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St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD · Public · Rural (fringe) · SMCM · St. Mary's or SMCM

Public institution in St. Mary's City, MD · 1,566 undergraduates · 75% acceptance rate · $60,110 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
$18,362935th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$15,236962nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,3121,290th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$31,319976th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,000751st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,110538th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,286439th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
68.0%497th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.4%597th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
75.4%754th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1232321st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5661,085th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.2%1,699th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 56 mi (DCA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
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 25 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$68,965$59,124
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$48,198—
Public Policy AnalysisPublic Administrationbachelors$47,260$39,648
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$41,565
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$31,839
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$41,007$31,314
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$39,009$31,038
Historybachelors$30,409$21,052
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$30,409$29,322
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$30,047$33,281
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$28,236$26,121
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$25,194$20,140

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to St. Mary's College of Maryland’s 1,566 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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