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College of Saint Mary

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Omaha, NE
Population 950,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 455
Men / Women 0% / 100%
White 64%
Hispanic 20%
Black 8%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 56%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Education 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Business & Economics 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $24,510
Est. Cost of Attendance $35,971
10-Year ROI $210,000
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 33%

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%)
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (81%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 38%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 64 #250
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 9 #481

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 88%
SAT Range 1030 – 1170
SAT Math Range 480 – 600
SAT RW Range 510 – 610
ACT Range 18 – 26

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Saint Mary 98 0% / 100% 1% $62,317 100%
Chemistry 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $65,305 74
Biology 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $59,039 63
Human Biology 5 0% / 100% 0% $58,872 62
Exercise Science 12 0% / 100% 0% $52,489 47
Nursing 43 0% / 100% 2% $72,519 83 100%
Business Administration 4 0% / 100% 0% $68,889 79 100%
Applied Psychology 7 0% / 100% 0% $51,276 43
English 1 0% / 100% 0% $47,445 32
General Studies 9 0% / 100% 0% $51,026 42
Humanities 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,412 46
Paralegal Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,771 53
Psychology 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,231 43
Biology Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,610 47
Early Childhood Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,678 41 100%
Elementary Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $50,678 41 100%
English Education 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,061 45
Special Education 3 0% / 100% 0% $54,900 53
Art Teacher Education $52,108 45