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Mount Saint Mary College is a private regional university located in Newburgh, New York. Mount Saint Mary College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount Saint Mary College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $59,665 10 years after enrolling, 40th in New York, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount Saint Mary College bachelor students earn 3% more than the national average. Mount Saint Mary College is ranked 61st in New York.
Mount Saint Mary College’s median net annual cost of $25,570 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mount Saint Mary College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Psychology, History, Accounting, Computer science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,570
Average years to graduate
4.4
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Economic score: 8.75
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Mount Saint Mary College - Special Education, Registered Nursing, Education, Business Administration, Accounting - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount Saint Mary College is 3% lower than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mount Saint Mary College, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount Saint Mary College graduates within 4.4 years.
Mount Saint Mary College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Mount Saint Mary College’s economic mobility score of 21.07 is calculated by adjusting the 2.14 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount Saint Mary College’s EMS of 21.07 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Mount Saint Mary College pays $25,570 a year, $28,350 less than the $53,920 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,570
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount Saint Mary College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,570 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 77% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,059. This is 23% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,286
Pell grants
$5,038
State grants
$3,946
Institutional grants
$23,043
Mount Saint Mary College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 91% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,784 applicants, of which 2,546 were admitted and 258 enrolled. Mount Saint Mary College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
85%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
62%
59%
In-state
88%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
57%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
19%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
14%
12%