St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland
- Public
- Rural
- 1,603 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 69%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,956per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 68%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,79610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
St. Mary's College of Maryland is the nation's first standalone public honors college, designated by the Maryland Legislature in 1992 as the state's public honors college.
Source: St. Mary's College of Maryland – The National Public Honors College
The St. Mary's Project (SMP) is a two-semester, eight-credit independently designed and executed course of study intended as a capstone.
Source: Graduating St. Mary's College of Maryland Students to Present St ...
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 69%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1143–1340Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,956full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,931sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $15,686Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $32,244Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 68%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 86%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,79610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,603Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 23%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 23%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT — admits 88%
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA — admits 95%
- Montana Technological University Butte, MT — admits 91%
- Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD
- University of South Carolina Beaufort Bluffton, SC — admits 73%
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
- SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY — admits 72%
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock, TX
- Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for St. Mary's College of Maryland, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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