St. Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD · Public research
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Acceptance rate
72.5%
2,542 admitted
SAT · 50th
1240
Range 1110–1320
6-yr grad
65.0%
Retention 82.0%
Undergrads
1,622
10:1 S-F
Admissions
75.1% / 73.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications3,504
Overall admit rate72.5%
In-state admit rate75.1%
Out-of-state admit rate73.5%
Enrolled404 · 15.9% yield
Admitted from waitlist13 of 364
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Recs, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsCharacter, Class rank, Extracurriculars, Talent, Volunteering
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1240
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1110–1320 · 22.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W590640700
Math520590630
Comp111012401320
ACT
255075
Comp232731
Cost & aid
$12,480
in-state tuition
out-of-state $29,038
Tuition (in-state)$12,480
Tuition (out-of-state)$29,038
Fees$3,206
Room & board$16,256
Books$1,000
Avg need-based grant$12,358
% need met80.0%
Avg debt at graduation$22,422
Academics
10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
82.0% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention82.0%
4-year graduation55.6%
6-year graduation65.0%
Enrollment
1,622
undergraduates
11.0% out-of-state · 0 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,622
First-year404
Transfer81
Full-time98%
Female61%
Out-of-state11.0%
International (freshmen)0
Rankings
#96
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#9626
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#29926
NicheBest Colleges in America#69526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#69826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceUnited East Conference1
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingMaryland colleges11
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → December 1 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Early actionNovember 1 → January 1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 SS, 1 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.smcm.edu/admissions/how-to-a…
Admissions emailadmissions@smcm.edu
Admissions phone240 895 5000
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Mary…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Towson University MD · Public80.6%107016K
James Madison University VA · Public68.8%126021K
University of Mary Washington VA · Public74.1%12693K
Dickinson College PA · Private (nonprofit)41.5%13802K
Goucher College MD · Private (nonprofit)79.4%12301K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — St. Mary's College of Maryland

23 years of St. Mary's College of Maryland's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.