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Acceptance Rate 73.81%
Yield 12.24%
SAT Score 1,180
ACT Score 23
Applicants 6,041

Mount St. Mary's Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 73.81% at Mount St. Mary's University. Total 6,041 students applied and 4,459 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,180 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://msmary.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://msmary.edu/applications.html
Acceptance Rate73.81%
Average Test Scores1,180 SAT / 23 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 73.81%. A total of 6,041 students (2,660 men and 3,381 women) have applied to and 4,459 (1,980 men and 2,479 women) students admitted to Mount St. Mary's University.
Among them, 302 male and 244 female students have enrolled into Mount St. Mary's and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.24%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Mount St. Mary's
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,0412,6603,38100
Admitted4,4591,9802,47900
Enrolled54630224400
Acceptance Rate 73.81% 74.44% 73.32% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.24% 15.25% 9.84% - -
[Chart] Mount St. Mary's University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Mount St. Mary's, 70 applicants (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 12 applicants (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,180 at Mount St. Mary's. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,280 and 25th percentile score is 1,046.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 27 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 Total104611801280
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing543600660
Math503580620
ACT Composite192327
Math202528
English212329
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Mount St. Mary's University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - Recommendations, 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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