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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Benedictine)
Location Bismarck, ND
Population 135,000
Website https://www.umary.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,630 (54%)
Days Without Precipitation 267 (84%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,171
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 36%
From Region 25%
Athletes 27.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 79%
Hispanic 7%
International 4%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 2%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2012 Men: 39.2% 39.2% 2013 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2014 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2015 Men: 36.8% 36.8% 2016 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2017 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2018 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2019 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2020 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2022 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2023 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2024 Men: 39.9% 39.9%

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: 2.0% 2.0% 2012 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2016 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2017 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2018 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2011 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2011 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2012 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2013 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2017 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2018 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2020 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Hispanic: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Hispanic: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2016 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2018 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2024 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2011 White: 91.3% 91.3% 2012 White: 92.1% 92.1% 2013 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2014 White: 90.9% 90.9% 2015 White: 90.0% 90.0% 2016 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2017 White: 84.8% 84.8% 2018 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2019 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2020 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2021 White: 83.9% 83.9% 2022 White: 82.2% 82.2% 2023 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2024 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2011 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2019 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2021 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2024 International: 0.0% 0.0%

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% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2021 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2022 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2025 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2023 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2024 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2021 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2022 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2025 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2021 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2022 White: 80.4% 80.4% 2023 White: 79.6% 79.6% 2024 White: 80.7% 80.7% 2025 White: 78.5% 78.5% 2020 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 International: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 International: 3.6% 3.6%

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
University of Mary 579 35% / 65% 3% $67,194 77 99%
Civil Engineering 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $84,991 92 —
Electrical Engineering 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $98,866 97 —
Mechanical Engineering 8 — 100% / 0% 0% $94,596 96 —
Computer Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $95,079 96 —
Computer Science and Engineering 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $95,284 96 —
Cybersecurity 15 — 93% / 7% 7% $78,885 88 —
Chemistry — — — — $69,535 79 —
Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $68,562 78 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,740 75 —
Biology 17 +1 24% / 76% 0% $65,811 75 —
Allied Health Sciences 8 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Biomechanics 27 — 30% / 70% 4% $58,154 60 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 5 — 20% / 80% 20% — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 12 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,270 65 100%
Exercise Science 14 — 36% / 64% 0% $55,949 55 96%
Nursing 82 — 15% / 85% 1% $81,276 89 100%
Radiologic Technology 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $73,820 84 100%
Respiratory Care 18 — 39% / 61% 6% $73,820 84 100%
Sports Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $55,949 55 96%
Accounting 14 +1 57% / 43% 7% $69,646 80 100%
Business Administration 65 +3 55% / 45% 8% $81,128 89 96%
Finance 9 +7 56% / 44% 0% $78,122 87 —
Health Administration — — — — $63,293 71 —
Information Resources Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $77,822 87 —
Marketing 10 +6 60% / 40% 20% $72,574 83 —
Sports Management 3 — 0% / 100% 33% $55,949 55 96%
Addiction Counseling 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $55,482 54 —
Child Development 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,983 44 —
Christian Studies 4 +11 0% / 100% 0% $56,345 56 —
English 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $48,872 35 —
General Studies 26 — 42% / 58% 4% $55,337 54 98%
History 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,089 56 —
Human Services 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $56,482 57 —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — $53,215 48 —
Media Studies 16 — 56% / 44% 12% $49,422 37 100%
Philosophy 9 +4 78% / 22% 0% $49,397 37 —
Political Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $63,325 71 —
Psychology 44 +2 30% / 70% 0% $65,685 75 100%
Social Work 14 +1 0% / 100% 0% $55,429 54 —
Spanish — +1 — — $56,139 56 —
Theology 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $50,517 40 —
Biology Education 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $54,015 50 100%
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — $53,998 50 —
Early Childhood Education 6 +6 0% / 100% 0% $50,214 39 100%
Elementary Education 48 +4 6% / 94% 0% $50,214 39 100%
English Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,015 50 100%
History Education 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $54,015 50 100%
Intellectual Disabilities Education — — — — $54,709 52 —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,015 50 100%
Physical Education 7 — 71% / 29% 14% $54,015 50 100%
Social Studies Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,015 50 100%
Special Education 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Music 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,977 24 —
Music 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,040 24 —
Music Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,015 50 100%
Music Performance 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,987 24 —
Construction Management 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $90,121 94 —
Criminal Justice 13 +2 46% / 54% 0% $57,772 60 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $23,921
ROI Percentile 77th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

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: 51.5% 51.5% 2012 Graduated: 49.6% 49.6% 2013 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6% 2014 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1% 2015 Graduated: 59.8% 59.8% 2016 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6% 2017 Graduated: 53.7% 53.7% 2018 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9% 2019 Graduated: 60.1% 60.1% 2020 Graduated: 58.7% 58.7% 2021 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3% 2022 Graduated: 63.7% 63.7% 2023 Graduated: 68.2% 68.2% 2024 Graduated: 66.6% 66.6%

