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Mount Saint Mary's University is a private regional university located in Los Angeles, California. Mount Saint Mary's University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount Saint Mary's University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $68,312 10 years after enrolling, 24th in California, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount Saint Mary's University bachelor students earn 2% more than the national average. Mount Saint Mary's University is ranked 47th in California.
Mount Saint Mary's University’s median net annual cost of $30,938 and average years to graduate of 4.3 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's University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration, Criminology, Human Development & Family - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$30,938
Average years to graduate
4.3
Public Policy Analysis
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.88
Accounting
Rank: #491
Economic score: 6.33
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Rank: -
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Economic score: 8.08
Research&Experimental Psych
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 19.32
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #442
Economic score: 23.13
English Language & Lit
Rank: #453
Economic score: 65.17
Biology
Rank: #667
Economic score: 127.4
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's University - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Special Education - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount Saint Mary's University is 3% higher than the state average, and 13% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mount Saint Mary's University, Pell Grant recipients represent 56% of the measured graduating class, 21% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount Saint Mary's University graduates within 4.4 years.
Mount Saint Mary's University is in the top 5% 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's University’s economic mobility score of 34.36 is calculated by adjusting the 2.97 economic score of lower-income students by the 56% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount Saint Mary's University’s EMS of 34.36 ranks in the top 10% 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).
Top 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Mount Saint Mary's University pays $30,938 a year, $34,562 less than the $65,500 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 $30,938
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount Saint Mary's University, 100% 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 $30,938 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 64% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,805. This is 10% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,327
Pell grants
$4,873
State grants
$7,307
Institutional grants
$23,726
Mount Saint Mary's University offers 11 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. At the master’s level Mount Saint Mary's University offers 4 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
15
Hybrid programs
14
Percentage of programs online
18%
Mount Saint Mary's University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 90% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,710 applicants, of which 1,541 were admitted and 367 enrolled. Mount Saint Mary's University doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
79%
83%
Female
93%
59%
First time
60%
59%
In-state
98%
68%
1st generation
50%
35%
White
9%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
59%
15%
Asian
15%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%