St. Mary's City, MD · Public
68.6%
Acceptance rate
1,232
SAT Average
$18,362
Avg net price
1,566
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 360Master’s 12 |
| Bachelor’s 61Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 57Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 48Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 23Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 12 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- United East Conference
Projected sponsored sports20
Athletic participation
455 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding · Decision released by Dec 1
Early Action
Decision released by Jan 1
Early Decision II
Binding · Decision released by Feb 15
Regular decision
Decision released by Apr 1
FAFSA due Mar 1
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $12,116
- Required fees
- $3,182
- Food and housing
- $16,079
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other expenses
- $1,795
- Total
- $34,172
- $31,1472019–2019–20
- $31,2092020–2120–21
- $31,3612021–2221–22
- $31,7952022–2322–23
- $32,5192023–2423–24
- $34,1722024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,362 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 48%
- Average share of need met
- 88%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,277
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from St. Mary's College of Maryland’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
St. Mary's College of Maryland admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
St. Mary's College of Maryland runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a restrictive (single-choice) Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. St. Mary's College of Maryland admits in-state applicants at 75.1%, out-of-state applicants at 73.5%, and international applicants at 11.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
404 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
22% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
4% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
St. Mary's College of Maryland’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 41% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.49
High-school class rank
Among the 41% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
St. Mary's College of Maryland rates 4 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Interview
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
St. Mary's College of Maryland's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,362 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 192 of 403 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, St. Mary's College of Maryland offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
St. Mary's College of Maryland admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
81.4% of St. Mary's College of Maryland’s first-years return for a second year and 68% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03