59%
Graduation Rate
73%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At St. Mary's University, the graduation rate is 59 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 73 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.71% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 376 students out of 638 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at St. Mary's University.
By gender, 146 male and 230 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
| Total | 638 | 376 | 58.93% |
| Men | 266 | 146 | 54.89% |
| Women | 372 | 230 | 61.83% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at St. Mary's University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 52.94%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 58.82%
- Hispanic: 58.58%
- White: 59.05%
- Two or More Race: 50.00%
- Unknown: 58.33%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 52.94%(9/17) |
- |
69.23%(9/13) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 58.82%(10/17) |
50.00%(2/4) |
61.54%(8/13) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 58.58%(256/437) |
56.74%(101/178) |
59.85%(155/259) |
|---|
| White | 59.05%(62/105) |
47.73%(21/44) |
67.21%(41/61) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 50.00%(4/8) |
50.00%(3/6) |
50.00%(1/2) |
|---|
| Unknown | 58.33%(14/24) |
50.00%(7/14) |
70.00%(7/10) |
|---|
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 University, 21 of 29 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 72.41%.