Saint Mary's College
Common Data Set 2023-24
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Acceptance Rate
81.1%
Applications
4,752
Admitted
3,856
Enrolled
420
SAT Composite
1042.5-1260
SAT Math
510-610
SAT Reading
530-640
ACT Composite
23-29
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$59,354
10 yrs after enrollment
69%
6-year completion
$25,292
sticker minus grants
$27,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
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General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Ariel
Last Name:Aguero
Title:Business Intelligence Specialist
Office:Institutional Research
Address Line 1:006B Havican Hall
Phone:574-284-5207
Email Address:aaguero@saintmarys.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?No
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.saintmarys.edu/institutional-research/ir/common-data
City:Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA
Name of College/University:Saint Mary's College
CityNotre Dame,
Main Phone Number (Area Code)574
Main Phone Number:284-4000
WWW Home Page Address:www.saintmarys.edu
Admissions Phone Number:(574) 284-4587
Admissions Email Address:admission@saintmarys.edu
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Men's college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
APX
CLEPX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Total first-time, first-year who applied866
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted677
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled143
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,400
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,206
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled255
Total first-time, first-year who applied108
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted44
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled7
Total first-time, first-year who applied2
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled15
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science2
Foreign language2
Social studies2
Academic electives3
Total academic units23
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Foreign language4
Social studies1
History1
Academic electives3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8009.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69933.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59943.6
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-49912.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-8005.9
SAT Math: 600-69922.3
SAT Math: 500-59954.5
SAT Math: 400-49913.9
SAT Math: 300-3993.5
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-16005.5
SAT Composite: 1200-139928.2
SAT Composite: 1000-119951.0
SAT Composite: 800-99914.4
SAT Composite: 600-7991.0
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3624.0
ACT Composite: 24-2949.0
ACT Composite: 18-2326.0
ACT Composite: 12-171.0
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class35.8
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class66.9
Percent in top half of high school graduating class92.6
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class7.4
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class1.4
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:35.2
Percent who had GPA of 4.051.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9921.9
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7413.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.499.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.242.6
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.991.5
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.030
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9932
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7419
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4910
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.245
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.993
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Total100
Percent who had GPA of 4.044.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9925.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7415.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.499.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.243.3
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.992.1
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.90
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:X
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after3
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation? (FT)Yes
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?Yes
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.70
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column. CDS-D Page 13 Common Data Set 2023-2024
Fall Closing Date: Month7
Spring Closing Date: Month12
Fall Notification Date: Month7
Spring Notification Date: Month12
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Report the lowest grade earned for any
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Fall Notification Date: Day15
Spring Notification Date: Day15
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:68
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:credit
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:68
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:credit
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:60
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2023-2024
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Other (specify):X
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HistoryX
Physical EducationX
HumanitiesX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Other (describe):X
Describe:Religious Studies
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)66%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing96%
Percent who live off campus or commute4%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)66%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing85%
Percent who live off campus or commute15%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Annual Expenses
6 TABLESIf your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum12
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
12 TABLESFederal methodology (FM)X
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.299
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:14
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$43,834
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$613,677
Other (specify):X
Specify:International Student’s Certification of Finances
FAFSAX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Month3
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms: Day1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):3
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):11
If yes, starting date (Day):15
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
ArtX
Music/dramaX
AcademicsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:N/A Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio9.7