St Marys University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

St. Mary’s University, also referred to as St. Mary’s, is located in San Antonio, Texas. The university was established in 1852 by the Society of Mary and is considered to be among the top colleges of the West. The university enrolls more than 4,000 students on an annual basis. There are 5 schools under St. Mary’s and they are:

• Bill Greehey School of Business
• Engineering and Technology
• Graduate and Law
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Science, Engineering and Technology

There are more than 60 registered student organizations available on campus including the Black Student Union, Phi Alpha Theta, the International Business Club, the Code Blue Dance Team and the Society of Poets and Writers. The male and female students in St. Mary’s play games such as basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law and mathematics.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of students.

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.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,889 in 2009-2010 (2,696 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 59% of enrolled students, graduate students are 21%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

St Marys University provides on-campus housing for 1,392 of its 2,696 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 61 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 72 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

St Marys University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (166 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (22 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (43 awarded)

• Administration of Special Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Reading Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (35 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (9 awarded)

• Public Administration

LAW (206 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (144 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (40 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (18 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (17 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (61 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (35 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (78 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology