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Mount St Mary’s University Overview

Mount St Mary's University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Emmitsburg is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Mount St Mary’s University Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$35,536 Avg Cost After Aid
82% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at The Mount is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at The Mount.
  • In <nil>, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from The Mount with a bachelor's degree make about $61,492 a year. That's 51% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • 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?

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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

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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into The Mount?

82% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Mount St Mary's University is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford Mount St Mary’s University?

$35,536 Net Price
67% Take Out Loans
1.8% Loan Default Rate
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 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,978 a year. That adds up to $31,912 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at The Mount is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mount St Mary’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,911 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,055 undergraduate students at The Mount, with 1,911 being full-time and 144 being part-time.

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There are also 515 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,911 full-time undergraduates at The Mount, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 61
Black or African American 394
Hispanic or Latino 260
White 1,003
International Students 60
Other Races/Ethnicities 133

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.

Online Learning at Mount St Mary’s University

209 Took All Classes Online
1,192 Took At Least One Class Online
75.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,192 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at The Mount has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 29th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of The Mount

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mount St Mary's University was 75.9%. This is the #506 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at The Mount regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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