Mount St. Mary's University

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$45,660

3% growth from 2022

2023 Average Net Price

$25,298

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2023 Acceptance Rate

71.9%

5,422 Applicants

2023 Enrolled Students

2,499

81% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

58%

304 Graduates

About

Mount St. Mary's University is a higher education institution located in Frederick County, MD. In 2023, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Mount St. Mary's University were General Business (76 degrees awarded), Criminology (58 degrees), and General Computer & Information Sciences (34 degrees).

In 2023, 698 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Mount St. Mary's University. 48.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 51.3% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (457 degrees), 6.01 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (76 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Mount St. Mary's University is $45,660, which is $21,085 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,575).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Mount St. Mary's University was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 511 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Mount St. Mary's University is $45,660, which is $21,085 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,575).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $25,298.

In 2023, 94% of undergraduate students attending Mount St. Mary's University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 60% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$45,660

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Mount St. Mary's University was $45,660. The cost of tuition at Mount St. Mary's University is $21,085 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($24,575).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Mount St. Mary's University (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$25,298

2023 Value

3.77%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Mount St. Mary's University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,298. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Mount St. Mary's University grew by 3.77%.

This chart compares the average net price of Mount St. Mary's University (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$10,460

Room and Board

$950

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Mount St. Mary's University was of $10,460 in 2023. The cost of room and board decreased by 2.52% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $950. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 26.9% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Mount St. Mary's University (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

94%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

60%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

94% of undergraduate students at Mount St. Mary's University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 6% with respect to 2022, when 100% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Mount St. Mary's University (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Mount St. Mary's University was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 511 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Mount St. Mary's University received 5,422 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 24.8% annual growth. Out of those 5,422 applicants, 3,896 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 71.9% acceptance rate.

There were 2,499 students enrolled at Mount St. Mary's University in 2023. 15% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Mount St. Mary's University has an overall enrollment yield of 12.3%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

71.9%

Acceptance Rate in 2023

3,896

Accepted Out of 5,422

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Mount St. Mary's University was 71.9% (3,896 admissions from 5,422 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 79.6%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 24.8%, while admissions grew by 12.7%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Mount St. Mary's University (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

15%

Submission Percentage (2023)

Scores Submitted (2023)

15% of enrolled first-time students at Mount St. Mary's University in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

The following chart shows the average SAT scores for the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of applicants for each section of the test that they are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Mount St. Mary's University had a total enrollment of 2,499 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Mount St. Mary's University is 2,025 students and the part-time enrollment is 474. This means that 81% of students enrolled at Mount St. Mary's University are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Mount St. Mary's University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.1% White, 18.8% Black or African American, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Two or More Races, 3.2% Asian, 0.32% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Mount St. Mary's University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.2%), followed by White Male (24.9%) and Black or African American Female (10.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Male (52%), followed by White Female (12.1%) and Hispanic or Latino Male (7.98%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

81%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Mount St. Mary's University in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,499 students. The full-time enrollment at Mount St. Mary's University is 2,025 and the part-time enrollment is 474. This means that 81% of students enrolled at Mount St. Mary's University are enrolled full-time compared with 68.2% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Mount St. Mary's University (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

71%

2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Mount St. Mary's University was 71%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (74%), Mount St. Mary's University had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Mount St. Mary's University (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
1,353 enrolled students
Black or African American
469 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
331 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Mount St. Mary's University is 54.1% White, 18.8% Black or African American, 13.2% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Two or More Races, 3.2% Asian, 0.32% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.2% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 50.1% White, 17.7% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.4% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 34 students (1.36%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 18 fewer women than men received degrees from Mount St. Mary's University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Mount St. Mary's University is white (457 degrees awarded). There were 6.01 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (76 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Mount St. Mary's University is General Business (76 degrees awarded), followed by Criminology (58 degrees) and General Computer & Information Sciences (34 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Mount St. Mary's University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Theology (45 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (92 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (30 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount St. Mary's University are Physicians (435,152 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (371,602 people), Other managers (357,007 people), Postsecondary teachers (221,717 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (194,805 people).

The most specialized majors at Mount St. Mary's University in 2023 are Theology (45 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (92 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (30 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), and Biology (57 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount St. Mary's University are Diagnostic medical sonographers, Surgeons, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Mount St. Mary's University are Theology (45 degrees awarded), Social Sciences (92 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (30 degrees), Philosophy and Religious Studies (7 degrees), and Biology (57 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount St. Mary's University are Elementary & secondary schools (545,881 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (361,472 people), Legal services (331,261 people), Computer Systems Design (216,460 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (216,347 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Mount St. Mary's University.

Most Common (2023)

General Business
76 degrees awarded
Criminology
58 degrees awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences
34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Mount St. Mary's University was General Business with 76 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Mount St. Mary's University according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

358

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

340

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 358 degrees were awarded to men at Mount St. Mary's University, which is 1.05 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (340).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Mount St. Mary's University by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 52 degrees were awarded to men at Mount St. Mary's University in General Business, which is 2.17 times more than the 24 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 31 degrees were awarded to men at Mount St. Mary's University in Elementary Education & Teaching, which is 7.75 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

55%

100% Completion Time

61%

150% Completion Time

In 2023, 55% of students graduating from Mount St. Mary's University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 61% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 62% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Masters Colleges and Universities Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Mount St. Mary's University is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.658% of graduates (2 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
457 degrees awarded
Black or African American
76 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
74 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Mount St. Mary's University is white (457 degrees awarded). There were 6.01 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (76 degrees).

1% of degree recipients (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Male
245 degrees awarded
White Female
212 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
50 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Mount St. Mary's University is white male (245 degrees awarded). There were 1.16 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (212 degrees).

Operations

Mount St. Mary's University has an endowment valued at nearly $61M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.26M (6.98%) compared to the 5.72% average return (2.84M on 49.7M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2023, Mount St. Mary's University had a total salary expenditure of 83.3M. Mount St. Mary's University employs 58 Associate professors, 32 Assistant professors and 22 Professors. Most academics at Mount St. Mary's University are Male Associate professor (44), Male Assistant professor (18), and Female Assistant professor (14).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mount St. Mary's University are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 84 employees, Management, with 64 employees, and Service with 54 employees.

Endowment

$61M

2023 Endowment

3.06%

growth from 2022

Mount St. Mary's University has an endowment valued at about $61M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Mount St. Mary's University grew 3.06% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $11.3M higher than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Mount St. Mary's University (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$36.5M

2023 Salaries

10.7%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Mount St. Mary's University paid a median of $36.5M in salaries, which represents 43.8% of their overall expenditure ($83.3M) and a 10.7% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.22% growth between 2021 and 2022, and a 3.6% growth between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Masters Colleges and Universities is 36.1M (39.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$9.65M

Instructional Salaries

129

Number of Employees

In 2023, Mount St. Mary's University paid a total of $9.65M to 129 employees working as instructors, which represents 26.5% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.12M (2.97%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

58 Employees

Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

84 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Mount St. Mary's University were Associate professor with 58 employees, Assistant professor with 32 employees, and Professor with 22 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mount St. Mary's University were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 84 employees, Management with 64 employees, and Service with 54 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Associate professor
Male Assistant professor
Female Assistant professor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Mount St. Mary's University was Male Associate professor with 44 employees, Male Assistant professor with 18 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 14 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Mount St. Mary's University.

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