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St. Mary's University

St. Mary's University is a private campus in San Antonio proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,965

family income
under $30k

$19,516

$30–48k

$19,998

$48–75k

$23,906

$75–110k

$23,038

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$21,1452023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at St. Mary's University rose from $16,112 (2008) to $21,145 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,112
2009	$16,680
2010	$15,615
2011	$17,115
2012	$18,791
2013	$18,059
2014	$17,691
2015	$16,947
2016	$17,522
2017	$17,850
2018	$19,276
2019	$18,658
2020	$17,120
2021	$21,798
2022	$21,352
2023	$21,145

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,9992024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at St. Mary's University rose from $31,963 (2009) to $47,999 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$31,963
2010	$33,270
2011	$34,474
2012	$35,197
2013	$35,160
2014	$36,504
2015	$37,691
2016	$38,469
2017	$40,087
2018	$40,192
2019	$41,856
2020	$42,354
2021	$42,657
2022	$45,724
2023	$46,368
2024	$47,999

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,302
2001	$13,480
2002	$15,016
2003	$15,992
2004	$17,256
2005	$18,274
2006	$19,334
2007	$21,500
2008	$21,300
2013	$25,126
2014	$26,186
2015	$27,160
2016	$28,200
2017	$29,300
2018	$30,650
2019	$32,140
2020	$33,720
2021	$34,564
2022	$35,226
2023	$36,242

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $37,434 before grants and other attendance costs. At St. Mary's University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,951 — St. Mary's University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

58.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at St. Mary's University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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58.9%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at St. Mary's University has held near 58.9% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	56.4%
1992 cohort	58.3%
1993 cohort	59.2%
1994 cohort	65.4%
1995 cohort	62.6%
1996 cohort	60.6%
1997 cohort	63.3%
1998 cohort	56.5%
1999 cohort	60.4%
2000 cohort	56.4%
2001 cohort	57.9%
2002 cohort	58.6%
2003 cohort	57.5%
2004 cohort	59.8%
2005 cohort	57.7%
2006 cohort	56.8%
2007 cohort	55%
2008 cohort	62.6%
2009 cohort	60.4%
2010 cohort	59%
2011 cohort	62.8%
2012 cohort	56%
2013 cohort	60%
2014 cohort	59.1%
2015 cohort	59.3%
2016 cohort	56%
2017 cohort	58.8%
2018 cohort	58.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,843	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,843	$6,354
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,000	$9,100
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,063	$8,475
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$20,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,250	$7,828
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,116	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,046	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,996	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,513	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,466	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,563	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,130

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,928

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$56,955

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

St. Mary's University admitted 4,618 of 4,724 applicants in Fall 2024. The 97.8% rate describes that application pool.

97.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $36,242 tuition · 2023–24 1,951 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 900–13101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, St. Mary's University received 4,724 applications and admitted 4,618 (97.8%), with 583 enrolling.

St. Mary's University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For St. Mary's University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 465–665 and Math was 435–645 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 900–1310 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	465	560	665
SAT Math	435	540	645
ACT Composite	15	20	27

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

97.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	81.5%
Fall 2002	85.2%
Fall 2003	81.2%
Fall 2004	80.3%
Fall 2005	72.1%
Fall 2006	72.6%
Fall 2007	62%
Fall 2008	63.3%
Fall 2009	75.9%
Fall 2010	61.4%
Fall 2011	61.1%
Fall 2012	54.9%
Fall 2013	58.2%
Fall 2014	59.5%
Fall 2015	55.2%
Fall 2016	77.7%
Fall 2017	79.9%
Fall 2018	75%
Fall 2019	78.6%
Fall 2020	85.4%
Fall 2021	88.5%
Fall 2022	86.2%
Fall 2023	88.9%
Fall 2024	97.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

900–1310Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	970	1150
Fall 2002	950	1170
Fall 2003	970	1160
Fall 2004	960	1180
Fall 2005	950	1145
Fall 2006	950	1145
Fall 2007	930	1150
Fall 2008	950	1150
Fall 2009	940	1160
Fall 2010	920	1120
Fall 2011	930	1120
Fall 2012	940	1140
Fall 2013	950	1150
Fall 2014	940	1130
Fall 2015	930	1130
Fall 2016	950	1130
Fall 2017	1040	1230
Fall 2018	1050	1250
Fall 2019	1040	1220
Fall 2020	1020	1220
Fall 2023	980	1150
Fall 2024	900	1310

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–27Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	20	24
Fall 2003	20	24
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	20	24
Fall 2006	20	24
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	21	24
Fall 2014	20	24
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	21	26
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2023	16	23
Fall 2024	15	27

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,951Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at St. Mary's University fell from 2,725 (Fall 2002) to 1,951 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,725
Fall 2003	2,582
Fall 2004	2,531
Fall 2005	2,385
Fall 2006	2,393
Fall 2007	2,426
Fall 2008	2,360
Fall 2009	2,365
Fall 2010	2,426
Fall 2011	2,480
Fall 2012	2,444
Fall 2013	2,390
Fall 2014	2,309
Fall 2015	2,292
Fall 2016	2,271
Fall 2017	2,310
Fall 2018	2,356
Fall 2019	2,252
Fall 2020	2,125
Fall 2021	2,083
Fall 2022	1,991
Fall 2023	1,911
Fall 2024	1,951

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at St. Mary's University has held near 73% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	79%
Fall 2003 cohort	78%
Fall 2004 cohort	78%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	77%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	76%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	74%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about St. Mary's University

38.6% of St. Mary's University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes St. Mary's University as a primarily residential campus of 1,951 undergraduates — and 73% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

St. Mary's University's SAT section-percentile sums are 900–1310 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on St. Mary's University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How St. Mary's University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

St. Mary's University97.8%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

St. Mary's University$37,434

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

St. Mary's University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

St. Mary's University$56,955

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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St. Mary's University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	St. Mary's University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	97.8%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$37,434	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$56,955	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For St. Mary's University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

St. Mary's University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Finance and Financial Management Services	$82,753
Accounting and Related Services	$81,100
Computer Engineering	$78,406
Marketing	$66,151
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,553
English Language and Literature, General	$51,014
Criminology	$48,731
Biology, General	$46,873
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$46,782
Political Science and Government	$46,620
Psychology, General	$41,580

These 11 fields listed for St. Mary's University measure earnings after completion. The $56,955 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional St. Mary's University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does St. Mary's University report?

St. Mary's University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 900–1310 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is St. Mary's University's acceptance rate?

97.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,618 admitted from 4,724 applicants.

How much does St. Mary's University cost?

At St. Mary's University, tuition is $37,434. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does St. Mary's University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $56,955. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Schreiner University — 88.2% admitted
Nelson University — 89% admitted
Sam Houston State University — 90.3% admitted
Stephen F Austin State University — 94% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.