College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE · Private · Large city · CSM
Private institution in Omaha, NE · 455 undergraduates · 44% acceptance rate · $54,338 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 13%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 13%Acceptance rate
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $14,986678th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,3401,190th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,3401,013th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,9891,070th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2501,156th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,338827th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,339260th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.4%797th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.2%1,322nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 44.0%210th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1120596th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4551,709th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.9%835th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 289 mi (MSP)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 24 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,328 | $63,692 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,832 | $36,560 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $32,284 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianScience Technologies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1923source
- School colors: #003767 and #62B5E5 and #F3CF45source
- Athletic nickname: "Flames"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to College of Saint Mary’s 455 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NE
- York UniversityYork, NE · 443 undergrads
- Union Adventist UniversityLincoln, NE · 439 undergrads
- Bryan College of Health SciencesLincoln, NE · 534 undergrads
- Clarkson CollegeOmaha, NE · 611 undergrads
- Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthOmaha, NE · 752 undergrads
- University of Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, NE · 861 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH · 455 undergrads
- Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH · 454 undergrads
- Northland CollegeAshland, WI · 457 undergrads
- Huertas CollegeCaguas, PR · 460 undergrads
- The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NY · 460 undergrads
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, TX · 460 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecsm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181604)
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- Compare with York UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: College of Saint Mary vs York UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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