Mount St Mary’s University Overview

Mount St Mary's University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of The Mount.

What Is Mount St Mary’s University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at The Mount.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from The Mount makes roughly $64,072 a year. This is 57% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from The Mount to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Mount St Mary’s University?

Contact details for The Mount are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727-7799
Phone:	301-447-6122
Website:	msmary.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/MSMUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/MountStMarysU

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How Do I Get Into The Mount?

You can apply to The Mount online at: https://msmary.edu/applications.html

Admission Requirements for The Mount

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into The Mount?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, The Mount may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 22% of students accepted to The Mount submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 610.

The Mount received ACT scores from 2% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Mount St Mary’s University?

The overall average net price of The Mount is $35,536. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At The Mount, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $9,136 a year. That adds up to $36,544 over four years for those students.

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Mount St Mary’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,071 undergraduate students at The Mount, with 1,912 being full-time and 159 being part-time.

There are also 489 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,912 full-time undergraduates at The Mount, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount St Mary's University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	55
Black or African American	379
Hispanic or Latino	270
White	1,033
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	138

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Mount St Mary's University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at The Mount. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Nigeria, and Philippines.

Mount St Mary’s University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	16	63	79
General Business/Commerce	76	0	0	76
Criminology	58	0	0	58
Teacher Education Grade Specific	32	0	14	46
Theological & Ministerial Studies	4	0	41	45
Computer Information Systems	34	0	0	34
Health & Physical Education	17	0	13	30
Child Development & Psychology	30	0	0	30
Accounting	28	0	0	28
Other Health Professions	28	0	0	28
General Biology	25	0	0	25
Political Science & Government	25	0	0	25
Information Technology	20	0	0	20
Biotechnology	0	4	13	17
Communication & Media Studies	17	0	0	17
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	16	0	0	16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	8	4	12
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	11	0	0	11
Educational Administration	0	3	8	11
Human Development & Family Studies	9	0	0	9
General English Literature	8	0	0	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	8	8
History	8	0	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4	1	2	7
Philosophy	0	0	7	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	5	0	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	5	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	0	5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4	0	0	4
Human Resource Management	0	4	0	4
Statistics	0	4	0	4
Economics	3	0	0	3
International Relations & National Security	3	0	0	3
Sociology	3	0	0	3
Special Education	0	0	2	2
Romance Languages	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	2	0	0	2
Chemistry	1	0	0	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	483	40	175	698

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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