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Mount St. Mary's University is a private regional university located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Mount St. Mary's University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount St. Mary's University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $58,600 10 years after enrolling, 6th in Maryland, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount St. Mary's University bachelor students earn 2% less than the national average. Mount St. Mary's University is ranked 15th in Maryland.
Mount St. Mary's University’s median net annual cost of $27,394 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mount St. Mary's University sorted by number of graduates - Business and Commerce, Research&Experimental Psych, Criminology, Accounting, Education, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$27,394
Average years to graduate
4.2
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #274
Economic score: 6.08
Computer science
Rank: #271
Economic score: 7.47
Sociology
Rank: -
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Economic score: 11.86
Theological Studies
Rank: -
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Economic score: 14.02
International Relations
Rank: -
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Economic score: 14.75
History
Rank: -
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Economic score: 15.4
Health & Fitness
Rank: #366
Economic score: 17.33
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #439
Economic score: 23.02
English Language & Lit
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 27.56
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 3 graduate programs at Mount St. Mary's University - Business Administration, Education, Health Administrative Services - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 70% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount St. Mary's University is 3% higher than the state average, and 13% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mount St. Mary's University, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount St. Mary's University graduates within 4.4 years.
Mount St. Mary's University 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 St. Mary's University’s economic mobility score of 11.82 is calculated by adjusting the 4.2 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount St. Mary's University’s EMS of 11.82 ranks in the bottom 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 St. Mary's University pays $27,394 a year, $32,586 less than the $59,980 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 $27,394
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount St. 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 $27,394 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 67% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,978. This is 13% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,216
Pell grants
$4,789
State grants
$5,662
Institutional grants
$30,932
Mount St. Mary's University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 82% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,620 applicants, of which 3,777 were admitted and 532 enrolled. Mount St. Mary's University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
87%
83%
Female
55%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
55%
68%
1st generation
23%
35%
White
54%
52%
Black
20%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%