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.
Mount St Mary's University was awarded 105 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.
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College Factual ranked The Mount as #800 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
The Mount is also ranked #17 out of 36 schools in Maryland.
When it comes to admittance, Mount St Mary's University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 82%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Mount St Mary's University, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Mount St Mary's University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Mount St Mary's University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. 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 The Mount for first-time, full-time students is 62%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,071 undergraduates at The Mount with 1,912 being full-time and 159 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,661 | $26,934 | $25,752 | $28,117 | $29,641 |
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 The Mount, 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 The Mount, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,978 a year. That adds up to $31,912 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at The Mount is 5.0%. 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 The Mount are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727-7799 |
| Phone: | 301-447-6122 |
| Website: | https://msmary.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MSMUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MountStMarysU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 90 | $48,539 |
| Accounting | 33 | $53,097 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 28 | $32,282 |
| Criminology | 26 | $38,014 |
| General Biology | 24 | $32,444 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 23 | $28,932 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 23 | $42,777 |
| Information Technology | 22 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 20 | $48,900 |
| Sociology | 18 | $36,241 |
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, 1,192 students took at least one online class at Mount St Mary's University. This is a decrease from the 1,559 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,192 | 209 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,559 | 136 |
| 2018-2019 | 288 | 45 |
| 2017-2018 | 226 | 31 |
| 2016-2017 | 125 | 26 |
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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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