by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
College of Saint Mary was awarded 68 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is rehabilitation & therapeutic professions.
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Saint Mary landed the #639 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Saint Mary held the #747 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 19 colleges in Nebraska, Saint Mary is ranked at #7.
If you're applying to College of Saint Mary you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 38%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
The student to faculty ratio at Saint Mary is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of Saint Mary is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
College of Saint Mary has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Saint Mary for first-time, full-time students is 47%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 680 undergraduates at Saint Mary with 659 being full-time and 21 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,739 | $10,321 | $9,729 | $18,943 | $20,400 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Saint Mary, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Saint Mary, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $5,854 a year. That adds up to $23,416 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Saint Mary is 1.8%. 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.
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Contact details for Saint Mary are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7000 Mercy Rd., Omaha, NE 68106 |
| Phone: | 402-399-2400 |
| Website: | www.csm.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/CSM.Omaha |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CSM_Omaha |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 71 | $58,028 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 31 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 14 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 14 | NA |
| Human Biology | 9 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 8 | NA |
| General Biology | 7 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 6 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 6 | NA |
| General Psychology | 6 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 470 students took at least one online class at College of Saint Mary. This is a decrease from the 576 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 470 | 78 |
| 2019-2020 | 576 | 68 |
| 2018-2019 | 444 | 56 |
| 2017-2018 | 449 | 48 |
| 2016-2017 | 390 | 15 |
Footnotes
*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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