Saint Mary's College of California

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87%)
Days Without Precipitation 303 (93% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,873
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 87%
From Region 3%
Athletes 341 (18.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 37%
Hispanic 32%
Asian 8%
Mixed 8%
Black 5%
International 4%
Native American 2%

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
School of Economics and Business Administration 151 65% 32% 9% 9% 29% 7% $91,287 90 +0.52 85 93%
Accounting 13 — 69% 23% 38% 0% 23% 0% $97,099 74 +0.65 89 95% — — — —
Business Administration 70 +2 61% 39% 4% 7% 33% 10% $87,593 80 +0.52 82 93% — — — —
Business Administration and Management — — — — — — — — $98,809 89 +1.10 90 — — — — —
Business Statistics 9 +6 100% 11% 11% 11% 44% 11% $92,342 51 -0.01 86 — — — — —
Economics 16 — 81% 31% 19% 0% 12% 6% $92,551 53 -0.20 86 93% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 11 — 82% 27% 9% 18% 36% 0% $92,782 83 +0.76 87 — — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $93,574 48 -0.19 87 — — — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $151,354 99 +4.38 100 96% — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $90,945 72 +0.32 85 — — — — —
Management 23 — 39% 30% 0% 22% 22% 4% $96,469 87 +0.98 89 — — — — —
Marketing 5 — 40% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $93,839 92 +1.27 87 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 4 — 100% 25% 0% 25% 25% 25% $92,551 53 -0.20 86 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Liberal Arts 224 29% 46% 11% 5% 26% 0% $60,093 10 +0.52 28 95% 9.0%
Environmental Studies 5 — 60% 40% 0% 0% 40% 0% $57,853 51 -0.10 23 — — — — —
Archaeology — — — — — — — — $60,145 76 +0.31 28 — — — — —
Area Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,151 50 -0.17 21 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $56,320 48 -0.23 19 — — — — —
Creative Writing 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,868 84 +0.79 25 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,852 84 +0.79 25 — — — — —
English 12 — 17% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,870 66 +0.30 16 100% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $56,838 49 -0.19 20 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $58,339 54 +0.03 24 — — — — —
History 8 +1 75% 62% 0% 0% 25% 0% $58,225 67 +0.13 23 — — — — —
Integral Program 28 — 11% 36% 11% 0% 50% 0% $61,861 81 +0.44 33 — — — — —
Latin American Studies — — — — — — — — $56,744 49 -0.20 20 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $67,455 92 +0.97 48 88% — — — —
Liberal Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,455 92 +0.97 48 88% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,990 53 -0.11 28 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,150 54 +0.01 23 — — — — —
Theology and Religious Studies 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $58,373 87 +0.93 24 — — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies — — — — — — — — $58,029 66 +0.22 23 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 50% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $60,237 73 +0.30 29 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 12 — 25% 42% 33% 0% 17% 0% $64,370 94 +1.41 40 — — — — —
Behavioral Neuroscience 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $66,011 75 +0.51 44 — — — — —
Child and Adolescent Development 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,551 74 +0.46 43 — — — — —
Communication 15 — 47% 40% 7% 0% 33% 7% $65,803 68 +0.37 44 94% — — — —
Health Psychology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,036 76 +0.60 26 100% — — — —
International/Global Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,987 47 -0.14 55 — — — — —
Media Studies 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $62,406 55 +0.05 34 — — — — —
Political Science 19 — 53% 37% 11% 0% 42% 0% $64,966 31 -0.53 42 100% — — — —
Psychology 22 +1 18% 50% 23% 0% 9% 0% $66,763 96 +1.78 46 90% — — — —
Social Psychology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,190 75 +0.53 45 — — — — —
Sociology 9 — 33% 33% 22% 33% 11% 0% $63,215 83 +0.57 37 100% — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $48,346 60 +0.16 7 — — — — —
Art History — +1 — — — — — — $48,522 45 -0.26 7 — — — — —
Dance 5 +1 20% 40% 20% 0% 40% 0% $46,464 74 +0.46 5 — — — — —
Dance 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,928 86 +0.79 7 — — — — —
Digital Communication 22 — 36% 50% 5% 9% 32% 0% $60,462 77 +0.32 29 — — — — —
Film Production 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $48,805 53 -0.04 7 — — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $48,119 55 +0.15 6 — — — — —
Studio Art 5 — 0% 40% 0% 20% 40% 0% $48,570 60 +0.19 7 — — — — —
Theatre Arts 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $49,966 88 +0.92 8 86% 9.0% — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 21 — 14% 52% 5% 5% 0% 0% $48,642 85 +0.75 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science 124 47% 31% 17% 6% 30% 2% $72,952 52 -0.23 62 95%
General Engineering 3 — 100% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $93,800 34 -0.36 87 — — — — —
Computer Science 10 +1 90% 10% 20% 10% 30% 0% $107,035 32 -0.52 94 — — — — —
Data Science — — — — — — — — $103,403 26 -0.35 93 — — — — —
Applied Statistics 4 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $89,070 29 -0.62 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $76,381 77 +0.46 68 — — — — —
Computational and Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $88,824 29 -0.63 83 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 5 +1 60% 0% 40% 0% 40% 0% $89,135 30 -0.62 84 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 100% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $82,218 56 -0.12 77 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $86,690 66 +0.22 81 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 29% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $70,205 45 -0.11 55 — — — — —
Biological Sciences — — — — — — — — $72,245 80 +0.67 60 — — — — —
Biology 31 +1 23% 29% 26% 3% 23% 3% $59,093 16 -0.85 26 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $57,805 50 -0.11 22 — — — — —
Exercise Science 20 — 50% 45% 5% 5% 25% 5% $54,244 19 -0.88 15 95% — — — —
Health Science 17 — 18% 24% 24% 0% 35% 0% $104,864 98 +2.49 93 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 6 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 83% 0% $54,244 19 -0.88 15 95% — — — —
Sports Management 11 — 64% 64% 9% 0% 18% 0% $54,244 24 -0.74 15 95% — — — —
Health and Physical Education/Fitness — — — — — — — — $54,244 29 -0.64 15 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,396
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 62%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

