Mount St Mary’s University Trade Programs

Mount St Mary's University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Emmitsburg is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Mount St Mary’s University?

Contact details for The Mount are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727-7799
Phone:	301-447-6122
Website:	www.msmary.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/MSMUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/MountStMarysU

Can I Afford The Mount?

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time students at The Mount paid $1,370 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$43,250	$43,250
Fees	$1,500	$1,500
Books and Supplies	$1,300	$1,300
On Campus Room and Board	$13,960	$13,960
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,400	$1,400

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At The Mount, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $8,051 a year. That adds up to $32,204 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at The Mount is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Mount St Mary’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,071 undergraduate students at The Mount, with 1,912 being full-time and 159 being part-time.

There are also 489 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,912 full-time undergraduates at The Mount, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount St Mary's University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	55
Black or African American	379
Hispanic or Latino	270
White	1,033
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	138

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Mount St Mary's University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at The Mount. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Nigeria, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Mount St Mary’s University

In 2019-2020, 1,559 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at The Mount has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of The Mount

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Mount St Mary's University was 75.9%. This is the #413 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at The Mount regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.