Mount St. Mary's University
Emmitsburg, Maryland · Also known as Mount St. Mary's | The Mount | Mount Saint Mary's University | Mount Saint Mary's · Website
$64,072
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,072
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Mount St. Mary's University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Emmitsburg, Maryland with 1,768 undergraduates and 578 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,655 a year (tuition and fees $48,630). It admits 74% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,072 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,391 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,655
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$48,630
US median $11,837
Admission rate
74%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,391
About $269 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,072
Rank 561 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
- $22,655
- Tuition and fees
- $48,630
- Cost of attendance
- $63,731
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,603
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,067
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,942
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,170
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,330
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 $37,500 in 2015-16 to $48,630 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
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1,176
- Undergraduates
- 1,768
- Graduate students
- 578
- Part-time students
- 5.0%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 59
- Endowment
- $64.3M
- Other
- 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 561 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 66 in Maryland (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MD median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,655 | $17,413 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $48,630 | $10,410 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 74% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 47% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,391 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,915 | $36,662 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,072 | $44,910 | $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. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
59 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $23,500 | $46,859 | $74,839 | $68,407 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 63 | $20,712 | $74,010 | $97,330 | $103,485 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $27,000 | $43,230 | $60,428 | $55,556 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,316 | $61,300 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $22,870 | $57,612 | $87,360 | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,250 | Withheld | $59,630 | $47,382 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $21,500 | $34,454 | $40,480 | $55,695 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $21,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $68,245 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $19,500 | $64,849 | $81,796 | $76,194 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $24,250 | Withheld | $76,062 | $57,214 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $29,800 | $56,507 | $63,293 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $26,312 | $39,055 | $57,669 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,677 | $54,562 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $19,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $94,506 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | $31,066 | $54,517 | $60,543 | $59,916 |
| BiotechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,682 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,086 | $62,033 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | $105,159 | $71,685 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 8 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | $72,648 | $82,869 | $89,981 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Mount St. Mary's University cost?
$22,655 a year is the average net price at Mount St. Mary's University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $48,630, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $63,731. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,603 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Mount St. Mary's University?
74% of applicants are admitted to Mount St. Mary's University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,176. The median admission rate of colleges in Maryland is 76%.
How much do Mount St. Mary's University graduates earn?
$64,072 a year is the median pay of former Mount St. Mary's University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,915 after 6 years). That ranks 561 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 66 in Maryland. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $74,010.
How much student debt do Mount St. Mary's University graduates have?
$25,391 is the median federal student loan debt of Mount St. Mary's University graduates, about $269 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Mount St. Mary's University?
65% of first-time, full-time students at Mount St. 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 St. Mary's University?
Business/Commerce, General (76 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (63 master's graduates), Criminology (58 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 59 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.