Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate nonprofit
University of Saint Mary
6-yr Graduation
48%
-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,462
peer median 1,500
Avg net price
$22,519
+$568 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Use this data
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
1,159
1,159 candidates competed
Admitted
1,004
86.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
208
20.7% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
48%-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Overall completion
48%-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
38%
4-year graduation
38%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
65%
Full-time retention
65%
Pell equity
9.9pp gap
Pell recipients
42%24 of 57
Non-Pell (all)
52%40 of 77
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%20 of 47
No Federal Aid
67%20 of 30
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.9-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 46 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
46
Passing
10
21.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
46programs
- Passing10 · 21.7%
- No Data36 · 78.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
36
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$48,991
$46,391
National Same-Field BA Median
+5.6%
+$2,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+5.6%
$48,991 vs $46,391
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$39,893
$34,808
National HS Median
+14.6%
+$5,085
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.6%
$39,893 vs $34,808
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$44,902
$34,808
National HS Median
+29.0%
+$10,094
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+29.0%
$44,902 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$46,079
$34,808
National HS Median
+32.4%
+$11,271
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+32.4%
$46,079 vs $34,808
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$84,430
$60,112
National BA Median
+40.5%
+$24,318
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+40.5%
$84,430 vs $60,112
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$93,978
$60,112
National BA Median
+56.3%
+$33,866
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+56.3%
$93,978 vs $60,112
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$106,981
$60,112
National BA Median
+78.0%
+$46,869
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+78.0%
$106,981 vs $60,112
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$66,570
$34,808
National HS Median
+91.2%
+$31,762
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+91.2%
$66,570 vs $34,808
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$132,683
$84,430
157%
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$132,683 debt · $84,430 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$28,449
$39,893
71%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$28,449 debt · $39,893 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$29,000
$44,902
65%
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$29,000 debt · $44,902 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$24,313
$46,079
53%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$24,313 debt · $46,079 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$38,112
$93,978
41%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$38,112 debt · $93,978 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$24,000
$66,649
36%
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
$24,000 debt · $66,649 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$36,319
$106,981
34%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$36,319 debt · $106,981 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$21,341
$85,587
25%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$21,341 debt · $85,587 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1928Next review Aug 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 8
- Aug 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: OtherAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Dec 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Mar 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Apr 2020Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$22,519
+$568vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $21,951
Federal loans
69.5%
In-state tuition
$35,380
Out-of-state
$35,380
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 556 students received $3.3M in Pell grants, alongside $14.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
556
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.3M
$3,335,281 total
Direct Loans
$14.4M
1,514 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
0k’20
0k’21
0k’22
0k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.8M
443 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.9M
490 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.5M
336 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.8M
136 loan awards
Grad PLUS$3.4M
109 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 451 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
451
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
6.4%-2.9
2017
8.8%-0.4
2018
5.0%-2.0
2019
1.1%-1.2
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.
Academic programs at University of Saint Mary
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
340 total completions
01Health Professions
10230.0%
01Health Professions
10230.0%
02Business
7321.5%
02Business
7321.5%
03Parks/Recreation
3911.5%
03Parks/Recreation
3911.5%
04Psychology
3811.2%
04Psychology
3811.2%
05Education
257.4%
05Education
257.4%
06Social Sciences
195.6%
06Social Sciences
195.6%
07Computer Sciences
164.7%
07Computer Sciences
164.7%
08Biological Sciences
144.1%
08Biological Sciences
144.1%
09Public Admin
102.9%
09Public Admin
102.9%
10History
41.2%
10History
41.2%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,462
12-mo unduplicated
1,843
Undergraduate
1,158
Graduate
685
Gender split
Men
46%845
Women
54%998
Race / ethnicity composition
White
45.2%
Hispanic
24.3%
Black
15.7%
Two or more
6.2%
Unknown
4.1%
Non-resident
2.3%
Asian
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
691
386 M · 305 W
Women athletes
44.1%
Athletic aid
$3.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.9M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$1.6M
$1.2M
Recruiting expense
$18K
$28K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$35K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 12
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
108
—
$744,976
Football
108 M · —
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
57
39
$765,493
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
57 M · 39 W
Soccer
49
27
$640,120
Soccer
49 M · 27 W
Basketball
35
28
$674,587
Basketball
35 M · 28 W
Wrestling
29
30
$517,226
Wrestling
29 M · 30 W
Baseball
53
—
$408,136
Baseball
53 M · —
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.71
1 offenses · 1,414 students
3-year trend
0.782 yrs ago1.581 yr ago0.71Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
10
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
4
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs15
Liquor06
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
87
University of Saint Mary vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Saint Mary selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Saint Mary | 48% | — | 1,462 | $22,519 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 54% | 78.8% | 1,538 | $32,165 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 51% | 74.0% | 2,939 | $19,971 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 58% | 82.5% | 1,417 | $20,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 62% | 82.9% | 1,450 | $21,383 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 44% | 22.8% | 1,846 | $26,672 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 53% | 78.8% | 1,500 | $21,951 |
Institutions like University of Saint Mary
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Saint Mary's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsKansas
MidAmerica Nazarene University
Grad rate54%Admit rate78.8%Enrollment1,538Net price$32,165View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsKansas
Newman University
Grad rate51%Admit rate74.0%Enrollment2,939Net price$19,971View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsIowa
Mount Mercy University
Grad rate58%Admit rate82.5%Enrollment1,417Net price$20,168View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Dakota
University of Sioux Falls
Grad rate62%Admit rate82.9%Enrollment1,450Net price$21,383View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsMinnesota
Crown College
Grad rate44%Admit rate22.8%Enrollment1,846Net price$26,672View data
University of Saint Mary Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Institutional Research and Assessment
Reports to Office of the Provost
Email
assess [at] stmary.edu
Phone
913-758-6242
Address
Main Campus: 4100 S 4th St. Leavenworth, KS 66048
Assessment at USM involves evaluating student learning outcomes across all departments and programs to ensure institutional effectiveness. The annual process is guided by strategic goals and involves comprehensive assessment to enhance student achievement and resource allocation.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Christine HamiltonInstitutional Research and Assessment Officer
Frequently asked questions about University of Saint Mary
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about University of Saint Mary.
What is the graduation rate at University of Saint Mary?
University of Saint Mary reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend University of Saint Mary?
University of Saint Mary reports a total enrollment of 1,462 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at University of Saint Mary?
The average net price at University of Saint Mary is $22,519 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at University of Saint Mary?
University of Saint Mary's yield rate is 20.7%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is University of Saint Mary located?
University of Saint Mary is located in Leavenworth, Kansas 66048-5082.
Who runs Institutional Research at University of Saint Mary?
University of Saint Mary's IR work is done by the Institutional Research and Assessment, which reports to Office of the Provost.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
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