Saint Mary's College of California

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

Saint Mary's College of California operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Moraga, California (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,947 students of which 2,265 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. Saint Mary's College of California is categorized as “18” 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 86.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $30,378, with published in-state tuition of $57,803 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,691, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 69.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.4%. Graduates earn a median of $78,812 ten years after enrolling, compared with $60,388 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 129900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.1% 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.