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#29 Best Value Schools
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#5 Regional Universities West
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#3 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#48 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#260 Business Programs
St. Mary's College of California is ranked #5 in Regional Universities West. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
75
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
13
Graduation and retention rank
6
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
73%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
86%
Social Mobility Rank
48
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
69%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
75%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
71%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
3
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
30
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
70.2%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
95%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
63.9%
Classes with 50 or more students
0%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
11:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
41
First-year students in top 25 percent of high school class (2.25%)
N/A
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
6
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
20
Average alumni giving rate
6.5%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
