Mount Saint Mary College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Mount Saint Mary College, often known as MSMC, is a coeducational, privately-run, liberal arts college located in Newburgh, New York, United States. The college was founded in 1960 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic. The college campus stretches across nearly 70 acres of suburban land. More than 2,000 students are granted admission to the College every year.

The academic divisions of the College include the following:

• Arts and Letters
• Business
• Computer Science & Mathematics
• Education
• Natural Sciences
• Nursing
• Philosophy and Religion
• Social Sciences

The college's athletic teams are known as the Blue Knights. The official mascot of MSMC is the Blue Knight. The men's teams participate in intercollegiate lacrosse, cross country, soccer, swimming, tennis, basketball, and baseball. The women's teams participate in soccer, lacrosse, softball, swimming, tennis, cross country, basketball, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics and business and management.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,629 in 2009-2010 (2,198 full-time equivalent).

About 24% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 76% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Mount Saint Mary College provides on-campus housing for 875 of its 2,198 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Skyline Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Mount Saint Mary College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (181 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (142 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (25 awarded)

• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (147 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (31 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Dental Services and Allied Professions

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (65 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (48 awarded)

• Psychology