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Mount St. Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD · Private · Rural (distant) · MSMU · Mount Saint Mary's · Mount Saint Mary's University · Mount St. Mary's · The Mount

Private institution in Emmitsburg, MD · 1,806 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $64,072 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
$24,9871,472nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$47,2401,771st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$47,2401,767th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$62,0781,712th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,3911,389th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,072400th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,915599th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
58.0%838th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.8%1,192nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.9%657th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1141553rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,806998th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.9%1,363rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 50 mi (BWI)

On 3 of our 111 lists

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

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$49,344$45,249
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,745$56,157
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$44,835$40,896
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$43,240$37,363
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$42,682—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$40,737$35,952
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,909$42,682
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$38,289$37,748
Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheologybachelors$38,289$32,563
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$32,382
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$31,314$21,052
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771$35,060

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,528,911 (M $4,864,808 · W $6,647,103 · Coed $17,000)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Mount St. Mary's University’s 1,806 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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