Saint Mary's College

www.saintmarys.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$47,000

5% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$27,686

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

1.17%

Default Rate

2021 Acceptance Rate

83.1%

2,351 Applicants

2021 Enrolled Students

1,527

93.7% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

74.5%

312 Graduates

About

Saint Mary's College is a higher education institution located in St. Joseph County, IN. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Saint Mary's College were Registered Nursing (49 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (37 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (31 degrees).

In 2021, 414 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Saint Mary's College. 99.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 0.483% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (319 degrees), 5.8 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (55 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Saint Mary's College is $47,000, which is $18,495 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

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Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Saint Mary's College is $47,000, which is $18,495 more than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,686.

In 2021, 98% of undergraduate students attending Saint Mary's College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 63% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$47,000

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Saint Mary's College was $47,000. The cost of tuition at Saint Mary's College is $18,495 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Saint Mary's College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$27,686

2021 Value

2.08%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Saint Mary's College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,686. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Saint Mary's College grew by 2.08%.

This chart compares the average net price of Saint Mary's College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$11,160

Room and Board

$1,100

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Saint Mary's College was of $11,160 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 7.46% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,100. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Saint Mary's College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

98%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

63%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

98% of undergraduate students at Saint Mary's College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2020, when 98% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Saint Mary's College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

1.17%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Saint Mary's College was 1.17%, which represents 4 out of the 342 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Saint Mary's College received 2,351 undergraduate applications in 2021, which represents a 2.53% annual growth. Out of those 2,351 applicants, 1,953 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 83.1% acceptance rate.

There were 1,527 students enrolled at Saint Mary's College in 2021. 41% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Saint Mary's College has an overall enrollment yield of 19.2%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

83.1%

Acceptance Rate in 2021

1,953

Accepted Out of 2,351

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Saint Mary's College was 83.1% (1,953 admissions from 2,351 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 81.5%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 2.53%, while admissions declined by −0.661%..

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Saint Mary's College (in red) with that of other similar universities, and the chart below shows the acceptance rate by gender.

SAT Scores

41%

Submission Percentage (2021)

153

Scores Submitted (2021)

41% of enrolled first-time students at Saint Mary's College in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Saint Mary's College had a total enrollment of 1,527 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Saint Mary's College is 1,431 students and the part-time enrollment is 96. This means that 93.7% of students enrolled at Saint Mary's College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Saint Mary's College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 75.6% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.01% Two or More Races, 1.9% Black or African American, 1.44% Asian, and 0.131% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Saint Mary's College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (76.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (15.3%) and Two or More Races Female (3.22%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (81%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (12.7%) and Asian Female (1.59%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

93.7%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Saint Mary's College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,527 students. The full-time enrollment at Saint Mary's College is 1,431 and the part-time enrollment is 96. This means that 93.7% of students enrolled at Saint Mary's College are enrolled full-time compared with 79.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Saint Mary's College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

81%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Saint Mary's College was 81%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Saint Mary's College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Saint Mary's College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,155 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
223 enrolled students
Two or More Races
46 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Saint Mary's College is 75.6% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.01% Two or More Races, 1.9% Black or African American, 1.44% Asian, and 0.131% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 55% White, 13.5% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 39 students (2.55%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 410 more women than men received degrees from Saint Mary's College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Saint Mary's College is white (319 degrees awarded). There were 5.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (55 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Saint Mary's College is Registered Nursing (49 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (37 degrees) and General Biological Sciences (31 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Saint Mary's College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (16 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (15 degrees), and Cultural & Gender Studies (7 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Mary's College are Elementary & middle school teachers (226,208 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (195,196 people), Postsecondary teachers (177,005 people), Secondary school teachers (160,756 people), and Other managers (145,587 people).

The most specialized majors at Saint Mary's College in 2021 are History (16 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (15 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (7 degrees), Math & Statistics (18 degrees), and English (18 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Mary's College are Surgeons, Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Diagnostic medical sonographers, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at Saint Mary's College are History (16 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (15 degrees), Cultural & Gender Studies (7 degrees), Math & Statistics (18 degrees), and English (18 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Saint Mary's College are Elementary & secondary schools (519,635 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (329,958 people), Legal services (158,988 people), Computer Systems Design (157,948 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (100,895 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Saint Mary's College.

Most Common (2021)

Registered Nursing
49 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
37 degree-majors awarded
General Biological Sciences
31 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Saint Mary's College was Registered Nursing with 49 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Saint Mary's College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

412

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 2 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Mary's College, which is 0.00485 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (412).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Saint Mary's College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 1 degrees were awarded to men at Saint Mary's College in Data Science, General., which is 1 times approximately the same the 1 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 49 degrees were awarded to women at Saint Mary's College in Registered Nursing. There were no male recipients with the same degree.

Time to Complete

72%

100% Completion Time

79%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 72% of students graduating from Saint Mary's College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 79% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 80% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Saint Mary's College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.24% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
319 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
55 degrees awarded
Black or African American
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Saint Mary's College is white (319 degrees awarded). There were 5.8 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (55 degrees).

2.9% of degree recipients (12 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
318 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
54 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Saint Mary's College is white female (318 degrees awarded). There were 5.89 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino female (54 degrees).

Operations

Saint Mary's College has an endowment valued at nearly $282M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 95.8M (33.9%) compared to the 17.4% average return (9.13M on 52.4M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2021, Saint Mary's College had a total salary expenditure of 61.4M. Saint Mary's College employs 50 Associate professors, 43 Assistant professors and 25 Professors. Most academics at Saint Mary's College are Female Assistant professor (35), Female Associate professor (31), and Male Associate professor (19).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint Mary's College are: Service, with 48 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 42 employees, and Management with 38 employees.

Endowment

$282M

2021 Endowment

42.1%

growth from 2020

Saint Mary's College has an endowment valued at about $282M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Saint Mary's College grew 42.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $230M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Saint Mary's College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$24.4M

2021 Salaries

0.323%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Saint Mary's College paid a median of $24.4M in salaries, which represents 39.7% of their overall expenditure ($61.4M) and a 0.323% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 15.1M (38.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$9.68M

Instructional Salaries

143

Number of Employees

In 2021, Saint Mary's College paid a total of $9.68M to 143 employees working as instructors, which represents 39.7% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.92M (32.5%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

50 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

48 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Saint Mary's College were Associate professor with 50 employees, Assistant professor with 43 employees, and Professor with 25 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Saint Mary's College were Service with 48 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 42 employees, and Management with 38 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Assistant professor
Female Associate professor
Male Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Saint Mary's College was Female Assistant professor with 35 employees, Female Associate professor with 31 employees, and Male Associate professor with 19 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Saint Mary's College.