Emmitsburg, Maryland · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Rural area
Overview
Mount St. Mary's University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 2,408 students in fall 2024, including 1,830 undergraduates and 578 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Mount St. Mary's University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Business Administration and Management, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 634 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
2,408
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
634
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 54
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
386
Master's degrees
206
Postbaccalaureate certificates
38
Post-master's certificates
4
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,408
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,830
Graduate students, fall 2024
578
Full-time, fall 2024
83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,737
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,984
Graduate students, 2024-25
753
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
52%
Men
48%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
President
Gerard J. Joyce
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training