Mount St. Mary's University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 180,000

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 711 (42.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

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
Mount St. Mary's University 386 48% 53% 3% 17% 14% 5% $68,016 37 -0.17 56 99%
Computer Science 18 +4 78% 61% 0% 17% 11% 0% $83,662 6 -1.21 81 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 16 +2 69% 50% 19% 25% 0% 6% $90,564 43 -0.16 87 — — — — —
Data Science 3 +2 33% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $79,747 8 -1.43 77 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $67,397 30 -0.40 55 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +1 67% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $66,947 23 -0.69 54 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 +1 83% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $64,667 19 -0.61 48 — — — — —
Biology 22 — 18% 55% 9% 23% 9% 0% $63,442 35 -0.35 45 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 5 — 80% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $61,522 21 -0.48 40 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,398 54 -0.03 31 — — — — —
Health Sciences 33 +1 27% 55% 0% 15% 21% 6% $73,944 73 +0.38 68 100% — — — —
Accounting 14 +1 50% 29% 0% 43% 21% 0% $84,028 48 -0.19 81 96% — — — —
Accounting and Related Services — — — — — — — — $84,028 48 -0.19 81 96% — — — —
Business Administration 79 +9 70% 44% 0% 16% 20% 9% $83,351 73 +0.30 81 98% — — — —
Economics 4 +2 100% 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% $79,211 25 -0.71 76 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 4 — 100% 25% 0% 50% 0% 25% $70,814 52 -0.22 63 — — — — —
Sports Management 25 — 72% 64% 0% 8% 20% 0% $58,110 41 -0.33 30 100% — — — —
English 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,276 31 -0.50 9 96% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,654 38 -0.30 21 — — — — —
History 7 +1 57% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $50,649 25 -0.61 13 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,826 39 -0.24 22 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 42% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $53,654 34 -0.35 19 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,869 24 -0.72 15 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $54,528 37 -0.31 21 — — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,661 91 +1.21 37 95% — — — —
Communication 9 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 22% 22% $59,523 46 -0.22 34 100% — — — —
Family and Community Services 18 +1 17% 61% 6% 17% 11% 0% $50,782 32 -0.29 13 — — — — —
International Affairs 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $59,619 17 -0.68 34 — — — — —
Political Science 11 — 45% 73% 0% 9% 9% 0% $53,798 5 -1.36 19 95% — — — —
Psychology 25 +9 12% 48% 8% 12% 12% 12% $50,145 10 -1.23 12 97% — — — —
Sociology 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $57,635 60 +0.07 29 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 22 — 14% 68% 0% 14% 9% 0% $53,887 67 +0.24 20 100% — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,908 53 -0.10 22 — — — — —
Art 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $37,468 9 -1.00 2 95% — — — —
Criminology 22 +6 55% 50% 0% 23% 14% 5% $67,627 88 +1.07 56 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,034
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Business & Economics 32.6% 126 70% 46% 1% 18% 19% 7% $77,889 48 +0.07 75 98% —
Social Sciences 17.9% 69 17% 54% 4% 12% 13% 7% $52,854 23 -0.79 17 97% —
Computer Science 9.6% 37 70% 51% 16% 19% 5% 3% $86,329 12 -0.77 83 100% —
Health Sciences 8.5% 33 27% 55% 0% 15% 21% 6% $73,944 36 +0.38 68 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.5% 33 39% 52% 6% 24% 9% 0% $63,374 29 -0.42 45 100% —
Humanities 7.5% 29 48% 69% 0% 10% 10% 0% $52,071 31 -0.40 16 98% —
Education 6.2% 24 17% 71% 0% 12% 8% 0% $53,972 52 +0.21 20 100% —
Professional 5.7% 22 55% 50% 0% 23% 14% 5% $67,627 50 +1.07 56 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 9 67% 56% 0% 22% 22% 0% $67,097 17 -0.60 54 — —
Arts 0.8% 3 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% $37,468 4 -1.00 2 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,398 42 -0.03 31 — —

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 180 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Other Sports 113 $995K $995K $0
Baseball 51 $889K $889K $0
Soccer 47 $900K $900K $0
Lacrosse 46 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Water Polo 29 $443K $443K $0
Swimming 27 $769K $769K $0
Basketball 15 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Tennis 14 $310K $310K $0
Golf 11 $362K $362K $0
Total 429 $9.9M $9.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 138 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Other Sports 50 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 29 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Lacrosse 28 $997K $997K $0
Swimming 24 $960K $960K $0
Basketball 22 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Softball 22 $992K $992K $0
Water Polo 21 $537K $537K $0
Bowling 11 $449K $449K $0
Tennis 9 $362K $362K $0
Golf 6 $338K $338K $0
Total 282 $10.0M $10.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 318 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Other Sports 163 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 76 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Lacrosse 74 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Baseball 51 $889K $889K $0
Swimming 51 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Water Polo 50 $980K $980K $0
Basketball 37 $4.3M $4.3M $0
Tennis 23 $672K $672K $0
Softball 22 $992K $992K $0
Golf 17 $700K $700K $0
Bowling 11 $449K $449K $0
Total 711 $23.2M $23.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

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.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 15%
SAT Range 1040 – 1280
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 540 – 660