Mount Saint Mary College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$41,820
5.02% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$26,896
After Financial Aid
2024 Acceptance Rate
88.9%
3,219 Applicants
2024 Enrolled Students
2,491
45.1% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
65.5%
254 Graduates

About

Mount Saint Mary College is a higher education institution located in Orange County, NY. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Mount Saint Mary College were Registered Nursing (111 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (35 degrees), and General Psychology (27 degrees).

In 2024, 463 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Mount Saint Mary College. 71.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 28.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (268 degrees), 2.95 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (91 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Mount Saint Mary College is $41,820, which is $16,532 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($25,288).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Mount Saint Mary College is $41,820, which is $16,532 more than the national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($25,288).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $26,896.

In 2024, 60% of undergraduate students attending Mount Saint Mary College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 45% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$41,820
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Mount Saint Mary College was $41,820. The cost of tuition at Mount Saint Mary College is $16,532 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Masters Colleges and Universities ($25,288).

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Average Net Price

$26,896
2024 Value
9.39%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Mount Saint Mary College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $26,896. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Mount Saint Mary College grew by 9.39%.

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Other Student Expenses

$16,428
Room and Board
$1,522
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Mount Saint Mary College was of $16,428 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 6.58% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,522. The cost of books and supplies increased by 12.7% during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

60%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
45%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

60% of undergraduate students at Mount Saint Mary College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 27.7% with respect to 2023, when 83% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Admissions

Mount Saint Mary College received 3,219 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 44.4% annual growth. Out of those 3,219 applicants, 2,861 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 88.9% acceptance rate.

There were 2,491 students enrolled at Mount Saint Mary College in 2024. 2% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Mount Saint Mary College has an overall enrollment yield of 7.03%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

88.9%
Acceptance Rate in 2024
2,861
Accepted Out of 3,219

In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Mount Saint Mary College was 88.9% (2,861 admissions from 3,219 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 82.5%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 44.4%, while admissions grew by 55.7%.

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SAT Scores

2%
Submission Percentage (2024)
4
Scores Submitted (2024)

2% of enrolled first-time students at Mount Saint Mary College in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Mount Saint Mary College had a total enrollment of 2,491 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Mount Saint Mary College is 1,124 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,367. This means that 45.1% of students enrolled at Mount Saint Mary College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Mount Saint Mary College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 53% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino, 9.92% Black or African American, 3.25% Asian, 1.41% Two or More Races, 0.241% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.201% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Mount Saint Mary College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (34.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (20.3%) and White Male (17.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.9%), followed by White Male (27.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (12.5%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

45.1%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Mount Saint Mary College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,491 students. The full-time enrollment at Mount Saint Mary College is 1,124 and the part-time enrollment is 1,367. This means that 45.1% of students enrolled at Mount Saint Mary College are enrolled full-time compared with 68.6% at similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Retention Rate over Time

74%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Mount Saint Mary College was 74%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Masters Colleges and Universities (74%), Mount Saint Mary College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    1,321 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    572 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    247 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Mount Saint Mary College is 53% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino, 9.92% Black or African American, 3.25% Asian, 1.41% Two or More Races, 0.241% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.201% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Masters Colleges and Universities is 48.8% White, 18.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.7% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 193 students (7.75%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 197 more women than men received degrees from Mount Saint Mary College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Mount Saint Mary College is white (268 degrees awarded). There were 2.95 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (91 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Mount Saint Mary College is Registered Nursing (111 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (35 degrees) and General Psychology (27 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Mount Saint Mary College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are History (19 degrees awarded), English (14 degrees), and Health (190 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount Saint Mary College are Registered nurses (1,568,512 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (504,432 people), Other managers (441,123 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (339,830 people), and Postsecondary teachers (253,791 people).

The most specialized majors at Mount Saint Mary College in 2024 are History (19 degrees awarded), English (14 degrees), Health (190 degrees), Social Sciences (31 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (20 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount Saint Mary College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Mount Saint Mary College are History (19 degrees awarded), English (14 degrees), Health (190 degrees), Social Sciences (31 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (20 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Mount Saint Mary College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,851,887 people), Elementary & secondary schools (959,879 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (601,837 people), Legal services (410,211 people), and Outpatient care centers (375,330 people).

The most specialized majors at Mount Saint Mary College are History (19 degrees awarded), English (14 degrees), Health (190 degrees), Social Sciences (31 degrees), and Interdisciplinary Studies (20 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Mount Saint Mary College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Registered Nursing
    111 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    35 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    27 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Mount Saint Mary College was Registered Nursing with 111 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

133
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
330
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 133 degrees were awarded to men at Mount Saint Mary College, which is 0.403 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (330).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 39 degrees were awarded to men at Mount Saint Mary College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 1.95 times more than the 20 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 100 degrees were awarded to men at Mount Saint Mary College in Registered Nursing, which is 9.09 times more than the 11 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

48%
100% Completion Time
61%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 48% of students graduating from Mount Saint Mary College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 61% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 61% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.
White Female
Highest Graduation Rate (73.2%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2024 at Mount Saint Mary College is Female and White (73.2% graduation rate). Across all Masters Colleges and Universities, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    268 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    91 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    43 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Mount Saint Mary College is white (268 degrees awarded). There were 2.95 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (91 degrees).

8.64% of degree recipients (40 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    188 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    80 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    71 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Mount Saint Mary College is white female (188 degrees awarded). There were 2.35 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (80 degrees).

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Operations

Mount Saint Mary College has an endowment valued at nearly $11.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 4.85M (43.7%) compared to the 9.96% average return (5.41M on 54.3M) across all Masters Colleges and Universities.

In 2024, Mount Saint Mary College had a total salary expenditure of 58.6M. Mount Saint Mary College employs 31 Associate professors, 17 Professors and 7 Assistant professors. Most academics at Mount Saint Mary College are Female Associate professor (16), Male Associate professor (15), and Male Professor (10).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mount Saint Mary College are: Service, with 47 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 39 employees, and Management with 38 employees.

Endowment

$11.1M
2024 Endowment
14.1%
growth from 2023

Mount Saint Mary College has an endowment valued at about $11.1M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Mount Saint Mary College grew 14.1% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $43.2M lower than than the median endowment of Masters Colleges and Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$23.6M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Mount Saint Mary College paid a median of $23.6M in salaries, which represents 40.2% of their overall expenditure ($58.6M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$5.51M
Instructional Salaries
63
Number of Employees

In 2024, Mount Saint Mary College paid a total of $5.51M to 63 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $1.15M (2.91%) for similar Masters Colleges and Universities.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Mount Saint Mary College were Service with 47 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 39 employees, and Management with 38 employees.

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