Mid AtlanticRuralPublic4-yearSocial & Science

St. Mary's College of Maryland

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Saint Marys City, MD1,617 students
Acceptance Rate
69%
moderate
Median SAT
1,242
Middle 50%: 1143–1340
Net Price After Aid
$20.7k
Sticker $29.0k
Graduation Rate
68%
6-year, full-time

St. Mary's College of Maryland is a public institution in Saint Marys City, MD with an acceptance rate of 69% and 1,617 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1143–1340 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.50. The average net price after financial aid is $20,714 per year.

About St. Mary's College of Maryland

A public 4-year rural university in Saint Marys City, MD.

St. Mary's College of Maryland campus
Campus · Saint Marys City

St. Mary's College of Maryland is a college in Saint Marys City, MD. It enrolls roughly 1,617 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 69%. Admitted students typically score between 1143 and 1340 on the SAT.

Mid AtlanticRuralPublic4-yearSocial & Science
Acceptance Rate
69%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
1,617
Small
Retention
86%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
68%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
69%
69 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.50
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1143 to 1340
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.50 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into St. Mary's College of Maryland. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1631,320
1,242
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2631
29
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.213.87
3.50
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Personal essay required
  • 1 teacher eval
  • Counselor rec required
  • Mid-year report
  • Tests sometimes required
  • $50 application fee
  • Accepts fee waiver

Deadlines (2026-27)

Early Decision
Nov 1, 2026
Early Decision 2
Jan 15, 2027
Early Action
Nov 1, 2026
Regular Decision
Jan 15, 2027

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at St. Mary's College of Maryland after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $29,038
Average net price after aid
$20,714
50% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$3,618
$30,001 – $48,000
$9,370
$48,001 – $75,000
$14,955
$75,001 – $110,000
$20,010
$110,001 +
$25,256

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
21%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
43%
Avg loan $17,000 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at St. Mary's College of Maryland concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
10:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Social & Science
22% of degrees awarded
Retention
86%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends St. Mary's College of Maryland. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White54%
  • Asian2%
  • Hispanic7%
  • Black9%
  • Two or more races5%
  • International23%

Gender

  • Female60%
  • Male40%
International
30%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,617

Outcomes after graduation

What St. Mary's College of Maryland graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$60.1k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
68%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$60.1k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$17.0k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$20.7k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$60k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 68% graduation rate is above the national average.

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