Mount St. Mary�s is a Catholic institution of higher education dedicated to liberal learning in the pursuit of truth. Mount St. Mary�s, mindful of its role in the Church�s mission to the world and respectful of the religious liberty of all, affirms the values and beliefs central to the Catholic vision of the person and society, and seeks to deepen understanding of our faith and its practice in just and compassionate engagement with the world.
In order to enable individuals to understand and to challenge or embrace the cultural forces operating on them, Mount St. Mary�s, in all its curricular and co-curricular programs, encourages each student to undertake free and rigorous inquiry leading to a reflective and creative understanding of the traditions which shape the communities in which we live.
Mount St. Mary�s strives to graduate men and women who cultivate a mature spiritual life, who live by high intellectual and moral standards, who respect the dignity of other persons, who see and seek to resolve the problems facing humanity, and who commit themselves to live as responsible citizens.
Mount St. Mary's University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was founded by French émigré Father John Dubois in 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States. (It is the second oldest Catholic college in the United States, after Georgetown, which is run by the Jesuits.) It is considered to be one of the best private schools in the state of Maryland and one of the best Catholic universities in the United States according to Princeton Review. The school became co-educational in 1972. In addition to its undergraduate school, the university includes five graduate programs, including a seminary. Dr. Thomas Powell is the University's current president; the seminary's rector and president is the former vicar general of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, Monsignor Stephen P. Rohlfs. The former rector and president, Kevin C. Rhoades, is now the Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The chancellor of the seminary is the former Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland: His Eminence, William Henry Cardinal Keeler.
Previous to June 7, 2004, the university was known as Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary. The university is known as the "Cradle of Bishops" due to the high number of alumni who have become bishops; 32 dioceses have been headed by Mount alumni.
The campus includes the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes.
Basketball head coach Jim Phelan coached at the university until 2003. Phelan has over 800 wins and currently stands third in wins among NCAA Division I college men's basketball coaches, behind Bob Knight and Dean Smith.
Mount St. Mary's is a Catholic institution of higher education dedicated to liberal learning in the pursuit of truth. Mount St. Mary's, mindful of its role in the Church's mission to the world and respectrul of the religious liberty of all, affirms the values and beliefs central to the Catholic vision of the person and society, and seeks to deepen understanding of the Roman Catholic faith and its practice in just and compassionate engagement with the world.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 63% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Northeast Conference) Baseball (Northeast Conference) Track (Northeast Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 22,900 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 22,500 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 400 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,587 | 17% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,645 | 29% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 10,240 | 95% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,705 | 81% | |
Any Aid: |
98% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 84% (Selective) |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 97% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 500, Math: 500 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 600 |
| Application Fee: | $ 35.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Not Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
