +9 70% / 30% 9% $72,959 74 96%
Economics 4 +2 100% / 0% 25% $73,080 75 —
Entrepreneurship 4 — 100% / 0% 25% $67,941 65 —
Sports Management 25 — 72% / 28% 0% $51,402 21 100%
Communication 9 — 0% / 100% 22% $50,152 18 93%
English 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,990 16 —
Family and Community Services 18 +1 17% / 83% 0% $49,897 17 —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
History 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $47,535 13 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 42% / 58% 0% $51,507 21 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
International Affairs 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $56,334 35 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,413 11 —
Political Science 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $53,123 26 95%
Psychology 25 +9 12% / 88% 12% $47,348 12 89%
Sociology 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,859 28 98%
Spanish — — — — $53,233 26 —
Theology/Theological Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,771 46 95%
Elementary Education 22 — 14% / 86% 0% $56,058 34 92%
Social Studies Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $58,255 41 —
Art 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $37,276 3 95%
Criminology 22 +6 55% / 45% 5% $73,421 75 91%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,034
ROI Percentile 57th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 76.0% 76.0% 2012 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Graduated: 65.6% 65.6% 2014 Graduated: 64.4% 64.4% 2015 Graduated: 69.0% 69.0% 2016 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0% 2017 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3% 2018 Graduated: 64.2% 64.2% 2019 Graduated: 68.8% 68.8% 2020 Graduated: 63.1% 63.1% 2021 Graduated: 61.5% 61.5% 2022 Graduated: 64.7% 64.7% 2023 Graduated: 58.0% 58.0% 2024 Graduated: 65.4% 65.4%

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

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 78.2% 78.2% 2012 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2013 Men: 64.6% 64.6% 2014 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2015 Men: 69.4% 69.4% 2016 Men: 62.8% 62.8% 2017 Men: 58.5% 58.5% 2018 Men: 62.0% 62.0% 2019 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2020 Men: 57.5% 57.5% 2021 Men: 59.0% 59.0% 2022 Men: 62.8% 62.8% 2023 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2024 Men: 63.6% 63.6% 2011 Women: 74.5% 74.5% 2012 Women: 71.7% 71.7% 2013 Women: 66.4% 66.4% 2014 Women: 67.9% 67.9% 2015 Women: 68.7% 68.7% 2016 Women: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2018 Women: 66.2% 66.2% 2019 Women: 71.5% 71.5% 2020 Women: 67.2% 67.2% 2021 Women: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Women: 66.5% 66.5% 2023 Women: 61.6% 61.6% 2024 Women: 67.1% 67.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2012 Asian: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 Asian: 80.0% 80.0% 2014 Asian: 73.3% 73.3% 2015 Asian: 35.7% 35.7% 2016 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2017 Asian: 72.7% 72.7% 2018 Asian: 76.9% 76.9% 2019 Asian: 80.0% 80.0% 2020 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2022 Asian: 46.7% 46.7% 2023 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2011 Black: 69.7% 69.7% 2012 Black: 57.6% 57.6% 2013 Black: 57.7% 57.7% 2014 Black: 59.5% 59.5% 2015 Black: 65.2% 65.2% 2016 Black: 61.3% 61.3% 2017 Black: 40.7% 40.7% 2018 Black: 45.8% 45.8% 2019 Black: 54.8% 54.8% 2020 Black: 59.7% 59.7% 2021 Black: 49.4% 49.4% 2022 Black: 54.2% 54.2% 2023 Black: 47.3% 47.3% 2024 Black: 57.1% 57.1% 2011 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Hispanic: 59.1% 59.1% 2013 Hispanic: 53.3% 53.3% 2014 Hispanic: 60.9% 60.9% 2015 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2016 Hispanic: 74.5% 74.5% 2017 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 Hispanic: 48.6% 48.6% 2019 Hispanic: 64.9% 64.9% 2020 Hispanic: 54.7% 54.7% 2021 Hispanic: 62.7% 62.7% 2022 Hispanic: 69.6% 69.6% 2023 Hispanic: 55.4% 55.4% 2024 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5% 2011 White: 79.1% 79.1% 2012 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2013 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2014 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2015 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2016 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2017 White: 70.0% 70.0% 2018 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2019 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2020 White: 66.6% 66.6% 2021 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2022 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2023 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2024 White: 69.7% 69.7%

