Saint Marys College Of California

Saint Mary’s College of California is located in Moraga, California. This coeducational private Roman Catholic college was established in 1863 by the Rev. Joseph Alemany, OP, Archbishop of San Francisco, California. Originally the college was a diocesan college for the boys. The college offers its students seminar programs, liberal arts education, business programs and nursing programs. The college has various colleges under it which are:

• School of Economics and Business Administration
• School of Education
• School of Liberal Arts
• School of Science

There are many student organizations and clubs in the college, which are linked to service, health, recreation and extracurricular activities. Mary is an online creative literary journal that the college students publish on campus. The students of Saint Mary’s College also take part in sports such as basketball and rugby.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 3,801 in 2007-2008 (3,219 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 62% of enrolled students and graduate students are 38%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Saint Marys College Of California participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Saint Marys College Of California provides on-campus housing for 1,553 of its 3,219 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

The school is in the West Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 100 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 108 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

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