Saint Mary's College

Saint Mary’s College is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States and was founded in 1844. The Sisters of the Holy Cross shouldered the responsibility of establishing this college. The campus is spread over an area of more than 70 acres. This college offers its students more than 30 academic majors in different areas of study including business administration and economics, political science, religious studies, information technology, justice education, and inter-cultural studies.

There is no dearth of student clubs and organizations in the college and these include Children of Mary, Campus Alliance for Rape Elimination, Phi Sigma Tau, Student Nurses Association, Women in Communications, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Students take part in sports such as basketball, cross country, soccer, golf, softball, volleyball, tennis, swimming and diving.

Saint Mary's College Highlights

Where Saint Mary's College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, art studies, media, and drama and performing arts.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Saint Mary's College was 1,604 in 2007 (1,583 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Saint Mary's College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Saint Mary's College provides on-campus housing for 1,292 of its 1,583 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Saint Mary's College Athletics

Saint Mary's College is in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Saint Mary's College Admissions (2007)

SAT Test Scores: