Applying to Mount St. Mary's

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
71.86%	1,140

Mount St. Mary's University's acceptance rate is 71.86% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 5,422 students applied and 3,896 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Mount St. Mary's.

Mount St. Mary's's acceptance rate places 8th out of 28 Maryland colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,140 and the ACT score is 23 at Mount St. Mary's. Mount St. Mary's's SAT score ranks 12nd out of 17 Maryland colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Mount St. Mary's, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Mount St. Mary's University is 71.86% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.32%. 2,427 men and 2,994 women applied to Mount St. Mary's and 1,719 men and 2,177 women students were accepted.

Among them, 242 men and 238 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Mount St. Mary's.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Mount St. Mary's
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	5,422	2,427	2,994	0	1
Admitted	3,896	1,719	2,177	0	0
Enrolled	480	242	238	0	0
Acceptance Rate	71.86%	70.83%	72.71%	-	0.00%
Yield	12.32%	14.08%	10.93%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Mount St. Mary's University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 73 students (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 5 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Mount St. Mary's.

The median SAT score is 1,140 with 580 SAT EBRW and 560 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 660 and the 25^th percentile is 520. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 620 and 25^th percentile is 510 .

The median ACT composite score is 23 with 75^th percentile score of 23 and 25^th percentile score of 19 at Mount St. Mary's.

The SAT and ACT scores at Mount St. Mary's University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,129, ACT: 23 - private (not-for-profit) master's college and university with medium programs).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Mount St. Mary's
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1030	1140	1280
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	520	580	660
SAT Math	510	560	620
ACT Composite	19	23	23
ACT Math	-		-
ACT English	-		-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Mount St. Mary's University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 480 first-year students enrolled in Mount St. Mary's. The proportion of full-time students is 99.79% and part-time students is 0.21%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 50.42% and women students is 49.58%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Mount St. Mary's.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Mount St. Mary's
	Total	Men	Women
Total	480	242	238
Full-time	479	241	238
Part-time	1	1	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Mount St. Mary's. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Mount St. Mary's University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Mount St. Mary's Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered, if submitted
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The next table provides general admission information for applying to Mount St. Mary's.

Admission Information for Applying to Mount St. Mary's
Open Admission Policy	No
Admission Information	https://msmary.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://msmary.edu/applications.html
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate

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