INSTITUTION
- Public liberal arts mission, co-educational, non-religious
- Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC)
Official designation as a Public Honors College, one of only two nationally.
TOP 5
Public liberal arts colleges in the nation
(U.S. News & World Report, 2024)
(U.S. News & World Report, 2024)
Enrollment
- The majority of St. Mary’s College students are Maryland residents, although students from 29 states and 6 countries are represented in our community.
Total Enrollment,
fall 2024:
1,646
students
31%
historically underrepresented and/or marginalized
(fall 2024)
(fall 2024)
CAMPUS LIFE
- 8 housing areas (residence halls, suites, apartments, townhouses).
- Recognized among the Top 50 Green Colleges by Princeton Review 2023.
92%
of St. Mary’s College
students live on campus
(fall 2024)
students live on campus
(fall 2024)
21
varsity athletic teams
(NCAA, Division III,
ICSA, Mid-Atlantic Rowing
Conference)
(NCAA, Division III,
ICSA, Mid-Atlantic Rowing
Conference)
73
student-led clubs
and organizations
(62 clubs and 11 club sports)
and organizations
(62 clubs and 11 club sports)
#1
college food
in Maryland
(Niche, 2024)
in Maryland
(Niche, 2024)
HISTORICAL DATES
1840
The school was founded when the Maryland legislature authorized a lottery to finance the construction of a “female seminary” (girls’ boarding school) in St. Mary’s City.
1846
The school was incorporated by an act of legislation.
1927
St. Mary’s became Maryland’s first junior college.
1964
The school changed its name to St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
1967
St. Mary’s became a four-year baccalaureate college.
1992
The state General Assembly designated the school Maryland’s public honors college; the state also granted the College an institutional status designed to assure stable public funding.
ACADEMICS
- Popular degree programs: psychology, biology, business administration, marine science, environmental studies and english
- 128 full-time faculty (Fall 2023)
- 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio (Fall 2023)
- 30 study and intern abroad programs in 23 countries around the world
-
The 2nd highest number of scholar-athletes in the United East Athletic Conference (2021-2022)
- 97% of our faculty hold the highest attainable degrees in their respective fields of study (FA23)
- Number of current faculty who are Fulbright Awardees: 13
- Among the highest percentage of any Maryland school, 32% of all students graduate with a STEM major (SU23–SP24 grads)
62
ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS
24
Majors
Majors
29
Minors
Minors
Degrees
Offered
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.),
Bachelor of Science (B.S.),
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.),
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
New
PROGRAMS
Business Administration
Performing Arts
Marine Science
Neuroscience
69%
of St. Mary’s College students major or minor in a second academic discipline
Among the
HIGHEST FOUR-YEAR
GRADUATION RATE
and the
LOWEST AVERAGE DEBT
of graduates from
Maryland public 4-year institutions
HIGHEST FOUR-YEAR
GRADUATION RATE
and the
LOWEST AVERAGE DEBT
of graduates from
Maryland public 4-year institutions
Member of the
phi beta
kappa honor
society
Location
- 361-acre waterfront campus adjacent to historic St. Mary’s City, Md., founded in 1634. (Fourth oldest permanent English settlement in North America).
- 75 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. and 97 miles south of Baltimore near the confluence of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
