Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, California · Website
$72,379
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$72,379
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mount Saint Mary's University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Los Angeles, California with 1,719 undergraduates and 581 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,413 a year (tuition and fees $49,564). It admits 73% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $72,379 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,949 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,413
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$49,564
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,949
About $275 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$72,379
Rank 324 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,413
- Tuition and fees
- $49,564
- Cost of attendance
- $66,726
- Students with a need-based grant
- 57%
- Students with federal loans
- 68%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,849
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,718
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,876
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $30,247
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $18,762
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $35,944 in 2015-16 to $49,564 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Undergraduates
- 1,719
- Graduate students
- 581
- Part-time students
- 6.3%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 98
- Endowment
- $174.1M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Women only, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 324 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,413 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $49,564 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,949 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $61,335 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $72,379 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
98 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 172 | $25,000 | $99,457 | $119,050 | $88,910 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 104 | $61,500 | $61,342 | $69,430 | $65,184 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | $18,069 | $64,968 | $109,938 | $80,813 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $28,915 | $40,451 | $59,575 | $52,657 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $30,000 | $38,512 | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 20 | $41,000 | $84,989 | $109,544 | $103,485 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | $70,010 | Withheld | $55,035 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $26,000 | $28,453 | $39,318 | $48,568 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $21,473 | $52,940 | $50,523 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $31,250 | $53,565 | $63,194 | $68,257 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 14 | $40,999 | $57,123 | $68,305 | $65,824 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $29,036 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,486 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $28,000 | $33,146 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 9 | $49,100 | $63,787 | $79,053 | $64,397 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,616 | $53,072 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $29,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $26,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $27,373 | $60,763 | $74,449 | $76,194 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,366 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Mount Saint Mary's University cost?
$21,413 a year is the average net price at Mount Saint Mary's University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $49,564, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $66,726. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,849 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mount Saint Mary's University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Mount Saint Mary's University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Mount Saint Mary's University graduates earn?
$72,379 a year is the median pay of former Mount Saint Mary's University students who work, 10 years after they started ($61,335 after 6 years). That ranks 324 of 5,094 US colleges and 55 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $99,457.
How much student debt do Mount Saint Mary's University graduates have?
$25,949 is the median federal student loan debt of Mount Saint Mary's University graduates, about $275 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 68% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mount Saint Mary's University?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Mount Saint Mary's University finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Mount Saint Mary's University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (172 bachelor's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (104 master's graduates), Psychology, General (46 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 98 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.