Private nonprofitFour-year

College of Saint Mary

Omaha, NE · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$16,590
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$24,510
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
60.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,338
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$35,971
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$24,510
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$24,510
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$9,084
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$13,644
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$912
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00014,090
$30,001–48,00012,713
$48,001–75,0009,320
$75,001–110,00015,242
$110,001+23,898

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
60.5%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
66.7%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
79.8%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$59,339
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54,338
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
0.0%
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$24,250
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$257.09
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
62.9%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $54,338 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
44.6%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
1,150
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
18–26
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
445
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
26.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
38.8%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
49.6%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$37,527
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White55%
Hispanic24%
Black9%
Asian2%
Two or more races4%
Nonresident / international3%

Other Four-year institutions in NE

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
Bellevue UniversityNot reported33.0%$61,289
Bryan College of Health SciencesNot reported70.0%$70,845
CHI Health School of Radiologic TechnologyNot reportedNot reported$48,110
Chadron State College$12,54950.4%$47,002
Clarkson CollegeNot reported46.7%$64,876
Concordia University-NebraskaNot reported64.9%$52,415
Creighton UniversityNot reported83.4%$73,911
Doane UniversityNot reported57.1%$53,316
Hastings CollegeNot reported48.9%$51,303
Life Chiropractic College West - Bellevue UniversityNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Midland UniversityNot reported42.1%$52,163
Nebraska Indian Community College$23,33422.2%$31,458

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$126,906$127,347Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$73,801$88,910$37,668
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$67,253$71,416Not reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$64,401$55,792$28,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$61,938$103,485Not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$55,697$56,073$15,489
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$53,694$59,916Not reported
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Legal Support Services.Not reported$44,669Not reported
Legal Support Services.Not reported$53,266Not reported
Legal Support Services.Not reported$55,073Not reported
Legal Support Services.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
English Language and Literature, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Not reported$53,072Not reported
Biology, General.Not reported$57,214$21,000
Mathematics.Not reported$69,562Not reported
Human Biology.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Not reported$54,562Not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.Not reported$62,033Not reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10