10-yr median earnings
$72,379
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Los Angeles, California
Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount Saint Mary's University is a private nonprofit institution in Los Angeles, California. Graduates earn a median of $72,379 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $21,413/yr.
- $72,379
- 10-yr median earnings
- $21,413
- Avg net price / yr
- 73.1%
- Acceptance rate
- 53.3%
- 4-yr completion
The verdict
Mount Saint Mary's University pairs top-10% graduate earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 10%
- graduate earnings, US
- 73.1%
- acceptance rate
- 53.3%
- 4-yr completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Mount Saint Mary's University is a private nonprofit institution in Los Angeles, California enrolling 1,719 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release. The acceptance rate is 73.1%. Graduates earn a median of $72,379 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. The average net price after financial aid is $21,413. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
Data updated July 2026
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Mount Saint Mary's University
Mount Saint Mary's University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Los Angeles, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,719 students of which 1,985 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; Mount Saint Mary's University is categorized as "Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost figures below come from the same annual IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and net-price calculation that every Title IV institution is legally required to submit to the federal government, so the same standardized methodology applies whether comparing a public flagship or a small private college. Net price nets grant and scholarship aid out of the published sticker price, the number financial-aid experts consider the honest comparison point - the table further down breaks that figure out by family income band rather than a single blended average, since what one family actually pays can look very different from what another family pays at the identical school.
The outcomes further down come from federal tax records the U.S. Treasury links to former students who received federal financial aid, not a self-reported alumni survey - an approach that removes response bias but also means graduates who never took federal aid are absent from the earnings figures. Completion and retention rates only count first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, so a school with a large transfer or part-time population can serve those students well without that showing up in these particular metrics. Reading the cost, completion, and earnings figures together, rather than any single one in isolation, is the approach the College Scorecard's own methodology recommends for judging return on investment.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Mount Saint Mary's University
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 A+
$72,379
10-year median graduate earnings
Net Price F
$21,413
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Graduation Rate N/A
N/A
6-year completion rate
Debt F
$25,949
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
72.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
71.1%
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
$21,413
After grants and scholarships
4-yr completion
53.3%
First-time, full-time bachelor's
4-year completion vs national average (40%) 53.3%
Higher is better
College ROI Quadrant - Mount Saint Mary's University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by 4-year graduation rate. Top-left = best ROI; bottom-right = avoid.
How Mount Saint Mary's University ranks nationally
Where this school's graduate earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Mount Saint Mary's University: graduate earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$72,379 Top 10% higher than 90% 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 · 2024
Quick Facts
1,719
Total enrollment
73.1%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
53.3%
4-yr graduation rate
$72,379
10-yr median earnings
71.1%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 73.1% |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $49,564 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $49,564 |
| Average Net Price | $21,413 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $23,849 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $13,718 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $17,876 |
| Over $110,000 | $18,762 |
57.1%
Pell Grant Rate
67.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,949
Median Debt
$275/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
93.1%
Female
49.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
53.3%
4-Year Completion Rate
71.1%
Retention Rate
$61,335
Median Earnings (6yr)
$72,379
Median Earnings (10yr)
79.6%
Earning Over $25K
72.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Mount Saint Mary's University by graduate earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$119,050 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$109,938 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$109,544 median earnings
- Health/Medical Preparatory…
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
$105,024 median earnings
- Rehabilitation and Therape…
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
$95,385 median earnings
- Special Education and Teac…
Special Education and Teaching
$79,053 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$74,449 median earnings
- Rhetoric and Composition/W…
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
$70,010 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Mount Saint Mary's University? ▼
Mount Saint Mary's University is a private nonprofit institution in Los Angeles, California. The acceptance rate is 73.1%. Total enrollment is 1,719 students.
How much do Mount Saint Mary's University graduates earn? ▼
Graduates of Mount Saint Mary's University earn a median of $72,379 ten years after enrollment. Six years after enrollment, median earnings are $61,335.
How much does Mount Saint Mary's University cost? ▼
The average net price at Mount Saint Mary's University is $21,413. In-state tuition is $49,564 and out-of-state tuition is $49,564. Median student debt at graduation is $25,949.
What is the graduation rate at Mount Saint Mary's University? ▼
Mount Saint Mary's University has a 4-year completion rate of 53.3%. The first-year retention rate is 71.1%.
Is Mount Saint Mary's University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Mount Saint Mary's University is $25,949, while graduates earn a median of $72,379 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 36% of first-year post-graduation earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 72.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $275.
Sources & methodology
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release, PlainCollege tracks 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 individual school-and-program earnings records nationwide.
Every figure on this page is read live from official U.S. federal datasets, as of the 2024-25 release. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - graduate 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).
What this means for Mount Saint Mary's University
- Mount Saint Mary's University's graduates land in the 10th percentile nationally for 10-year earnings among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $21,413 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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