The student population at Saint Mary's College is 1,601 (1,505 undergraduate and 96 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 56 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Saint Mary's is 94.00% which is decreased by 114 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 58 and it has been increasing.
45 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 221.43% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,593 where 1,601 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
94.00% of total students is undergraduate students and 6.00% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 114 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 58 over past 10 years.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Saint Mary's College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,657 | 1,619 | 13 | 1,606 | 38 | 4 | 34 |
| 2016-17 | 1,701 44 | 1,625 6 | 20 7 | 1,605 -1 | 76 38 | 10 6 | 66 32 |
| 2017-18 | 1,637 -64 | 1,531 -94 | 9 -11 | 1,522 -83 | 106 30 | 10 | 96 30 |
| 2018-19 | 1,611 -26 | 1,485 -46 | 15 6 | 1,470 -52 | 126 20 | 7 -3 | 119 23 |
| 2019-20 | 1,580 -31 | 1,452 -33 | 6 -9 | 1,446 -24 | 128 2 | 8 1 | 120 1 |
| 2020-21 | 1,581 1 | 1,438 -14 | 8 2 | 1,430 -16 | 143 15 | 16 8 | 127 7 |
| 2021-22 | 1,527 -54 | 1,402 -36 | 3 -5 | 1,399 -31 | 125 -18 | 8 -8 | 117 -10 |
| 2022-23 | 1,519 -8 | 1,406 4 | 8 5 | 1,398 -1 | 113 -12 | 2 -6 | 111 -6 |
| 2023-24 | 1,518 -1 | 1,424 18 | 7 -1 | 1,417 19 | 94 -19 | 3 1 | 91 -20 |
| 2024-25 | 1,601 83 | 1,505 81 | 16 9 | 1,489 72 | 96 2 | 1 -2 | 95 4 |
| Average | 1,593 | 1,489 | 11 | 1,478 | 105 | 7 | 98 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,489 where 1,505 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Saint Mary's College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,619 | 1,558 | 0 | 1,558 | 61 | 13 | 48 |
| 2016-17 | 1,625 | 1,569 | 0 | 1,569 | 56 | 20 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 1,531 | 1,486 | 0 | 1,486 | 45 | 9 | 36 |
| 2018-19 | 1,485 | 1,436 | 0 | 1,436 | 49 | 15 | 34 |
| 2019-20 | 1,452 | 1,421 | 0 | 1,421 | 31 | 6 | 25 |
| 2020-21 | 1,438 | 1,403 | 0 | 1,403 | 35 | 8 | 27 |
| 2021-22 | 1,402 | 1,368 | 0 | 1,368 | 34 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022-23 | 1,406 | 1,376 | 1 | 1,375 | 30 | 7 | 23 |
| 2023-24 | 1,424 | 1,393 | 0 | 1,393 | 31 | 7 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | 1,505 | 1,461 | 0 | 1,461 | 44 | 16 | 28 |
| Average | 1,489 | 1,489 | 0 | 1,447 | 1,489 | 10 | 31 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 105 where 96 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Saint Mary's College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | 76 | 50 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 6 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | 106 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 49 | 10 | 39 |
| 2018-19 | 126 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 7 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | 128 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 65 | 8 | 57 |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 73 | 2 | 71 | 70 | 14 | 56 |
| 2021-22 | 125 | 63 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 7 | 55 |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 60 | 1 | 59 | 53 | 1 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| 2024-25 | 96 | 62 | 1 | 61 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Average | 105 | 105 | 1 | 56 | 105 | 6 | 42 |
The percentage of white students is 72.33%. The percentage was 76.28% 10 years ago and Saint Mary's still has a high percentage of white students. 1.62% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.06% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 15.87% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.28% to 72.33%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.63% to 1.62%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.99% to 2.06%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.32% to 15.87%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4498 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4058 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Saint Mary's College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1 | 27 | 33 | 171 | 0 | 1,264 | 52 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 38 | 36 | 182 | 1 | 1,286 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 39 | 43 | 171 | 1 | 1,237 | 43 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 33 | 46 | 201 | 1 | 1,194 | 41 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 29 | 44 | 222 | 1 | 1,172 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 25 | 40 | 228 | 0 | 1,187 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 223 | 0 | 1,155 | 46 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 216 | 1 | 1,149 | 42 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 204 | 2 | 1,151 | 52 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 26 | 33 | 254 | 2 | 1,158 | 55 |
| Average | 2 | 29 | 37 | 207 | 1 | 1,195 | 47 |
45 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 221.43% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Saint Mary's College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,657 | 14 | 0 | 1,643 |
| 2016-17 | 1,701 | 31 | 29 | 1,641 |
| 2017-18 | 1,637 | 50 | 2 | 1,585 |
| 2018-19 | 1,611 | 65 | 3 | 1,543 |
| 2019-20 | 1,580 | 56 | 15 | 1,509 |
| 2020-21 | 1,581 | 71 | 476 | 1,034 |
| 2021-22 | 1,527 | 63 | 29 | 1,435 |
| 2022-23 | 1,519 | 52 | 26 | 1,441 |
| 2023-24 | 1,518 | 51 | 39 | 1,428 |
| 2024-25 | 1,601 | 45 | 31 | 1,525 |
| Average | 1,593 | 50 | 65 | 1,478 |
Ratings & Review
Judi (Parent)
No Thanks
It seems to have changed over the years. It seems to have gotten woke. That is not a compliment, especially in the LGBTQ whatever category whites are now a minority at this once proud institution I would definitely pass it up because I know kids who were way more qualified, SAT grades private high schools and extracurriculars than ones that they accepted so we’ve closed our purse and we moved on to other universities— you are for selective based on merit rather than wokeness/DEI— I would not consider this a Catholic university any longer
Judi does not recommend the school.