Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Overview

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona, Minnesota. Winona is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Known For?

• Students at SMU MN have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at SMU MN is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 22% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SMU MN makes roughly $47,800 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average SMU MN student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SMU MN.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Instructional Media Design Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#70	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SMU MN has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#31	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#57	Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools	College Factual
#101	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#103	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#137	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#148	Best General Psychology Schools	College Factual

Where Is Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota?

Contact details for SMU MN are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Terrace Heights, Winona, MN 55987-1399
Phone:	507-457-1600
Facebook:	http://www.smumn.edu/sitepages/pid5419.php
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/smumn

How Do I Get Into SMU MN?

You can apply to SMU MN online at: www.smumn.edu/admission/apply

Admission Requirements for SMU MN

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SMU MN?

SMU MN has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Can I Afford Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota?

The overall average net price of SMU MN is $35,082. 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 SMU MN, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,445 a year. That adds up to $29,780 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SMU MN is 3.1%. 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 University of Minnesota Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,329 undergraduate students at SMU MN, with 1,052 being full-time and 277 being part-time.

There are also 3,823 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,052 full-time undergraduates at SMU MN, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	27
Black or African American	53
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	788
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 58 countries are represented at SMU MN. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 7 master’s degree programs available online at SMU MN. In 2019-2020, 4,176 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 9th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SMU MN

The following table shows how SMU MN is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Data Analytics	#2	#2
Computer Engineering	#12	#12
Economics	#19	#19
Engineering	#31	#28
International Business	#48	#48

Online Growth Rankings of SMU MN

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota was 10.2%. This is the #1,381 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SMU MN regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SMU MN majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	8%
Computer & Information Sciences	34%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	95%
Nursing	19%
Other Education	21%
Public Administration & Social Service	83%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SMU MN ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SMU MN.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Data Analytics	#4
Economics	#61
Other Education	#66
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#95
Public Administration	#144
Instructional Media Design	#211
Information Technology	#215
Public Administration & Social Service	#324
Social Sciences	#325
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#380

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%.

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	61	0	266	8	335
General Education	0	0	0	206	0	206
Educational Administration	0	0	74	57	23	154
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	115	12	127
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	33	0	53	0	86
Nursing	0	21	0	64	0	85
Accounting	1	28	0	42	0	71
Special Education	0	0	0	70	0	70
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	20	49	0	69
Data Analytics	0	40	0	27	0	67
Human Resource Management	0	13	0	46	0	59
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	54	0	54
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	50	0	50
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	9	12	21	0	42
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	21	0	0	0	21
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	20	0	20
Information Science	0	19	0	0	0	19
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	17	0	17
Marketing	0	16	0	0	0	16
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	15	0	15
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	15	0	15
General Biology	0	14	0	0	0	14
Other Education	0	1	0	13	0	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	13	0	0	0	13
Economics	0	0	0	13	0	13
Public Health	0	12	0	0	0	12
Finance & Financial Management	0	11	0	0	0	11
Geography & Cartography	0	0	1	10	0	11
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	9	0	0	0	9
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	9	0	0	0	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	8	0	0	0	8
General Psychology	0	8	0	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	0	8	0	0	0	8
Human Services	0	7	0	0	0	7
Arts & Media Management	0	1	0	6	0	7
Philosophy	0	6	0	0	0	6
Design & Applied Arts	0	6	0	0	0	6
History	0	5	0	0	0	5
Religious Studies	0	5	0	0	0	5
Public Administration	0	0	0	5	0	5
English Literature (Other)	0	4	0	0	0	4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	4	0	0	0	4
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	4	0	0	0	4
International Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Music	0	3	0	0	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	2	0	0	0	2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	2	0	0	0	2
Computer Science	0	2	0	0	0	2
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	1	0	0	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	1	0	0	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	0	1	0	0	1
Industrial Production Technology	0	1	0	0	0	1
Literature	0	1	0	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	1	0	0	0	1
Allied Health Professions	0	1	0	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	0	1
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	1	0	0	0	1
Fine & Studio Arts	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0	0	0	0
Graphic Communications	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0	0	0
Engineering Physics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	417	108	1,234	43	1,803

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.