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Saint Mary’s College of California Overview

Saint Mary's College of California is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Moraga, California. Moraga is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Saint Mary’s College of California Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$45,355 Avg Cost After Aid
70% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at SMC may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
  • Students at SMC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SMC.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SMC makes roughly $71,724 a year. This is 76% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from SMC to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Saint Mary’s College of California?

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Contact details for SMC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1928 Saint Marys Road, Moraga, CA 94575
Phone: 925-631-4000
Website: www.stmarys-ca.edu

How Do I Get Into SMC?

You can apply to SMC online at: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for SMC

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 Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SMC?

70% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 70%, SMC 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 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Can I Afford Saint Mary’s College of California?

$45,355 Net Price
78% Take Out Loans
0.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of SMC is $45,355. 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 SMC, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $6,074 a year. That adds up to $24,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SMC is 0.6%. 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.

Saint Mary’s College of California Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,989 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,199 undergraduate students at SMC, with 1,989 being full-time and 210 being part-time.

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There are also 966 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,989 full-time undergraduates at SMC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 227
Black or African American 85
Hispanic or Latino 599
White 779
International Students 59
Other Races/Ethnicities 240

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Mary's College of California. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 46 countries are represented at SMC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Australia.

Online Learning at Saint Mary’s College of California

34 Took All Classes Online
53 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2020-2021, 53 students took at least one online class at the school.

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.

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