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% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2012 Men: 39.1% 39.1% 2013 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2014 Men: 32.9% 32.9% 2015 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2016 Men: 42.8% 42.8% 2017 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2018 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2019 Men: 49.7% 49.7% 2020 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2021 Men: 61.6% 61.6% 2022 Men: 52.4% 52.4% 2023 Men: 60.9% 60.9% 2024 Men: 60.4% 60.4% 2011 Women: 59.1% 59.1% 2012 Women: 58.3% 58.3% 2013 Women: 60.2% 60.2% 2014 Women: 54.6% 54.6% 2015 Women: 65.6% 65.6% 2016 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2017 Women: 64.4% 64.4% 2018 Women: 65.2% 65.2% 2019 Women: 66.1% 66.1% 2020 Women: 65.5% 65.5% 2021 Women: 65.8% 65.8% 2022 Women: 71.4% 71.4% 2023 Women: 73.0% 73.0% 2024 Women: 71.1% 71.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 80.0% 80.0% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2018 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2019 Hispanic: 76.5% 76.5% 2020 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2021 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2022 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 Hispanic: 55.0% 55.0% 2011 White: 54.5% 54.5% 2012 White: 50.6% 50.6% 2013 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2014 White: 47.8% 47.8% 2015 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2016 White: 59.0% 59.0% 2017 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2018 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2019 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2020 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2021 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2022 White: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 White: 72.0% 72.0% 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
Health Sciences 30.1% 174 20% / 80% 2% $72,204 82 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.7% 143 32% / 68% 2% $57,282 58 99%
Business & Economics 17.8% 103 54% / 46% 9% $77,677 87 97%
Education 12.3% 71 17% / 83% 1% $51,083 42 100%
Computer Science 3.6% 21 81% / 19% 10% $83,541 91 —
Engineering 3.5% 20 75% / 25% 0% $92,996 95 —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 19 21% / 79% 0% $65,804 75 —
Professional 3.1% 18 50% / 50% 0% $66,758 76 —
Arts 1.4% 8 62% / 38% 0% $46,140 27 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.3% 2 50% / 50% 0% $68,562 78 —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 19 #219 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 19 #388 — —

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 No
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (Unbound) 40%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 79% 79%

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: 75.2% 75.2% 2012 Acceptance: 74.7% 74.7% 2013 Acceptance: 83.1% 83.1% 2014 Acceptance: 78.6% 78.6% 2015 Acceptance: 95.7% 95.7% 2016 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2017 Acceptance: 76.4% 76.4% 2018 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2019 Acceptance: 73.5% 73.5% 2020 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7% 2021 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8% 2022 Acceptance: 81.4% 81.4% 2023 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2024 Acceptance: 75.3% 75.3% 2011 Yield: 49.7% 49.7% 2012 Yield: 77.8% 77.8% 2013 Yield: 56.1% 56.1% 2014 Yield: 48.6% 48.6% 2015 Yield: 47.6% 47.6% 2016 Yield: 48.4% 48.4% 2017 Yield: 49.9% 49.9% 2018 Yield: 52.2% 52.2% 2019 Yield: 43.0% 43.0% 2020 Yield: 44.1% 44.1% 2021 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2023 Yield: 45.3% 45.3% 2024 Yield: 41.4% 41.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,001 1,001 2012 Applicants: 699 699 2013 Applicants: 945 945 2014 Applicants: 1,110 1,110 2015 Applicants: 900 900 2016 Applicants: 1,092 1,092 2017 Applicants: 1,146 1,146 2018 Applicants: 1,303 1,303 2019 Applicants: 1,376 1,376 2020 Applicants: 1,391 1,391 2021 Applicants: 1,532 1,532 2022 Applicants: 1,499 1,499 2023 Applicants: 1,577 1,577 2024 Applicants: 1,810 1,810 2011 Admitted: 753 753 2012 Admitted: 522 522 2013 Admitted: 785 785 2014 Admitted: 873 873 2015 Admitted: 861 861 2016 Admitted: 841 841 2017 Admitted: 875 875 2018 Admitted: 1,015 1,015 2019 Admitted: 1,012 1,012 2020 Admitted: 997 997 2021 Admitted: 1,207 1,207 2022 Admitted: 1,220 1,220 2023 Admitted: 1,234 1,234 2024 Admitted: 1,363 1,363 2011 Enrolled: 374 374 2012 Enrolled: 406 406 2013 Enrolled: 440 440 2014 Enrolled: 424 424 2015 Enrolled: 410 410 2016 Enrolled: 407 407 2017 Enrolled: 437 437 2018 Enrolled: 530 530 2019 Enrolled: 435 435 2020 Enrolled: 440 440 2021 Enrolled: 510 510 2022 Enrolled: 458 458 2023 Enrolled: 559 559 2024 Enrolled: 564 564

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 44%
SAT Range 1110 – 1340
SAT Math Range 530 – 660
SAT RW Range 580 – 680

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 893 893 2012 25th: 889 889 2013 25th: 900 900 2014 25th: 930 930 2015 25th: 910 910 2016 25th: 930 930 2017 25th: 935 935 2018 25th: 1047 1047 2019 25th: 1048 1048 2020 25th: 1000 1000 2022 25th: 1096 1096 2024 25th: 1110 1110 2011 75th: 1146 1146 2012 75th: 1257 1257 2013 75th: 1130 1130 2014 75th: 1170 1170 2015 75th: 1180 1180 2016 75th: 1170 1170 2017 75th: 1160 1160 2018 75th: 1272 1272 2019 75th: 1280 1280 2020 75th: 1220 1220 2022 75th: 1320 1320 2024 75th: 1340 1340

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 453 453 2012 25th: 479 479 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 460 460 2016 25th: 455 455 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 507 507 2019 25th: 518 518 2020 25th: 490 490 2022 25th: 533 533 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 578 578 2012 75th: 678 678 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 590 590 2015 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 580 580 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 650 650 2024 75th: 660 660

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: 440 440 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 475 475 2017 25th: 465 465 2018 25th: 540 540 2019 25th: 530 530 2020 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 563 563 2024 25th: 580 580 2011 75th: 568 568 2012 75th: 579 579 2013 75th: 570 570 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 580 580 2018 75th: 642 642 2019 75th: 650 650 2020 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 670 670 2024 75th: 680 680

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: 99.0% 99.0% 2012 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0% 2013 Submitted: 99.0% 99.0% 2014 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 61.0% 61.0% 2024 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0%

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.