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Acceptance Rate 79.57%
Yield 13.27%
SAT Score 1,150
ACT Score 21
Applicants 4,346

Mount St. Mary's Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 79.57% at Mount St. Mary's University. Total 4,346 students applied and 3,458 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,150 and the average ACT score is 21.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Mount St. Mary's.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://msmary.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://msmary.edu/applications.html
Acceptance Rate79.57%
Average Test Scores1,150 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 79.57%. A total of 4,346 students (1,914 men and 2,432 women) have applied to and 3,458 (1,530 men and 1,928 women) students admitted to Mount St. Mary's University.
Among them, 218 male and 241 female students have enrolled into Mount St. Mary's and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.27%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mount St. Mary's
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,3461,9142,43200
Admitted3,4581,5301,92800
Enrolled45921824100
Acceptance Rate 79.57% 79.94% 79.28% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.27% 14.25% 12.50% - -
[Chart] Mount St. Mary's University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mount St. Mary's, 101 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 7 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,150 at Mount St. Mary's. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 1,040.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Mount St. Mary's. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Mount St. Mary's with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Mount St. Mary's
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total104011501250
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520590640
Math520560610
ACT Composite192125
Math181923
English192224
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Mount St. Mary's University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Mount St. Mary's
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Mount St. Mary's

The calendar system at Mount St. Mary's University is Semester. Mount St. Mary's University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Mount St. Mary's University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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