Mount St. Mary's College Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at Mount St. Mary's College is 13:1, and the school has 56.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Mount St. Mary's College include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 81.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical)
Mathematics History
English (including composition) Social science
Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Health Professions and Related Programs 38%
Social Sciences 22%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 11%
Psychology 10%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice
Combined-degree programs N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A
Service learning 85%
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 27%
Undergraduate research/creative projects 81%

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 82%
4-year graduation rate 38

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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