St. Mary's University

Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 85 (10% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,964
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 235 (12.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 53%
White 11%
International 8%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Greehey School of Business 105 48% 10% 1% 2% 55% 25% $71,678 49 -0.59 70 99% 8.8%
Accounting 7 — 43% 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% $92,515 67 +0.36 90 100% — — — —
Business Administration 38 — 50% 8% 0% 3% 63% 21% $52,079 1 -1.33 24 100% 8.8% — — —
Engineering Management 7 — 71% 14% 0% 0% 14% 71% $74,994 60 -0.14 75 — — — — —
Finance 26 — 54% 12% 4% 0% 35% 38% $87,909 39 -0.39 88 97% — — — —
International Business 9 — 56% 0% 0% 11% 67% 22% $76,591 45 -0.31 77 — — — — —
Marketing 18 — 22% 17% 0% 0% 67% 6% $77,762 55 +0.01 79 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Humanities and Social Sciences 231 24% 9% 0% 2% 69% 5% $53,565 2 -0.85 27 96%
Environmental Science 6 — 17% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $52,035 19 -0.83 23 — — — — —
Kinesiology 36 — 44% 14% 0% 0% 64% 6% $58,342 39 -0.40 40 100% — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% 33% $77,521 23 -0.77 78 — — — — —
English 7 — 14% 14% 0% 0% 71% 0% $59,600 85 +0.88 44 100% — — — —
General Studies — — — — — — — — $56,381 50 -0.09 35 — — — — —
History 7 — 29% 14% 0% 0% 71% 0% $54,546 46 -0.23 30 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,995 17 -0.86 19 — — — — —
Spanish 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,656 38 -0.30 30 — — — — —
Theology/Theological Studies 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $51,578 50 +0.09 22 — — — — —
Communication Studies 16 — 25% 12% 0% 0% 44% 25% $42,980 1 -1.76 7 100% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 9 — 22% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0% $60,808 20 -0.62 47 90% — — — —
Political Science 28 — 39% 11% 0% 4% 57% 0% $61,030 19 -0.82 47 93% — — — —
Psychology 24 — 8% 8% 0% 4% 67% 4% $53,523 44 -0.23 27 95% — — — —
Sociology 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,747 37 -0.38 25 — — — — —
Elementary Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,487 77 +0.48 32 — — — — —
Art Education 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,069 89 +0.99 34 — — — — —
Music 4 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,159 51 +0.04 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 20 — 30% 10% 0% 10% 70% 0% $45,746 1 -1.95 11 100% — — — —
Criminology 33 — 3% 0% 0% 0% 91% 3% $48,110 3 -1.62 15 92% — — — —
Forensic Science 25 — 0% 4% 0% 0% 84% 0% $52,559 12 -1.01 25 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Science, Engineering and Technology 95 52% 14% 4% 0% 49% 18% $73,644 53 -0.96 73 96%
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $83,250 0 -1.60 84 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $88,505 1 -1.35 88 — — — — —
Engineering Science 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $86,624 12 -0.91 87 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 8 — 75% 12% 0% 0% 12% 75% $88,433 1 -1.62 88 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 11 — 73% 0% 0% 0% 64% 18% $88,219 4 -1.38 88 — — — — —
Computer Information Systems 4 — 50% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $84,669 22 -0.66 85 — — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 91% 9% 9% 0% 45% 27% $88,099 9 -1.08 88 — — — — —
Software Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $83,250 6 -1.22 84 100% — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,275 21 -0.61 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 11 — 64% 9% 9% 0% 45% 18% $66,934 23 -0.69 62 100% — — — —
Physics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,239 18 -0.75 73 — — — — —
Biochemistry 10 — 30% 30% 0% 0% 60% 0% $62,336 12 -0.82 51 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $63,091 15 -0.75 53 — — — — —
Biology 28 — 21% 11% 7% 0% 57% 4% $60,340 20 -0.71 46 94% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,904
ROI Percentile 51th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.1% 108 48% 9% 1% 2% 55% 25% $71,841 32 -0.59 71 99% 8.8%
Social Sciences 18.6% 80 26% 9% 0% 2% 58% 6% $54,832 34 -0.80 31 94% —
Professional 18.1% 78 9% 4% 0% 3% 83% 1% $48,930 1 -1.51 16 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.0% 39 26% 15% 5% 0% 56% 5% $60,922 21 -0.74 47 94% —
Health Sciences 8.4% 36 44% 14% 0% 0% 64% 6% $58,342 2 -0.40 40 100% —
Engineering 6.0% 26 69% 4% 0% 0% 50% 38% $87,741 2 -1.41 87 100% —
Humanities 4.6% 20 20% 20% 0% 0% 70% 0% $55,653 55 +0.17 33 100% —
Computer Science 3.7% 16 81% 19% 6% 0% 38% 19% $86,938 13 -0.98 87 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.2% 14 57% 21% 7% 0% 43% 14% $67,716 19 -0.70 63 100% —
Arts 1.6% 7 57% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $50,978 49 +0.45 21 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.4% 6 17% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $52,035 16 -0.83 23 — —
Education 0.2% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,487 65 +0.48 32 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 9 #340 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 1 #236 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 10 #473 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $716K $673K $43K
Soccer 31 $520K $514K $6K
Basketball 16 $1.0M $896K $139K
Tennis 13 $330K $327K $2K
Golf 9 $327K $314K $12K
Total 109 $2.9M $2.7M $205K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 30 $324K $317K $7K
Soccer 26 $520K $512K $7K
Softball 22 $620K $611K $9K
Volleyball 18 $619K $596K $23K
Basketball 15 $764K $759K $4K
Tennis 9 $382K $379K $2K
Golf 8 $336K $332K $3K
Total 126 $3.6M $3.5M $59K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 57 $1.0M $1.0M $14K
Baseball 40 $716K $673K $43K
Basketball 31 $1.8M $1.7M $144K
Other Sports 30 $324K $317K $7K
Softball 22 $620K $611K $9K
Tennis 22 $713K $707K $5K
Volleyball 18 $619K $596K $23K
Golf 17 $663K $647K $16K
Total 235 $8.9M $8.8M $16K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 89% 89%
Unhooked Early Decision 0% 0% —

Hooked: legacy, recruited athletes, and faculty-related

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 970 – 1160
SAT Math Range 460 – 560
SAT RW Range 510 – 600