Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary of the Woods, IN · Private · Rural (fringe) · SMWC · St. Mary-of-the-Woods College St Mary-of-the-Woods College
Private institution in Saint Mary of the Woods, IN · 896 undergraduates · 76% acceptance rate · $43,845 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 17%Pell Grant share
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
- $43,4651,934th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,4901,433rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $33,4901,372nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,1431,389th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,512607th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,8451,415th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,8631,099th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 52.3%1,061st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 67.3%1,358th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.1%772nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 966983rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20798th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8961,417th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 50.5%364th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 158 mi (MDW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- 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 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $35,416 | $33,993 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $33,281 | $32,925 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 10 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,090,840 (M $1,110,743 · W $980,097)
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Equestrian
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College’s 896 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IN
Elsewhere
- University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK · 896 undergrads
- Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GA · 898 undergrads
- Beloit CollegeBeloit, WI · 898 undergrads
- Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KS · 894 undergrads
- University of Advancing TechnologyTempe, AZ · 892 undergrads
- Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ · 901 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitesmwc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 152381)
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- Compare with Manchester UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College vs Manchester UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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