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Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, Indiana Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Saint Mary's College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Notre Dame, Indiana. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 1,601 students in fall 2024, including 1,505 undergraduates and 96 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Saint Mary's College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Psychology, General, and Biology. It awarded 350 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,601
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
350
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 45

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Education 4
Communication and Journalism 1
Mathematics and Statistics 4
Physical Sciences 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
English Language and Literature 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
88%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
323
Master's degrees
17
Professional doctorates
8
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,601
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,505
Graduate students, fall 2024
96
Full-time, fall 2024
95%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,730
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,625
Graduate students, 2024-25
105
Full-time, 2024-25
90%
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
99%
Men
1%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
14%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
President
Katie Conboy
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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