Mount St. Mary College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Mount St. Mary College is 15:1, and the school has 47.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Mount St. Mary College include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; History; Psychology; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 70.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Health Professions and Related Programs 19% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 16% History 10% Psychology 10% Social Sciences 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	3-2 Program in Counseling (master's) with Pace University; 3-2 Program in Publishing (master's) with Pace University; 3-2 Program in Social Work (master's) with Fordham University; 3-3 Program in Physical Theraphy (doctorate) with New York Medical College; 3-4 Program in Podiatry (doctorate) with New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 27% Service learning 10% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 43% Undergraduate research/creative projects 25% Learning communities 3%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	70%
4-year graduation rate	43

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data