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Saint Mary, of-the-Woods College is a private regional university located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $36,797 10 years after enrolling, 45th in Indiana, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is ranked 31st in Indiana.
Saint Mary, of-the-Woods College’s median net annual cost of $15,585 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Special Education, Psychology, Business Administration, Theological Studies - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$15,585
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 2 graduate programs at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College - Therapeutic professions, Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 52% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is 8% lower than the state average, and 6% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Pell Grant recipients represent 55% of the measured graduating class, 20% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College graduates within 4.7 years.
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is in the top 25% 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.
Saint Mary, of-the-Woods College’s economic mobility score of 9.51 is calculated by adjusting the 7.95 economic score of lower-income students by the 55% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s EMS of 9.51 ranks in the bottom 25% 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).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Saint Mary, of-the-Woods College pays $15,585 a year, $31,445 less than the $47,030 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 $15,585
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 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 $15,585 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 73% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,065. This is 19% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,600
Pell grants
$4,776
State grants
$8,224
Institutional grants
$19,495
Saint Mary, of-the-Woods College offers 24 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College offers 1 exclusively online program. 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
25
Percentage of programs online
56%
Saint Mary, of-the-Woods College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 812 applicants, of which 571 were admitted and 194 enrolled. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
52%
83%
Female
91%
59%
First time
29%
59%
In-state
84%
68%
1st generation
40%
35%
White
80%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%