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St. Mary's University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Marianist)
Population 2,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,911
Men / Women 40% / 60%
Hispanic 56%
White 26%
International 8%
Black 5%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
From State 98%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Business & Economics 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 12%
Health Sciences 7%
Engineering 5%
Computer Science 4%
Arts 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,434
Est. Cost of Attendance $47,999
10-Year ROI $141,000
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 49%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 85 (10% πŸ₯΅)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% πŸ–οΈ)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level β€”
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 249 #99
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Life & Natural Sciences 1 #561

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 970 – 1230
SAT Math Range 435 – 645
SAT RW Range 465 – 665
ACT Range 15 – 27

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 βˆ’1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

β‡… Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Greehey School of Business 100 48% / 52% 14% $66,374 94%
Accounting 9 β€” 44% / 56% 0% $81,824 88 96%
Business Administration 30 β€” 53% / 47% 10% $50,255 29 100%
Finance 26 β€” 58% / 42% 19% $83,119 89 91%
International Business 13 β€” 38% / 62% 8% $62,004 61 β€”
Marketing 22 β€” 36% / 64% 23% $64,828 67 89%
β‡… Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 203 32% / 68% 1% $50,795 96%
Environmental Science 5 β€” 60% / 40% 0% $51,147 32 β€”
Kinesiology 29 β€” 48% / 52% 0% $56,554 48 98%
Economics 1 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $66,813 71 β€”
Communication Studies 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $54,049 40 92%
Criminal Justice 12 β€” 33% / 67% 0% $45,608 17 97%
Criminology 25 β€” 28% / 72% 0% $43,974 14 91%
English 14 β€” 0% / 100% 7% $44,831 15 88%
Forensic Science 21 β€” 19% / 81% 0% $44,892 15 β€”
General Studies 1 β€” 0% / 100% 0% $51,900 34 β€”
History 7 β€” 57% / 43% 0% $48,771 25 β€”
Intercultural and International Studies 11 β€” 18% / 82% 9% $54,270 41 β€”
International Relations and Affairs 1 β€” 100% / 0% 100% $58,487 53 90%
Philosophy 3 β€” 67% / 33% 0% $49,061 26 β€”
Political Science 29 β€” 34% / 66% 0% $57,741 51 100%
Psychology 16 β€” 25% / 75% 0% $52,812 37 100%
Sociology 4 β€” 25% / 75% 0% $48,427 24 β€”
Theology/Theological Studies 1 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $46,696 20 β€”
Art Education 5 β€” 0% / 100% 0% $51,189 32 β€”
Music 4 β€” 75% / 25% 0% $40,840 9 β€”
β‡… Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Science, Engineering and Technology 87 48% / 52% 6% $65,176 91%
Computer Engineering 12 β€” 50% / 50% 17% $76,838 84 89%
Electrical Engineering 3 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $83,826 89 β€”
Engineering Science 3 β€” 67% / 33% 33% $80,110 86 β€”
Industrial Engineering 2 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $79,245 86 β€”
Computer Information Systems 5 β€” 60% / 40% 0% $76,629 83 β€”
Computer Science 10 β€” 70% / 30% 10% $78,545 85 β€”
Software Engineering 2 β€” 50% / 50% 50% $76,838 84 89%
Chemistry 2 β€” 0% / 100% 0% $59,455 56 β€”
Mathematics 6 β€” 50% / 50% 0% $42,436 11 90%
Physics 1 β€” 100% / 0% 0% $66,286 70 β€”
Biochemistry 6 β€” 33% / 67% 0% $57,705 51 β€”
Bioinformatics β€” β€” β€” β€” $58,244 52 β€”
Biology 35 β€” 34% / 66% 0% $56,849 49 93%