Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University is a private institution that was founded in 1808. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,896 (fall 2022), and the campus size is 1,500 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Mount St. Mary's University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is Regional Universities North, #69. Its tuition and fees are $47,240.

Mount St. Mary's University is a Catholic school in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where about 70 percent of students are Catholic. All undergraduates complete the Veritas Program, a group of core courses that give students a broad knowledge of liberal arts, Catholic theology, ethics, math and more. For students who want to graduate early, the university offers a three-year degree option.

The university's Institute for Leadership coordinates programs, research projects and courses that can help students build leadership skills and grapple with problems facing society. For other ways to get involved on campus, students can choose from about 70 clubs and organizations. In sports, the Mount St. Mary's athletic squads, known simply as The Mount, compete in the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. Notable alumni of Mount St. Mary's University include Susan O'Malley, former president of the Washington Wizards team and the first female president of an NBA franchise, and Scott Wilfong, a SunTrust Bank executive.