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University of Mary

Bismarck, North Dakota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·umary.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
-2.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
3,861
peer median 3,756
Avg net price
$18,568
-$4.2k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,810
1,810 candidates competed
Admitted
1,363
75.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
564
41.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
67%-2.0pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
52%
Non-Pell
69%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 92 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 71 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
92
Passing
20
21.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.1%
+0.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

92programs
  • Passing20 · 21.7%
  • No Data71 · 77.2%
  • Failing1 · 1.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
19
No data
71

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.

21
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-8.5%
$47,158 vs $51,545
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.1%
$58,059 vs $54,736
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+25.8%
$45,394 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+27.8%
$46,121 vs $36,082
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+29.2%
$70,746 vs $54,736
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+29.5%
$60,062 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
+37.5%
$49,612 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+40.9%
$50,827 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
102%
$82,000 debt · $80,105 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
68%
$48,017 debt · $70,746 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
66%
$82,000 debt · $124,741 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$26,519 debt · $49,612 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
40%
$24,000 debt · $60,331 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$27,000 debt · $67,803 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
36%
$24,490 debt · $68,088 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
31%
$18,764 debt · $60,062 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1969Next review Aug 2033

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 9

  1. Oct 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. Feb 2022Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  4. Apr 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
  5. Dec 2020Initial Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,673
$30–48k$14,987
$48–75k$14,553
$75–110k$18,714
$110k+$20,840

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,568
-$4,188vs Doctoral/Professional median $22,756
Federal loans
45.5%
In-state tuition
$21,468
Out-of-state
$21,468

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 767 students received $4.3M in Pell grants, alongside $18.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
767
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.3M
$4,262,039 total
Direct Loans
$18.1M
2,354 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.2M
772 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.7M
1,021 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.9M
486 loan awards
Parent PLUS$601K
37 loan awards
Grad PLUS$645K
38 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 864 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
864
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
4.7%
2018
3.0%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at University of Mary

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs98
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

984 total completions
01Health Professions
33233.7%
02Business
24524.9%
03Education
16216.5%
04Parks/Recreation
555.6%
05Biological Sciences
424.3%
06Psychology
414.2%
07Philosophy/Religion
404.1%
08Theology
242.4%
09Liberal Arts
222.2%
10Security/Protective
212.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,861
12-mo unduplicated
4,626
Undergraduate
3,022
Graduate
1,604

Gender split

Men
39%1,802
Women
61%2,824

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.5%
Unknown
9.0%
Non-resident
2.9%
Two or more
2.5%
Black
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.7%
Asian
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
415
250 M · 165 W
Women athletes
39.8%
Athletic aid
$3.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$109K
$53K
Head-coach salaries
$56K
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
106 M · 95 W
$909K
Football
99 M ·
$1.6M
Baseball
45 M ·
$463K
Basketball
18 M · 16 W
$1.2M
Soccer
· 28 W
$570K
Wrestling
27 M ·
$413K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,652 students

3-year trend

0.532 yrs ago0.261 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs11
    Liquor019

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    174

    University of Mary vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions University of Mary selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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
    SubjectUniversity of Mary
    67%3,861$18,568Doctoral/Professional
    Bethel University
    71%87.8%3,603$28,439Doctoral/Professional
    St Catherine University
    61%91.8%3,651$21,563Doctoral/Professional
    Drake University
    73%63.9%4,345$30,042Doctoral/Professional
    The College of Saint Scholastica
    71%93.0%2,930$23,949Doctoral/Professional
    Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
    66%92.8%4,505$21,034Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median69%91.8%3,756$22,756

    Frequently asked questions about University of Mary

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Mary.

    What is the graduation rate at University of Mary?

    University of Mary reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend University of Mary?

    University of Mary reports a total enrollment of 3,861 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at University of Mary?

    The average net price at University of Mary is $18,568 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at University of Mary?

    University of Mary's yield rate is 41.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is University of Mary located?

    University of Mary is located in Bismarck, North Dakota 58504.

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