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St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD · CDS 2025–2026 · Rural: Fringe · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
72.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
15.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
80.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$48,500
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,694

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,622
Total all graduate24
Grand total all students1,646

Admissions

Total applicants3,504
Total admitted2,542
Total enrolled404
Overall admit rate72.5%
Admit rate — women74.4%
Admit rate — men69.4%
Yield rate15.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date12/1
# admitted under ED plan78
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date1/1
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT22.0%
% submitting ACT4.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile590
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile520
SAT Math 75th %ile630
ACT Comp 25th %ile23
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class15.0%
% in top 25% of HS class45.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$12,480
Tuition — out-of-state$29,038
Required fees$3,206
Room and board$16,256
Total cost — in-state$31,942
Total cost — out-of-state$48,500

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$12,358
Avg % of need met80.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$5,693
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,694

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist364
# admitted from waitlist13
Waitlist admit rate46.4%
Transfer applicants (total)236
Transfer admit rate63.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time63.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)68.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$18,441Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)71.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)57.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate83.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$60,029Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan42.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full19.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white68.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black11.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women52.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men47.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino8.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian6.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international10.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences16.9%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences15.8%
Psychology13.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation9.4%
Visual And Performing Arts8.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters6.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services6.4%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services5.6%