This is Where You Want to Go!

ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND AT-A-GLANCE

95% of students receive merit scholarships or

85% of students

30%

10:1

1,551

of students

student

students

are BIPOC

to faculty

enrolled in

(fall 2021)

ratio

fall 2021

live on campus (fall 2021)

need-based aid

Students from

23 9

states and

countries (fall 2021)

PROGRAMS OF STUDY MAJORS

• Mathematics

• Art

• Anthropology

• Neuroscience

- Archaeology* • Art • Asian Studies • Biochemistry • Biology • Business Administration & Management • Chemistry • Computer Science • Economics • English • Environmental Studies • History • International Languages & Cultures - Spanish • Marine Science

• Performing Arts - Integrated Performing Arts* - Music* - Theater, Dance & Performance Studies* • Philosophy • Physics - Applied Physics* • Political Science • Psychology

PRE-PROFESSIONAL

• Asian Studies

• Musical Arts Administration

• Biology

• Neuroscience

• Pre-Engineering

• Business Administration

• Philosophy

• Pre-Law

• Computer Science

• Physics

• Pre-Medicine

• Creative Writing

• Political Science

• Pre-Optometry

• Economics

• Sociology

• Pre-Pharmacy

• Educational Studies

• Special Education

• Pre-Veterinary Science

• English

• Theater Studies

• Environmental Studies

• Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

• History • International Languages & Cultures

• Public Policy Studies

- Chinese

• Sociology

- French

• Student-Designed

- Spanish*

MINORS

• Materials Science

• African & African Diaspora Studies

• Mathematics

• Anthropology

• Music

• Museum Studies

CROSSDISCIPLINARY • African & African Diaspora Studies • Asian Studies • Environmental Studies • Museum Studies

• Pre-Dentistry

DEGREES OFFERED • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) GRADUATE PROGRAM • Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) *Concentration

• Neuroscience • Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

St. Mary’s College of Maryland was founded in 1840. Our 361-acre waterfront campus lies

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in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay region, adjacent to historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland — the 4th-oldest permanent English settlement in North America.

THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO GO! Your life—your future— is exactly that: it’s yours.

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YOU WANT TO GO PLACES

ACADEMIC PROFILE (middle 50%)

IF YOU ARE READY TO EMBARK, WE WILL STEER YOU ALONG YOUR PATH TO GREATNESS.

PBK A Phi Beta Kappa institution

Baltimore

TESTING

BWI NJ

(test optional)

MARYLAND

(middle 50%)

WV

SAT: 1260-1360 ACT: 29-31

3.9-4.2 (weighted GPA) 3.6-3.8 (unweighted GPA)

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Annapolis

Washington, DC DCA

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NC

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Whether it’s a straightforward hike or an adventure full of twists and turns, it’s your unique journey to navigate. From the academic support you’ll receive to map out your

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route to the career-building toolbox you’ll need to reach your goals to the uncharted

You’ll feel it the moment you turn the corner. With the river on one side and our 361-acre campus

EXPERIENTIAL AND

frontier of tomorrow’s jobs that have yet to be imagined — St. Mary’s College offers

on the other, St. Mary’s College is the intersection where you lay down roots and set sail. Visit and

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both the foundation and vision you’ll carry with you every step of the way.

we’ll proudly show you everything we have to offer. From our brand new Performing Arts Center and

THAT ’S OUR INITIATIVE

No matter if you know exactly where you’re headed or if you’re still exploring what’s out

Learning Commons to our state-of-the-art athletic facilities to some enviable STEM lab equipment, we provide the resources to help you be successful.

CALLED LEAD.

there, we will give you the guidance and resources to be epic. JOIN US.

It features a curriculum to give you the knowledge and skills you need to have a noticeable edge by the time you graduate.

Earn an education on par with the best private liberal arts colleges, at the cost of a public education, in a setting that’s breathtakingly beautiful.

But there’s more here than you’ll find on a map. There’s an energy, a sense of movement, of an entire community of learners finding their unique paths — together.

Strong mind. Active body. Free spirit. We celebrate the unique contributions of each member of our community. Our professors support and challenge you to be your best. Our coaches do the same.

And your best often shows up as being a St. Mary’s Scholar, competing at national championships,

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International Experiences

Professional Pathway

securing an internship and then a graduate degree or job.

THE HONORS COLLEGE PROMISE

FOUNDATIONAL STUDY

ADVANCED STUDY

We guarantee every student the opportunity for:

Core Inquiry

Academic Major

70+

23

#6

Career & Leadership Development Plan

student-led clubs and activities

varsity sports

public liberal arts college in the nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

Capstone Project

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU GO? Just minutes away from campus, our neighboring city, California-Lexington Park, was recently ranked #1 by 24/7 Wall St. with the highest share of high-tech jobs.

Success is all around you in your fellow Seahawk alumni. They work at Apple, Johns Hopkins, the Hawaiian Symphony, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. They’re professional baseball umpires, ecological restoration architects, biochemists, musicians, teachers. They live in 50 states and around the globe and they can’t wait to help you on your journey.