Mount St. Mary’s College is an independent, Catholic, liberal-arts college primarily for women that provide a values-based undergraduate education and innovative programs for professional men and women on two historic campuses in Los Angeles. Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Mount St. Mary’s College offers a traditional baccalaureate degree program from its Chalon campus and graduate degree programs, the associate in arts program, the education credential program and the Weekend College, which offers a baccalaureate degree program to working adults from its Doheny Campus. At both campuses, the college provides a superior education enhanced by an emphasis on building leadership skills and fostering a spirit to serve others.   

 

STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                       1,883
% male/female                                                                 5/95
% African-American                                                           8.7
% American Indian or Alaska Native                               <1
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                           22.2
% Hispanic                                                                       45.9
% White                                                                             12.9
% International                                                                    <1
% Pell grant recipients                                                       18

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                      84
full-time minority faculty                                                      n/a
student-faculty ratio                                                           13:1
average class size                                                                18
% first-year retention rate                                                     85
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                 67
Popular majors Biology/Biological Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Nursing 

 

CAMPUS LIFE
% live on campus (% freshmen)                                51 (76)
Multicultural student clubs and organizations African American Council of Women, Latinas Unidas, Le Club Français, Na Pua O Ka ’Aina (Hawaiian club), Pangkat Pilipino, Vietnamese Student Association

Athletics Intramurals

 

ADMISSIONS   
# of applicants                                                                     992
% accepted                                                                             84
# of first-year students enrolled                                         n/a
SAT Critical Reading range                                       470-560
SAT Math range                                                           450-550
SAT Writing                                                                   470-560
ACT range                                                                         19-23
average HS GPA                                                                 3.47
Deadlines
regular decision                                                                   2/15
application fee (online)                                      $40 (reduced)
fee waiver for applicants
   with financial need                                                              yes

 

COST & AID
tuition                                                                                 $27,840
room & board                                                                     $9,820
total need-based institutional
     scholarships/grants                                                          n/a
% of students apply for need-based aid                          63.1
% of students receive aid                                                    60.6
% receiving need-based scholarship 
    or grant aid                                                                           n/a
% receiving aid whose need was
     fully met                                                                                n/a
average aid package                                                     $18,171
average student loan debt upon
     graduation                                                                   $28,156