Overall, Saint Mary's College of California is a non selective school. The institution receives about 4,310 applications every year . With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 89 percent which equals about 3,800 students being accepted to the school. Every year, approximately 13 percent of the 3,800 applicants who received the acceptance letter from Saint Mary's College of California decided to enroll. Based on the institution’s application data, 42% of the applicants were men while 56% were women, however, after receiving the letter of acceptance, only 55 percent of the women chose Saint Mary's College of California as compared to 44 percent of men who decided to enroll. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Saint Mary's College of California when applying. In most cases, accepted applicants have test scores in the range of 21 - 27 for ACT or 1,080 - 1,270 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits, Credit for life experiences, and Dual enrollment. Saint Mary's College of California’s undergraduate application fee is $60.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
4,308
Male 1,837
Female 2,438

 

Acceptance
3,834
Male 1,637
Female 2,197

 

Enrollment Total
514
Male 229
Female 285


Acceptance Rate
89%
Male
89.1%
Female
90.1%

 

Yield
13.4%
Male
14%
Female
13%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$60


Graduate

$50



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences
  • Dual enrollment


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