Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, MD16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727-7799
301-447-6122
Founded in 1808, Mount St. Mary's University is the second-oldest Catholic university in the United States. The university is located in Emmitsburg, Maryland, about 50 miles (80 km) north of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. and about an hour northwest of Baltimore. The university has more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 36 states and 43 countries.
The school was founded by the Society of St. Sulpice, a Catholic seminary priest order, and was originally located in Baltimore. The seminary moved to Emmitsburg in 1810 to be closer to a large population of Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Germany who were moving to the area.
The Mount was ranked the #1 Regional College in the North by U.S. News & World Report. The Mount also offers over 55 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
The campus of Mount St. Mary's University is located on a picturesque, 185-acre (0.75 km2) mountaintop campus in Emmitsburg. The campus is home to several historical buildings, including the Mother Seton House (the birthplace of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton) and the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, the largest church in the United States.
The university is governed by a Board of Trustees, which includes 18 laypeople, 2 priests, 2 religious brothers, and the university president. The Mount is a member of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC).
The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including business, education, engineering, nursing, and the liberal arts. The Mount also offers a unique 5-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing/Master of Science in Nursing program, which allows students to complete both degrees in just five years.
The Mount has a strong commitment to service and leadership, and offers a number of service-learning and leadership programs, including the Mount Leadership Scholars program and the Mount Global Fellows program.
The Mount athletics teams compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the Landmark Conference. The Mount has 19 varsity teams, including baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.
The university is also home to a number of student organizations, including the Student Government Association, the Residence Hall Association, and the Inter-Fraternity Council.
Mount St. Mary's University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 2560
Acceptance Rate: 80.45%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://msmary.edu/
Financial Aid: https://msmary.edu/admissions/financial-aid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $59980
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $59980
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Mount St. Mary's University is $217053.74. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Mount St. Mary's University. For graduates of Mount St. Mary's University, we saw an average early-career income of $53100.00 and mid-career income of $102500.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.