St. Mary's College of Maryland
Common Data Set 2020-21
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Acceptance Rate
79.0%
Applications
2,604
Admitted
2,058
Enrolled
377
SAT Composite 25th
1,090
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.
$60,110
10 yrs after enrollment
70%
6-year completion
$18,441
sticker minus grants
$21,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
534fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
8 TABLESFirst Name:Anne Marie
Last Name:Brady
Title:Director of Institutional Research
Office:Calvert Hall 301
Address Line 1:18952 E. Fisher Road
Zipcode20,686
Country:USA
Phone:240-895-2103
Email Address:ambrady@smcm.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://www.smcm.edu/ir/about-st-marys/common-data-set/
City:St. Mary's City
StateMD
Name of College/University:St. Mary's College of Maryland
Street Address Line 1:18952 E. Fisher Road
CitySt. Mary's City
StateMD
Zip20,686
Main Phone Number (Area Code)240
Main Phone Number:895-2000
WWW Home Page Address:www.smcm.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):240
Admissions Phone Number:895-5000
Admissions Email Address:admissions@smcm.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.smcm.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Public
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
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?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:216
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:115
Number of wait-listed students admitted:74
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80012.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69941.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59938.8
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4997.5
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-8005.3
SAT Math: 600-69932.9
SAT Math: 500-59949.1
SAT Math: 400-49911.8
SAT Math: 300-3990.9
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-16006.2
SAT Composite: 1200-139939.8
SAT Composite: 1000-119944.1
SAT Composite: 800-9999.6
SAT Composite: 600-7990.3
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3617.1
ACT Composite: 24-2952.4
ACT Composite: 18-2325.6
ACT Composite: 12-174.9
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class22
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class57
Percent in top half of high school graduating class85
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class15
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class3
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:55
Percent who had GPA of 4.05.8
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9923.4
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7420.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4920.0
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2415.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9914.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.491.3
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.44
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day15
Priority Date: Month11
Priority Date: Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after2
Amount of housing deposit:5
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?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
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?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
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.
Spring Closing Date: Month12
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 70 credits Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 90 credits - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: N/A - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 38 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: 90 Credits 90 Credits American Council on Education (ACE) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) ##
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:70
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:90
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:38
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Number90
Unit Typecredit
Number90
Unit Typecredit
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 2020-2021
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESCross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HistoryX
HumanitiesX
MathematicsX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)9%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing78%
Percent who live off campus or commute22%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)7%
Percent of males who join fraternities0%
Percent of females who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing61%
Percent who live off campus or commute39%
Percent of students age 25 and older4%
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
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Music ensemblesX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Symphony orchestraX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for international studentsX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Annual Expenses
7 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:http://www.smcm.edu/financialaid/npcalc/
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum19
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
In-district:$200
In-state (out-of-district):$200
Out-of-state:$200
Financial Aid
14 TABLESAcademic Year2020-2021 estimated
Federal methodology (FM)X
Federal$1,530,009
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,350,522
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$5,575,709
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$188,569
Total Scholarships/Grants$8,644,809
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$4,303,331
Federal Work-Study$45,719
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$57,116
Total Self-Help$4,406,166
Parent Loans$2,082,007
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$279,693
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$16,642
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$124,203
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$1,965,891
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$114,639
Total Scholarships/Grants$2,221,375
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,781,373
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$1,781,373
Parent Loans$884,674
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$320,666
Athletic Awards$0
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.238
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:6
FAFSAX
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):11
If yes, starting date (Day):15
Students must reply by (date): Month7
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
Alumni affiliationX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
AcademicsX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
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:Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio9.4
based on ____ students1,464
and ____ faculty156