University Of Saint Mary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, drama and performing arts, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• 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 955 in 2009-2010 (832 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 72% of enrolled students and graduate students are 28%.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Saint Mary provides on-campus housing for 303 of its 832 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 121 male students received the aid (men were 67% of those receiving aid) and 59 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 33% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (91 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Child Development

LIBERAL ARTS (11 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (31 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (10 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (7 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (26 awarded)

• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology