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Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, CA · Private · Large city · MSMU

Private institution in Los Angeles, CA · 1,746 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $72,379 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$25,0091,475th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$48,1321,783rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$48,1321,779th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,6371,756th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,9491,432nd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$72,379237th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$61,335222nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.4%1,014th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.0%1,019th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
68.7%575th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
—

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7461,022nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
55.1%277th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 11 mi (LAX)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 43 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$86,424$81,662
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,286—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$49,214$48,265
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$48,432$27,439
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$44,971$41,565
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$36,134$46,478
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$33,565$31,133
MarketingBusinessbachelors$33,281—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$32,569$25,194
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$32,569—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychologybachelors$30,047$19,455
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,926$22,871

Campus facts

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mount Saint Mary's University’s 1,746 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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