College Of Saint Mary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The College of Saint Mary is located in Omaha, Nebraska. It was founded in 1923 as a Catholic women's college, and is affiliated to the Sisters of Mercy.

Popular majors offered by the College of Saint Mary include business administration, medical technology and nursing. Programs leading to liberal arts degrees are also available, along with a program leading to a doctorate in education.

The College of Saint Mary participates in the NAIA. Its athletics teams are known as the Flames and compete in sports like basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball and cross-country. The college offers need and merit based financial aid to students depending upon requirement and eligibility.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 953 in 2009-2010 (992 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

College Of Saint Mary provides on-campus housing for 270 of its 992 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 18 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 100% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

College Of Saint Mary offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (62 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (15 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (21 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (136 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

• Psychology