St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas · Private · 1,951 undergraduates · stmarytx.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
98%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
900 to 1310
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$60,030Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at St. Mary's University
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
98% 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
$60,030
a year in 2027-28, from a $60,030 sticker price
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 54% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, 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 optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Personal statement required in lieu of test scores
Source: First-Year Admission | St. Mary's University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Oct31Other deadline · October 31, 2026
- Dec15Priority deadline · December 15, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
98%
of applicants are 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. 38% of them sent SAT scores and 9.7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 900 to 1310
Reading and Writing 510 to 600
Math 460 to 560
ACT composite 16 to 23
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.8%
- 1200 to 139919%
- 1000 to 119950%
- 800 to 99927%
- 600 to 7992.3%
- 400 to 5990.5%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.61
- 4.024%
- 3.75 to 3.9917%
- 3.50 to 3.7426%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.249.7%
- 2.50 to 2.999.2%
- Below 2.500.2%
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
$60,030
a year
- Tuition$39,940
- Fees$1,540
- Food and housing$13,980
- Books and supplies$1,350
- Transportation and other$3,220
St. Mary's University published $57,720 for 2026-27. 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, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,451
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,590
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,335
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,930
- Over $110,000$23,660
Financial aid
76%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$28,972
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
14%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,521 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
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
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
11 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $3,990Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | AR 2361 (to be used as elective credit only) |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | AR 2361 (to be used as elective credit only) |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AR 2362 (to be used as elective credit only) |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BL 1401* and 1402* requires satisfactory lab notebook |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BL 1301 (without lab notebook) |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MT 2412 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MT 2412 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 4 | MT 2412 and MT 2413 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MT 2412 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CH 1401 and 1402 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1313, 2311, 2312 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | PO 1314 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CS 2313 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | CS 1301 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | AR 2361 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | EN 1311 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | EN 2399 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ES 1373 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HS 2321 and HS 2322 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1313, 2311, 2312 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1313, 2311, 2312 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| Latin | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Latin | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | EC 2303 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 6 | MU 1321 and 1322 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PY 1401 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 8 | PY 1401 and 1402 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PY 2404 (must take 1-hour lab) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PY 1404 (must take 1-hour lab) |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MT 1411 |
| Psychology | 5 | 3 | PS 1301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 6 | SP 3331 and 3341 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MT 2303 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | PO 1311 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HS 1301 and 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HS 2321 and HS 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$59,258
a year, 10 years after starting here
- St. Mary's University$56,252
- All colleges$59,032
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 13 majors here have earnings data.
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