Marymount vs Mount St. Mary's
Side by side: Mass and confession times, faith grades, academics, cost after aid and outcomes.
Marymount UniversityArlington, VACatholic collegeMount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MDCatholic college
At a glance
- Mount St. Mary's lists Mass every weekday.
- Mount St. Mary's has the higher graduation rate: 65% against 54% at Marymount.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Mount St. Mary's has the lower price after aid: $11,603 a year, against $27,413 at Marymount.
- The average price after aid is lower at Mount St. Mary's: $22,655 a year, against $29,137 at Marymount.
Catholic life
Sacramental life
BSacramental life: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Theology and core curriculum
DTheology and core curriculum: Limited (grade D): 40 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Service and Catholic social teaching
BService and Catholic social teaching: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Mass times
Every weekday
Confession times
2 times a week
Eucharistic adoration
3 times a week
Campus ministry
2 listed
3 listed
The college
Control
Private nonprofit
Private nonprofit
Location
Arlington, VA
Emmitsburg, MD
Setting
City
Rural
Students
3,667
2,499
Academics
Academic Excellence grade
CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
CAcademic Excellence: Mixed (grade C): 55 to 100 points out of 100 on what official sources document. Grades need sources for at least 60% of the checklist.
Admission rate
93%
74%
Average SAT
1176
ACT middle 50%
19–27
Graduation rate
54%
65%
First-year retention
73%
71%
Cost and outcomes
Average net price a year
$29,137
$22,655
Net price, up to $30,000 income
$27,413
$11,603
Net price, $30,001–$48,000 income
$27,111
$20,067
Net price, $48,001–$75,000 income
$27,718
$21,942
Net price, $75,001–$110,000 income
$31,962
$27,170
Net price, over $110,000 income
$30,618
$31,330
Median debt
$25,000
$25,391
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$67,516
$64,072
The grades and the Compass Score are Catholic School Compass ratings from documented sources; each college’s page lists its sources. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This page does not rank the two colleges.