16300 Old Emmitsburg Road
Emmitsburg, Md. 21727

Mount St. Mary's University's scenic 1,400-acre campus, is one hour outside of Baltimore, Maryland, and is nationally distinguished for its core curriculum that is based on a rigorous liberal arts foundation. Mount St. Mary's University is the second oldest Catholic university and celebrated its Bicentennial in 2008.

Mount St. Mary's University has more than 40 majors, minors, concentrations, interdisciplinary, and special programs with areas of study that cross paths in sciences and humanities, business, education, sociology, theology, or computer science. For those wanting an individualized course of study, students can collaborate with a faculty advisor and design a major that reflects their educational interests. Students can also pursue pre-professional, military science, and dual degree programs.

Quick Facts

Mount St. Mary's University has a special bachelor's/master's degree combination in partnership with John Hopkins University and Sacred Heart University.

Ninety-five percent of graduates are employed within a year of graduation and 26 percent are enrolled in graduate or Professional School.

Mount St. Mary's University alumni include nine-time U.S. Congressman, Matthew McHugh; President of the NBA's Washington Wizards and the WNBA's Washington Mystics, Susan O'Malley; Kenya's Ambassador to the United Nations, Njuguna Majuga; and CEO of Hershey Entertainment, Scott Newkam.

The university has 19 NCAA Division I men's and women's teams, club sports, and intramural sports such as flag football, soccer, ice hockey, and basketball.

All freshmen are required to live on campus and Mount St. Mary's University students are guaranteed housing all four years. Ninety percent of the student body lives on campus.

Seventy-five to 100 students transfer to Mount St. Mary's each year from community or junior colleges.

Mount St. Mary's University's class of 2011 had an A or B average with an SAT score of 1000 to 1200.

Mount St. Mary's students can get involved in more than 70 student clubs and organizations, which includes Campus Activities Board, Student Government Association, Accounting Club, ACM Club, Amnesty International Club, Asian Student Association, Best Buddies Club, Big Brother Big Sister Club, Black Student Union, Building Unified Mount Spirit, Campaign to End Modern Day Slavery, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Campus Ministry Student Organization, Chess Club, Circle K Club, College Democrats, College Republicans, Community Service Club, Commuter Student Association, Criminal Justice Student Association, Dance Team, Economics Club, Education Club, Environmental Club, Equestrian, Finance Club, and a host of other clubs and organizations to peak each student's interests.

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