Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 33 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing12 · 36.4%
- No Data21 · 63.6%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Action history · 3
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Feb 2022Approved for Distance EducationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 380 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $7.5M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 363 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at SMCM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus18
Includes 15 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
SMCM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SMCM selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSt. Mary's College of Maryland | 70% | — | 1,630 | $18,441 | Baccalaureate |
| 93% | 9.3% | 4,474 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 40% | 95.2% | 1,321 | $17,945 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | 69.7% | 799 | $28,014 | Baccalaureate | |
| 41% | — | 617 | $14,265 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 74.0% | 3,333 | $18,913 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 52% | 71.9% | 1,476 | $18,441 |
Institutions like SMCM
Explore the federal data for institutions in SMCM's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMaryland
United States Naval Academy
Grad rate93%Admit rate9.3%Enrollment4,474Net price—View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Grad rate40%Admit rate95.2%Enrollment1,321Net price$17,945View data - BaccalaureateNew Jersey
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Grad rate38%Admit rate69.7%Enrollment799Net price$28,014View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Grad rate41%Admit rate—Enrollment617Net price$14,265View data - BaccalaureateNew York
SUNY at Purchase College
Grad rate63%Admit rate74.0%Enrollment3,333Net price$18,913View data
SMCM Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research & Planning at St. Mary's College of Maryland supports the College goals by providing timely, accurate, and comprehensive information to assist with planning, decision-making, and reporting.
Visit IR office page- Anne Marie BradyAssistant Vice President of Institutional Research and Planning
- Christopher PetersonAssociate Director of Institutional Research
- Mai SavelleAssociate Director of Institutional Effectiveness
- Aaron KochInstitutional Research Analyst II
Common Data Set
SMCM's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C13,109 applied → 2,344 admitted (75.4%) → 442 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 75.4% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1110–1320 (median 1230).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 24–30 (median 28).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
Waitlist outcome
C2229 offered a waitlist spot, 89 accepted it, 10 admitted (11.2% of those who stayed on).
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $32,058 (2023-2024).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $32,058 → about $20,350 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($11,708); 87% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H546% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $26,286 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 68%; first-year retention 81%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 3 pts below the overall rate (65% vs 68%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I372% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~30% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B20% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B11,601 undergraduates and 10 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1159 transfer applicants → 113 admitted (71.1%) → 72 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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