St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, Maryland · Public · 1,603 undergraduates · smcm.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test recommended
Scores encouraged, not required
Admit rate
73%
of 3,504 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1110 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,730Est.Estimate
$54,570 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at St. Mary's College of Maryland
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
73% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$54,570
a year in 2027-28, from a $54,570 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1240
Send your score
About 75% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1070, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test recommended
Scores aren't required, but the college encourages you to send them.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Standardized Test Policy - Office of Admission | SMCM · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
73%
of applicants were admitted: 2,542 of 3,504 for fall 2025.
Restrictive Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/1.
Early Decision
Binding. 77% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
364 students were offered a spot; 13 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 22% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1110 to 1320
Reading and Writing 590 to 700
Math 520 to 630
ACT composite 23 to 31
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16006.7%
- 1200 to 139954%
- 1000 to 119933%
- 800 to 9996.7%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.49
- 4.010%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7424%
- 3.25 to 3.4921%
- 3.00 to 3.2416%
- 2.50 to 2.999%
- Below 2.501%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$36,730
a year, in state
$54,570
a year, out of state (tuition $31,050)
- Tuition (in state)$13,210
- Fees$3,390
- Food and housing$17,210
- Books and supplies$1,060
- Transportation and other$1,860
St. Mary's College of Maryland published $34,702 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$6,633
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,808
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,473
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,716
- Over $110,000$28,546
Financial aid
88%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$13,277
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
52%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $5,480 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/28
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,320Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 205 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 205 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | AADS Lower Level Elective |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | ARTH 250 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 101 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 151 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 152 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 103 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ILCC102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POSC Lower Level Elective |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | COSC 120 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | COSC120 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 204 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENGL 106 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ENST 250 |
| European History | 3 | 4 | HIST 105 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ILCF 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | LNGU 102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | College Lower Level Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | LNGU102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | LNGU102 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LNGU102 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 103 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | ECON 102 |
| Music Theory | 3 | Non-Aural Subscore = 3 credits MUSC203 Aural Subscore = 1 credit MUSC201 | |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS121 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS122 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS122(but does not satisfy PHYS142 or PHYS152) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 141 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MATH 111 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSYC101 |
| Research | 3 | College Lower Division Elective | |
| Seminar | 3 | College Lower Division Elective | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ILCS 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | ILCS 102 |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | MATH 221 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | POSC Lower Level Elective |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | HIST 200 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 4 | HIST 108 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
65%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$66,796
a year, 10 years after starting here
- St. Mary's College of Maryland$58,573
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 12 majors here have earnings data.
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