College of Saint Mary

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for College of Saint Mary

College of Saint Mary operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Omaha, Nebraska (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 445 students of which 570 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. College of Saint Mary is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 44.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,590, with published in-state tuition of $24,510 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.8%. Graduates earn a median of $54,338 ten years after enrolling, compared with $59,339 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 59600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.