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University of Mary Overview

Located in Bismarck, North Dakota, University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution. UMary is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is University of Mary Known For?

547 Undergraduate Awards
$23,642 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UMary is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 61% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UMary makes roughly $60,909 a year. This is 49% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average UMary student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is University of Mary?

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Contact details for UMary are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7500 University Dr, Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: 701-255-7500
Website: www.umary.edu

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How Do I Get Into UMary?

You can apply to UMary online at: https://www.umary.edu/forms/application/

Admission Requirements for UMary

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMary?

81% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
UMary has an acceptance rate of 81%, 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UMary submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 563 and 670. Math scores were between 533 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Mary  ( 563 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Mary  ( 533 to 650 )
200
800
UMary received ACT scores from 54% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

ACT English Scores for University of Mary  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Mary  ( 21 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Mary?

$23,642 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UMary is $23,642. 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 UMary, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,666 a year. That adds up to $34,664 over four years for those students.

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University of Mary Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,812 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,535 undergraduate students at UMary, with 1,812 being full-time and 723 being part-time.

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There are also 1,264 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,812 full-time undergraduates at UMary, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 17
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1,450
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 312

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mary. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at UMary. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Nepal.

University of Mary 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
Business Administration & Management 1 51 1 117 0 170
Nursing 0 71 0 43 32 146
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0 95 95
Educational Administration 0 0 0 45 3 48
Allied Health Professions 0 34 0 8 0 42
Health & Physical Education 0 30 0 10 0 40
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 27 0 7 0 34
Communication Sciences 0 13 0 18 0 31
General Psychology 0 30 0 0 0 30
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 28 0 28
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 27 0 0 0 27
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 24 0 1 0 25
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 23 0 0 0 23
Religious Studies 0 10 8 4 0 22
General Biology 0 19 0 0 0 19
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 19 0 0 0 19
Marketing 0 17 0 0 0 17
Communication & Media Studies 0 15 0 0 0 15
Philosophy 0 15 0 0 0 15
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 12 0 12
Music 0 6 0 6 0 12
Accounting 0 10 0 0 0 10
Finance & Financial Management 0 10 0 0 0 10
Management Information Systems 0 10 0 0 0 10
Special Education 0 2 0 8 0 10
Mechanical Engineering 0 10 0 0 0 10
Social Work 0 10 0 0 0 10
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 10 0 0 0 10
Civil Engineering 0 9 0 0 0 9
General English Literature 0 8 0 0 0 8
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 7 0 7
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 5 0 0 0 5
Political Science & Government 0 5 0 0 0 5
Human Services 0 5 0 0 0 5
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 4 0 4
Construction Management 0 3 0 0 0 3
Computer Information Systems 0 3 0 0 0 3
Electrical Engineering 0 3 0 0 0 3
History 0 3 0 0 0 3
Mathematics 0 2 0 0 0 2
Chemistry 0 2 0 0 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 0 0 2
Human Resource Management 0 0 1 0 0 1
Information Technology 0 1 0 0 0 1
Human Development & Family Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
Romance Languages 0 1 0 0 0 1
Anthropology 0 0 1 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 546 11 318 130 1,006

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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