Graduation Rate at SMCM

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At St. Mary's College of Maryland, the graduation rate is 70 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 86 %, and the transfer-out rate is 23 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 57.47% (public Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 263 students out of 376 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

By gender, 112 male and 151 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total37626369.95%
Men16211269.14%
Women21415170.56%
St. Mary's College of Maryland graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at St. Mary's College of Maryland.

  • Asian: 77.78%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 42.11%
  • Hispanic: 58.33%
  • White: 75.64%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
  • Two or More Race: 55.56%
  • Unknown: 66.67%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Asian77.78%(7/9) 75.00%(3/4) 80.00%(4/5)
Black (Non-Hispanic)42.11%(16/38) 27.78%(5/18) 55.00%(11/20)
Hispanic58.33%(14/24) 50.00%(4/8) 62.50%(10/16)
White75.64%(208/275) 76.92%(90/117) 74.68%(118/158)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander100.00%(1/1) - 100.00%(1/1)
Two or More Race55.56%(10/18) 62.50%(5/8) 50.00%(5/10)
Unknown66.67%(6/9) 66.67%(4/6) 66.67%(2/3)
St. Mary's College of Maryland graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At SMCM, the transfer-out rate is 22.87%. Its transfer-out rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 24.46%.

SMCM's retention rate is 86% last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 77.21%.


Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1 of 2 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 50.00%.

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