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Saint Mary's College of California is a private regional university located in Moraga, California. Saint Mary's College of California is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Mary's College of California is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $67,742 10 years after enrolling, 25th in California, and in the top 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Mary's College of California bachelor students earn 10% more than the national average. Saint Mary's College of California is ranked 52nd in California.
Saint Mary's College of California’s median net annual cost of $37,232 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 Saint Mary's College of California sorted by number of graduates - Business and Commerce, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Comms & Media Studies, Biology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$37,232
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #296
Economic score: 2.8
Economics
Rank: #247
Economic score: 4.42
English Language & Lit
Rank: #141
Economic score: 5.7
Area Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.46
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #409
Economic score: 14.71
Psychology, Other
Rank: #3
Economic score: 15.26
Sociology
Rank: #341
Economic score: 19.89
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Rank: #32
Economic score: 19.98
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 6 graduate programs at Saint Mary's College of California - Business Administration, Student Counseling, Education, Accounting, Educ. Administration, Liberal Arts and Sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Rhetoric & Composition
Rank: #59
Economic score: 2.21
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 77% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Saint Mary's College of California is 10% higher than the state average, and 20% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Saint Mary's College of California, Pell Grant recipients represent 24% of the measured graduating class, 11% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Mary's College of California graduates within 4.2 years.
Saint Mary's College of California 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.
Saint Mary's College of California’s economic mobility score of 14.65 is calculated by adjusting the 2.99 economic score of lower-income students by the 24% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Mary's College of California’s EMS of 14.65 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 Saint Mary's College of California pays $37,232 a year, $33,148 less than the $70,380 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 $37,232
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Mary's College of California, 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 $37,232 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 78% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,074. This is 24% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,473
Pell grants
$4,941
State grants
$8,398
Institutional grants
$33,088
Saint Mary's College of California's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,523 applicants, of which 2,469 were admitted and 421 enrolled. Saint Mary's College of California doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Full time
96%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
73%
59%
In-state
86%
68%
1st generation
26%
35%
White
39%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
30%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
2%
0.3%
Other
14%
12%