University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, New York · Private · 2,692 undergraduates · mountsaintvincent.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
85%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1011 to 1178
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$71,960Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of Mount Saint Vincent
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
85% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$71,960
a year in 2027-28, from a $71,960 sticker price
What to do with your 1090
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1090).
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.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Application Checklist and Timeline · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Mar1Priority deadline · March 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
85%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1011 to 1178
Reading and Writing 478 to 590
Math 533 to 588
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
$71,960
a year
- Tuition$50,360
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$18,616
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,871
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,349
- $75,001 to $110,000$21,461
- Over $110,000$24,831
Financial aidEstimate
73%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
93%
of freshmen receive grants
$31,362
average grant to freshmen
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
25 of 25
Earn credit with a score of 3
21 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,040Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTD 103 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTD 102 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ARTH 101, ARTH 151 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | Three elective credits (For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school) |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | fulfills the BIOL 111 requirement (For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school) |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | fulfills the General Biology sequence of BIOL 111/112 (For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school) |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | fulfills the Mathematics core requirement |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | satisfies the Calculus I requirement for a major in science or mathematics or a minor in mathematics (for score of 4 or 5 only) |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | fulfills the Mathematics core requirement |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | satisfies the Calculus II requirement for a major in science or mathematics or a minor in mathematics |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | Three elective credits ( For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school) |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | satisfies one Natural Science core requirement (for students who are not science majors or minors) |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | fulfills the CHEM 120 requirement (For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school) |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | fulfills the General Chemistry sequence of CHEM 120/121 (For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school) |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | three credits in Literature and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 3 | three credits in Literature and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| European History | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 202 Royalties and Revolutions: Pre-Modern to Modern Worlds, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| European History | 5 | 3 | HIST 202 Royalties and Revolutions: Pre-Modern to Modern Worlds, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choice |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choice |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | satisfies one Social Science core requirement or the Macroeconomics requirement in Business, Economics, and Accounting |
| Macroeconomics | 5 | 3 | satisfies one Social Science core requirement or the Macroeconomics requirement in Business, Economics, and Accounting |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | fulfills the Microeconomics requirement in Business, Economics, and Accounting |
| Microeconomics | 5 | 3 | fulfills the Microeconomics requirement in Business, Economics, and Accounting |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | Physics 1 (Non‐Calculus based) |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | Physics 2 (Non‐Calculus based) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 180 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 170 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | Psychology credits and satisfies one Social Science core requirement |
| Psychology | 5 | 3 | Psychology credits and satisfies one Social Science core requirement |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choice |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choice |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | Three elective credits |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | Satisfies one Mathematics core requirement |
| Statistics | 5 | 3 | Satisfies one Mathematics core requirement |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | HIST 201 Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | HIST 201 Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement. |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIST 203 Witches, Slaves, and Rebels: Inequality in Early America, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| United States History | 5 | 3 | HIST 203 Witches, Slaves, and Rebels: Inequality in Early America, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | Elective credits |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIST 214 Shaping of the Modern World, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 3 | HIST 214 Shaping of the Modern World, and satisfies one Humanities core requirement. |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$70,998
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Mount Saint Vincent$119,568
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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