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Saint Mary's College
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Information Summary
Ranks 153rd overall and 5th in Indiana
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
93.0 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$38,400 |
| Admission
Success rate |
81% |
| ACT / SAT
75 %ile scores |
27 / 1240 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
12 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
87% / N/A |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
1,527 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Notre Dame, IN 46556
| Surrounding community | Large suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. over 250,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 6,747 (6,747 urban / N/A rural) |
| Households | 17 (2.29 people per house) |
| Families | 12 (2.42 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 240 |
| Pop. — Asian | 238 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 22 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 50 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 6,155 |
| Pop. — Other | 218 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences
| Undergraduate | Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | N/A |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Exclusively undergraduate four-year |
| Size & Setting | Small four-year, highly residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Bachelor's degree |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Saint Mary's College?
Ranks 284th for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $26,285 | $26,285 | $26,285 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $590 | $590 | $590 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $1,039 | $1,039 | $1,039 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $38,400 | $38,400 | $38,400 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $28,025 | $28,025 | $28,025 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $28,025 | $28,025 | $28,025 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $24,358 |
$24,358 |
$24,358 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $8,180 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $1,625 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $30 |
| Graduate Application Fee | N/A |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 1,281 (N/A male / 1,281 female) |
| Admitted | 1,041 (N/A male / 1,041 female) |
| Admission rate | 81% |
| First-time Enrollment | 479 (N/A male / 479 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 479 (N/A male / 479 female) |
| PT Enrollment | N/A (N/A male / N/A female) |
| Total Enrollment | 1,527 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does Saint Mary's College use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does Saint Mary's College accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 299th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 93% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 23 / 29 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 21 / 26 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 22 / 27 |
SAT Test Admission
Ranks 358th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting SAT results | 66% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 510 / 620 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 510 / 620 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 1020 / 1240 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 1,292 |
| Meals per Week | 21 |
| Room Fee | $5,345 |
| Board Fee | $3,330 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
Saint Mary's College Ranks 1530th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $3,236 | 52 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $3,350 | 158 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $10,513 | 329 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $5,203 | 254 | |
| Any financial aid type | 367 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at Saint Mary's College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | 9 | 9 |
Black Non-Hispanic | N/A | 23 | 23 |
Hispanic | 1 | 74 | 75 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | 32 | 32 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | 4 | 4 |
White Non-Hispanic | 5 | 1,342 | 1,347 |
Race Unknown | 2 | 35 | 37 |
| Total | 8 | 1,519 | 1,527 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at Saint Mary's College?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | N/A | 2 | 2 |
Black Non-Hispanic | N/A | 5 | 5 |
Hispanic | N/A | 18 | 18 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | N/A | 5 | 5 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | N/A | 2 | 2 |
White Non-Hispanic | N/A | 399 | 399 |
Race Unknown | N/A | 8 | 8 |
| Total | N/A | 439 | 439 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at Saint Mary's College.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 40 | 40 | |
| N/A | 40 | 40 | |
| N/A | 28 | 28 | |
| N/A | 26 | 26 | |
| N/A | 25 | 25 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
Saint Mary's College Ranks 1145th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $59,026 ($62,605 male / $56,834 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 129 (49 male / 80 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 4 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 32 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $2,014,295 |
Saint Mary's College Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Reduced Course Load, Tutoring and Writing Center. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling and Placement Service can help. Saint Mary’s College is unique in its study options. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Double Major, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, ROTC, Navy, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Washington Semester. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Saint Mary’s College.
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- Mathematics:
- Applied Mathematics, Mathematics – General, Statistics
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Management Information Systems
- Education:
- Elementary Education
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Cytotechnology, Nursing (RN)
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, Spanish
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Biology
- Popular majors:
- fifteen percent education, fourteen percent business per marketing, eleven percent communications per journalism, nine percent english, eight percent social sciences, seven percent biology, seven percent psychology, six percent health professions, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent liberal arts
- Communications & Journalism:
- Communications/Rhetoric
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
- Public Administration and Service:
- Social Work
- History:
- History – General
- English Language and Literature:
- Creative Writing, English Literature (British)
- Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
- Mathematics/Computer Science
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
- Social Sciences:
- Economics, Political Science/Government, Sociology
Further, for international students, the application fee is 30. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $942 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of January.
Saint Mary's College Admissions
This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were ninety total number of transfer students who applied and forty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 81%. Remember that this can change at any time.
For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of January. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of March and If you wish to apply early, your application will be do no later than the 15th of November, of which you should hear back from the university no later than the 15th of December. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 15th of May. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.
Saint Mary's College Financial Aid
Financial aid distribution is at sixty-five percent scholarships per grants and thirty-five percent loans per jobs. Similarly, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE and FAFSA. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics and ROTC.
Saint Mary's College Students
The school’s size is approximately one thousand, three hundred and sixty-six degree-seeking undergrads and three hundred and seventy-seven first-time degree-seeking freshmen. Saint Mary’s College offers Bachelor’s degrees. Additionally, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Women only, where 81 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Further, the student body consists of twenty-four percent in-state students, seventy-six percent out-of-state students, one hundred percent women, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, less than one percent black per non-hispanic, six percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, thirty-two percent in top 10th of graduating class, sixty-six percent in top quarter of graduating class, ninety-four percent in top half of graduating class, forty-four percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty-two percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24 and three percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99.
This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the university has many unique facilites such as nature trail, performing arts center, art gallery, greenhouse. Remarkably, the school is located 1 mile from South Bend.
Saint Mary's College Athletics
The Belles are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
- Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Softball
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Club Volleyball















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