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How strong are the academics at Saint Mary's College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
19
Average class size
71%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Saint Mary's College has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
83
10-19
133
20-29
129
30-39
28
40-49
6
50-99
5

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Saint Mary's College:

84%
First-year retention rate
71%
4-year grad rate
77%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Saint Mary's College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Psychology, General
Business Administration and Management, General
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
15.8
22.04
28.28
34.52
40.76
47

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 2
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 25
  • Neuroscience 4
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 27
  • Accounting 13
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General 8
Communication
  • Communication and Media Studies 19
  • Communication, General 19
Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 21
  • Music Teacher Education 3
  • Mathematics Teacher Education 2
  • Secondary Education and Teaching 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 5
  • Creative Writing 4
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 2
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 47
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 17
History
  • History, General 3
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 9
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics 5
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other 3
  • Applied Mathematics, General 1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies 14
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 2
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 3
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 9
  • Physics, General 6
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 32
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Social Work 9
Social Sciences
  • Sociology, General 8
  • Political Science and Government, General 5
  • Economics, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 8
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 1
  • Music, General 0

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