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San Antonio, TX · Private · 1,951 undergraduates · urban

St. Mary's University

Less selective

Its Marianist model emphasizes community, service, and ethical professional formation within a major metropolitan setting.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and solid in career outcomes.
Academic Emerging Affordability Steady Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Emerging
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Steady
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Emerging
Admission
89% admitted

5,203 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

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Completion
57.9%

$56,955 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets St. Mary's University apart

Academic design

Undergraduates study across the Greehey School of Business, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, and College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Campus pattern

The residential campus is west of downtown San Antonio, with service, faith life, athletics, and student organizations woven into the Marianist community.

Defining feature

Its Marianist model emphasizes community, service, and ethical professional formation within a major metropolitan setting.

Can I get in?

89% admitted

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Recent applicant pool

5,203

About 89 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 89%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%980–1150
8601260
ACT middle 50%16–23
1128

Of admitted students, 25% submitted an SAT, and 7% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA24%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for St. Mary's University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What St. Mary's University weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Undergraduates study across the Greehey School of Business, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, and College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

02

Make the fit specific

Its Marianist model emphasizes community, service, and ethical professional formation within a major metropolitan setting.

03

Account for the tradeoff

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

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Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$57,220
Average annual cost after aid$21,000
Affordability profileSteady

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Average annual cost by household income at St. Mary's University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Its Marianist model emphasizes community, service, and ethical professional formation within a major metropolitan setting.

Complete within 8 years57.9%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one70.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$56,955

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Finance and Financial Management Services

Recent graduates43
Median earnings$82,753

Biology, General

Recent graduates33
Median earnings$46,873

Political Science and Government

Recent graduates33
Median earnings$46,620

Psychology, General

Recent graduates33
Median earnings$41,580

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates28
Median earnings

What is campus life like?

St. Mary's University beyond the classroom

The residential campus is west of downtown San Antonio, with service, faith life, athletics, and student organizations woven into the Marianist community.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Undergraduates study across the Greehey School of Business, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, and College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The residential campus is west of downtown San Antonio, with service, faith life, athletics, and student organizations woven into the Marianist community.

Distinctive edge

What changes the experience

Its Marianist model emphasizes community, service, and ethical professional formation within a major metropolitan setting.

1,951 undergraduatesSouthwesturban settingCampus housing available