Saint Mary's College

School Notes Overview:

    The focus of Saint Mary’s College is educating women – educating you – to make a difference in the world. Our goal is to make your Saint Mary’s experience as intellectually, spiritually and socially enriching as possible.

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School Overview:

Saint Mary's College
County St Joseph County, IN
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,647 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 17 students
 
Total Enrollment 1,664 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 1,408 students
Tuition 28,900
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 94%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 19%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $5,340
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 9%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $4,455
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 90%
% Students Receiving Loans 62%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $8,591

School Notes:

  • Saint Mary’s College is a Catholic, residential, women’s college in the liberal arts tradition. A pioneer in the education of women, the College is an academic community where women develop their talents and prepare to make a difference in the world. Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Cross in 1844, Saint Mary’s promotes a life of intellectual vigor, aesthetic appreciation, religious sensibility, and social responsibility. All members of the College remain faithful to this mission and continually assess their response to the complex needs and challenges of the contemporary world.
  • Dedicated to the personal and social growth of its students, Saint Mary’s cultivates a community of students, faculty, and staff, which responds to the needs of women. In order to offer the richest educational experience possible, the College strives to bring together women of different nations, cultures, and races. It provides a residential environment where women grow in their appreciation of the strengths and needs of others. Through a host of co-curricular programs on campus and in the local community, Saint Mary’s initiates students in the habits of civic responsibility. Engaging in all aspects of the college experience, students acquire the hallmarks of a liberally educated woman: keen self-knowledge, lively imagination, lifelong intellectual and cultural interests, and the ability to make socially responsible choices about the future.
  • Saint Mary’s offers the B.A., B.B.A., B.S., B.F.A., B.M. and over 30 major areas of study. Click here for a full listing of majors. In addition, Saint Mary’s College and the University of Notre Dame have established a cooperative engineering degree program. Students may design their own major if they wish or earn a minor or minors in any of 23 academic areas.
  • Saint Mary's is located in the city of South Bend, Indiana, Within walking distance of the University of Notre Dame, we are approximately 90 miles from Chicago and 160 miles from Indianapolis. Saint Mary’s is within easy access to the regional airport and interstate highway system.
  • Saint Mary’s consistently ranks at the top of its category in the U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of American colleges and universities. Saint Mary’s ranks as a top liberal arts institution.
  • Profile last updated: 12/02/2009.

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