Saint Mary’s College Overview

Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, Saint Mary's College is a private not-for-profit institution. Notre Dame is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Saint Mary’s College Known For?

• St. Mary's College has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at St. Mary's College.
• In a recent academic period66% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from St. Mary's College with a bachelor's degree make about $59,354 a year. That's 45% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average St. Mary's College student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Saint Mary’s College?

Contact details for St. Mary's College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	133 Le Mans Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone:	574-284-4000
Website:	www.saintmarys.edu

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How Do I Get Into St. Mary’s College?

You can apply to St. Mary’s College online at: https://www.saintmarys.edu/admission-aid/first-year-students/apply

Admission Requirements for St. Mary’s College

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into St. Mary’s College?

The acceptance rate at Saint Mary's College is 84%. 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.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to St. Mary's College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 680. Math scores were between 540 and 648.

St. Mary's College received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 33. Math scores were between 23 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 32.

Can I Afford Saint Mary’s College?

The overall average net price of St. Mary's College is $34,042. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At St. Mary's College, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $8,638 a year. That adds up to $34,552 over four years for those students.

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Saint Mary’s College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,438 undergraduate students at St. Mary's College, with 1,403 being full-time and 35 being part-time.

There are also 143 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Mary's College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	21
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	216
White	1,064
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Mary's College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at St. Mary's College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Vietnam.

Saint Mary’s College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	47	0	9	56
Communication Sciences	17	27	0	44
General Psychology	35	0	0	35
Teacher Education Grade Specific	31	0	0	31
Business Administration & Management	27	0	0	27
General Biology	25	0	0	25
Communication & Media Studies	22	0	0	22
International Studies	15	0	0	15
Accounting	13	0	0	13
Ethnic Studies	5	8	0	13
Mathematics	11	0	0	11
Sociology	10	0	0	10
Fine & Studio Arts	10	0	0	10
Data Science	0	9	0	9
Chemistry	9	0	0	9
Social Work	9	0	0	9
Marketing	8	0	0	8
Political Science & Government	7	0	0	7
Applied Mathematics	6	0	0	6
Physics	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5	0	0	5
General English Literature	5	0	0	5
Romance Languages	5	0	0	5
History	5	0	0	5
Liberal Arts General Studies	5	0	0	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	5	0	0	5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4	0	0	4
Writing Studies	4	0	0	4
Other Statistics	4	0	0	4
Philosophy	3	0	0	3
Economics	3	0	0	3
English Literature (Other)	2	0	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	0	2
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Drama & Theater Arts	1	0	0	1
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	367	44	9	420

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 Jaknelaps under License

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