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 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $23,3401,199th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $23,3401,022nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $33,9891,073rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2501,163rd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,338831st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,339261st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.4%801st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.2%1,330th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 44.0%212th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1120598th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4551,714th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.9%846th highest of 2,140 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
Key links
- Official websitecsm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 181604)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in NebraskaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: College of Saint Mary vs York UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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