10-yr median earnings
$54,338
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Omaha, Nebraska
College of Saint Mary
College of Saint Mary is a private nonprofit institution in Omaha, Nebraska. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $54,338
- 10-yr median earnings
- 44.6%
- Acceptance rate
- $16,590
- Avg net price / yr
- 60.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
College of Saint Mary pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 22%
- former-student earnings, US
- 44.6%
- acceptance rate
- 60.0%
- 150%-time completion
- -8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this College of Saint Mary profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
57/100
College of Saint Mary
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$54,338
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C-
$16,590
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
60.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$24,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
73.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
79.8%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$16,590
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
60.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 60.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - College of Saint Mary vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How College of Saint Mary ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
College of Saint Mary: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$54,338 Top 22% higher than 78% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | College of Saint Mary | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $54,338 | #1147 of 5103 | 78th |
| Average net price | $16,590 | #2406 of 5020 | 52nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.0% | #2218 of 4858 | 54th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 445 | #2959 of 5462 | 46th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
445
Undergraduate enrollment
44.6%
Acceptance rate
1,150
SAT average
60.0%
150%-time completion
$54,338
10-yr median earnings
79.8%
First-year retention
How College of Saint Mary ranks in Nebraska
State rank among 35 reporting Nebraska colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | College of Saint Mary | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $54,338 | #11 of 35 | 69th |
| Average net price | $16,590 | #18 of 35 | 49th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 60.0% | #12 of 32 | 63rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 445 | #25 of 39 | 36th |
Highest former-student earnings in Nebraska
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska Medical Center | $76,833 | - |
| 2 | Creighton University | $73,911 | $31,568 |
| 3 | Bryan College of Health Sciences | $70,845 | $26,919 |
| 4 | Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health | $65,071 | $21,863 |
| 5 | Clarkson College | $64,876 | $19,241 |
| 6 | Bellevue University | $61,289 | $17,550 |
| 7 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $56,887 | $17,747 |
| 8 | Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture | $56,887 | $14,639 |
| 9 | Nebraska Wesleyan University | $56,405 | $18,327 |
| 10 | Union Adventist University | $55,045 | $23,716 |
| 11 | College of Saint MaryThis school | $54,338 | $16,590 |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $53,909 | $13,441 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 44.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,150 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 18 – 26 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at College of Saint Mary
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,090 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,713 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k $9,320
$48k – $75k
$9,320 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$23,898 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at College of Saint Mary - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $24,510 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $24,510 |
| Average Net Price | $16,590 |
38.8%
Pell Grant Rate
49.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$24,250
Median Debt
$257/mo
Monthly Payment
College of Saint Mary costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $18,804 to $14,986 (-20.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,8042023 · $14,986
Over the same years, enrollment went -34.2% (691 → 455 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
26.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
79.8%
Retention Rate
$59,339
Median Earnings (6yr)
72.9%
Earning Over $25K
73.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 60.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 79.8% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $59,339 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $54,338 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 72.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 73.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $24,250 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $257/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's | 4 | 105 | $77,448 | $126,906 | $62,764 |
| Bachelor's | 4 | 94 | $69,101 | $73,801 | $26,271 |
| Certificate | 1 | 27 | $55,697 | $55,697 | $9,500 |
Top programs at College of Saint Mary by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$126,906 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$73,801 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$67,253 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$64,401 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$61,938 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$55,697 median earnings
- Teacher Education and Prof…
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
$53,694 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's | 29 | $126,906 | $109,092 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 54 | $73,801 | $32,312 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's | 50 | $67,253 | $38,200 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's | 22 | $64,401 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 11 | $61,938 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 27 | $55,697 | $9,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's | 15 | $53,694 | $41,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's | 11 | - | - |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 7 | - | $19,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at College of Saint Mary? ▼
College of Saint Mary is a private nonprofit institution in Omaha, Nebraska. The acceptance rate is 44.6%. The average SAT score is 1,150. Undergraduate enrollment is 445 students.
How much do College of Saint Mary former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at College of Saint Mary who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $54,338 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $59,339.
How much does College of Saint Mary cost? ▼
The average net price at College of Saint Mary is $16,590. In-state tuition is $24,510 and out-of-state tuition is $24,510. Median student debt at graduation is $24,250.
What is the graduation rate at College of Saint Mary? ▼
College of Saint Mary has a 60.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 79.8%.
Is College of Saint Mary worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at College of Saint Mary is $24,250, while former students earn a median of $54,338 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 45% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 73.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $257.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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