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 32.6% 126 70% / 30% 7% $68,494 67 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.4% 98 27% / 73% 5% $49,991 18 93%
Computer Science 9.6% 37 70% / 30% 3% $83,484 86 100%
Health Sciences 8.5% 33 27% / 73% 6% $74,053 76 —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 33 39% / 61% 0% $56,464 36 92%
Education 6.2% 24 17% / 83% 0% $56,241 35 92%
Professional 5.7% 22 55% / 45% 5% $73,421 75 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 9 67% / 33% 0% $67,141 64 —
Arts 0.8% 3 0% / 100% 0% $37,276 3 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 100% / 0% 0% $51,285 21 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 65.6% 65.6% 2012 Acceptance: 55.5% 55.5% 2013 Acceptance: 67.4% 67.4% 2014 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9% 2015 Acceptance: 67.2% 67.2% 2016 Acceptance: 61.5% 61.5% 2017 Acceptance: 64.2% 64.2% 2018 Acceptance: 68.1% 68.1% 2019 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8% 2020 Acceptance: 80.5% 80.5% 2021 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8% 2022 Acceptance: 79.6% 79.6% 2023 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2024 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8% 2011 Yield: 16.9% 16.9% 2012 Yield: 15.3% 15.3% 2013 Yield: 12.9% 12.9% 2014 Yield: 12.4% 12.4% 2015 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2016 Yield: 11.1% 11.1% 2017 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2018 Yield: 14.8% 14.8% 2019 Yield: 14.5% 14.5% 2020 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2021 Yield: 14.1% 14.1% 2022 Yield: 13.3% 13.3% 2023 Yield: 12.3% 12.3% 2024 Yield: 12.2% 12.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 5,166 5,166 2012 Applicants: 5,283 5,283 2013 Applicants: 4,943 4,943 2014 Applicants: 6,142 6,142 2015 Applicants: 6,113 6,113 2016 Applicants: 6,086 6,086 2017 Applicants: 6,130 6,130 2018 Applicants: 5,462 5,462 2019 Applicants: 4,716 4,716 2020 Applicants: 6,543 6,543 2021 Applicants: 4,620 4,620 2022 Applicants: 4,346 4,346 2023 Applicants: 5,422 5,422 2024 Applicants: 6,041 6,041 2011 Admitted: 3,389 3,389 2012 Admitted: 2,930 2,930 2013 Admitted: 3,332 3,332 2014 Admitted: 4,107 4,107 2015 Admitted: 4,105 4,105 2016 Admitted: 3,745 3,745 2017 Admitted: 3,937 3,937 2018 Admitted: 3,721 3,721 2019 Admitted: 3,527 3,527 2020 Admitted: 5,264 5,264 2021 Admitted: 3,777 3,777 2022 Admitted: 3,458 3,458 2023 Admitted: 3,896 3,896 2024 Admitted: 4,459 4,459 2011 Enrolled: 572 572 2012 Enrolled: 447 447 2013 Enrolled: 429 429 2014 Enrolled: 510 510 2015 Enrolled: 506 506 2016 Enrolled: 417 417 2017 Enrolled: 524 524 2018 Enrolled: 549 549 2019 Enrolled: 513 513 2020 Enrolled: 647 647 2021 Enrolled: 532 532 2022 Enrolled: 459 459 2023 Enrolled: 480 480 2024 Enrolled: 546 546

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 15%
SAT Range 1040 – 1280
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 660

SAT Composite

25th 75th
900 1000 1100 1200 1300 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 980 980 2012 25th: 1010 1010 2013 25th: 990 990 2014 25th: 950 950 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 940 940 2017 25th: 980 980 2018 25th: 1000 1000 2019 25th: 990 990 2020 25th: 961 961 2022 25th: 1040 1040 2023 25th: 1030 1030 2024 25th: 1046 1046 2011 75th: 1170 1170 2012 75th: 1200 1200 2013 75th: 1180 1180 2014 75th: 1150 1150 2015 75th: 1130 1130 2016 75th: 1160 1160 2017 75th: 1190 1190 2018 75th: 1210 1210 2019 75th: 1200 1200 2020 75th: 1185 1185 2022 75th: 1250 1250 2023 75th: 1280 1280 2024 75th: 1280 1280

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 500 500 2013 25th: 490 490 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 460 460 2017 25th: 480 480 2018 25th: 510 510 2019 25th: 490 490 2020 25th: 473 473 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 510 510 2024 25th: 503 503 2011 75th: 580 580 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 580 580 2014 75th: 570 570 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 620 620 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 610 610 2023 75th: 620 620 2024 75th: 620 620

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 510 510 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 500 500 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 500 500 2020 25th: 488 488 2022 25th: 520 520 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 543 543 2011 75th: 590 590 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 600 600 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 570 570 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 600 600 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 610 610 2020 75th: 605 605 2022 75th: 640 640 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Submitted: 24.0% 24.0% 2023 Submitted: 16.0% 16.0% 2024 Submitted: 15.0% 15.0%

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.