St. Mary’s University Overview

Located in San Antonio, Texas, St. Mary's University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is St. Mary’s University Known For?

• The highest award offered at St. Mary's is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 61% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from St. Mary's makes roughly $46,600 a year. This is 14% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.3 years for students from St. Mary's to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

St. Mary’s University 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 St. Mary's.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Value International Relations & Security Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular Student Counseling Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards St. Mary's has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#34	Best Value Colleges for International Relations & National Security	College Factual
#66	Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#69	Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#142	Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#244	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#266	Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is St. Mary’s University?

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

	Contact Details
Address:	One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone:	210-436-3011
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/StMarysU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/stmarysu

How Do I Get Into St. Mary’s?

You can apply to St. Mary’s online at: https://www.stmarytx.edu/admission/applying/

Admission Requirements for St. Mary’s

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

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

Since St. Mary's has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to St. Mary's submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 500 and 600.

St. Mary's received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford St. Mary’s University?

The overall average net price of St. Mary's is $27,945. 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, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,457 a year. That adds up to $29,828 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at St. Mary's is 5.8%. 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.

St. Mary’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,139 undergraduate students at St. Mary's, with 2,037 being full-time and 102 being part-time.

There are also 1,319 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,037 full-time undergraduates at St. Mary's, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	59
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	1,402
White	303
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	108

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at St. Mary's University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 54 countries are represented at St. Mary's. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and Mexico.

Online Learning at St. Mary’s University

In 2019-2020, 3,191 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at St. Mary's has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 137th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of St. Mary’s

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at St. Mary's University was $27,160 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how St. Mary's 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
International Relations & National Security	#25	#22
Computer Engineering	#55	#46
Theology & Religious Vocations	#70	#70

Online Growth Rankings of St. Mary’s

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at St. Mary's University was 1,319.0%. This is the #81 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at St. Mary's regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	22%
Education	18%
Engineering	28%
Health Professions	29%
Legal Professions	16%
Legal Research	53%
Psychology	25%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
International Relations & National Security	#1
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#1
Engineering	#1
Computer Engineering	#1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#4
Legal Research	#4
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	#4
Legal Professions	#4
Social Sciences	#6
Education	#7
Theological & Ministerial Studies	#9
Psychology	#10
Theology & Religious Vocations	#13
Health Professions	#34
Business, Management & Marketing	#40

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%.

St. Mary’s University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	0	0	233	233
Business Administration & Management	0	28	0	42	0	70
Legal Research	0	0	0	45	0	45
General Psychology	0	45	0	0	0	45
General Biology	0	42	0	0	0	42
Political Science & Government	0	40	0	0	0	40
Finance & Financial Management	0	38	0	0	0	38
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	27	4	31
Health & Physical Education	0	30	0	0	0	30
Industrial Engineering	0	21	0	6	0	27
International Relations & National Security	0	7	2	18	0	27
Marketing	0	25	0	0	0	25
Computer Engineering	0	23	0	2	0	25
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9	0	1	13	0	23
Criminology	0	22	0	0	0	22
Communication & Media Studies	0	21	0	0	0	21
General English Literature	0	14	2	4	0	20
Computer Science	0	14	0	2	0	16
Mathematics	0	16	0	0	0	16
Accounting	0	15	0	0	0	15
Systems Engineering	0	0	0	14	0	14
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	14	0	0	0	14
Educational Administration	0	0	0	13	0	13
International Studies	0	12	0	0	0	12
History	0	6	0	5	0	11
Public Administration	0	0	0	11	0	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	10	0	0	0	10
Music	0	9	0	0	0	9
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	8	8
International Business	0	6	0	0	0	6
Electrical Engineering	0	4	0	2	0	6
Engineering Science	0	6	0	0	0	6
Philosophy	0	6	0	0	0	6
Engineering-Related Fields	0	5	0	0	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	0	5	0	0	0	5
Physics	0	5	0	0	0	5
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	3	0	2	0	5
Chemistry	0	4	0	0	0	4
Economics	0	4	0	0	0	4
Sociology	0	4	0	0	0	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	3	0	0	0	3
Computer Information Systems	0	1	0	2	0	3
Romance Languages	0	3	0	0	0	3
Information Technology	0	0	0	2	0	2
Management Information Systems	0	1	0	0	0	1
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	1	0	1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	9	512	5	211	245	982

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 Ngood under License

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