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 32.5% 162 65% 35% 9% 9% 28% 7% $88,773 69 +0.43 83 93% —
Social Sciences 18.6% 93 32% 40% 17% 5% 24% 1% $64,998 73 +0.67 42 95% —
Humanities 13.0% 65 26% 52% 6% 2% 34% 0% $60,143 77 +0.40 28 96% —
Arts 12.2% 61 25% 48% 7% 10% 21% 0% $52,748 56 +0.48 12 86% 9.0%
Health Sciences 8.6% 43 35% 30% 12% 2% 37% 2% $74,257 38 +0.45 64 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 38 24% 32% 21% 5% 24% 3% $61,140 22 -0.72 31 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.4% 17 82% 29% 24% 12% 29% 0% $86,218 67 -0.36 81 — —
Computer Science 2.0% 10 90% 10% 20% 10% 30% 0% $107,035 45 -0.52 94 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 7 57% 29% 0% 14% 43% 0% $57,839 39 -0.10 23 — —
Engineering 0.6% 3 100% 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% $93,800 14 -0.36 87 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Business & Economics — — — — 8 #150 — —
Education — — — — 7 #364 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 15 #419 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Soccer 35 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Cross Country 34 $479K $479K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $35K $35K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 31 $83K $83K $0
Basketball 15 $8.3M $8.3M $0
Golf 11 $883K $883K $0
Tennis 10 $646K $646K $0
Total 145 $14.5M $14.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Rowing 41 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 39 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Cross Country 35 $647K $647K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $179K $179K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $21K $21K $0
Softball 27 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $431K $431K $0
Volleyball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 15 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 8 $886K $886K $0
Total 196 $10.9M $10.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 74 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Cross Country 69 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $262K $262K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 62 $56K $56K $0
Rowing 41 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 40 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Basketball 30 $11.2M $11.2M $0
Softball 27 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Beach Volleyball 19 $431K $431K $0
Tennis 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 11 $883K $883K $0
Total 341 $32.0M $32.0M $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 70%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

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