Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #5831 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1644 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #1559 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #33 of 55 | In Indiana |
| #6126 of 6,606 | For Political Science |
| #6161 of 6,537 | For Law |
| #6163 of 6,493 | For Sociology |
| #6538 of 7,020 | For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Acceptance rate
- 78%
- Undergraduates
- 815
- Graduates
- 332
- Male:Female Ratio
- 20:80
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.smwc.edu
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has an acceptance rate of 78% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 78% | 68% | 87% |
| Applicants | 971 | 399 | 558 |
| Admissions | 759 | 273 | 484 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 199 | 80 | 119 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 1 | 1 |
238 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
233 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
32 or 16%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 868
or below
75% of them
had 1052
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College are 868-1052 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
10 or 5%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 18
or below
75% of them
had 30
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College are 18-30 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Other Tests | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| College-preparatory program | Neither required nor recommended |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 851 (75%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 94 (8%) |
| Black or African American | 86 (8%) |
| Two or more races | 50 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 28 (2%) |
| Asian | 17 (1%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 13 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 2 (0.2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is $17,358 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $12,978 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $12,433 |
| $48-75K | $15,826 |
| $75-110K | $21,197 |
| $110K+ | $22,113 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $31,150 | $12,825 |
| Tuition in-state | $31,150 | $12,825 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $31,150 | $12,825 |
| Fee in-district | $1,550 | |
| Fee in-state | $1,550 | |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,550 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 413 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,350 |
| Room charge | $7,730 |
| Meal charge | $3,620 |
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College majors
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has granted 138 bachelor's degrees across 28 programs and 74 master's across 5 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 30 | 6 | |
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 29 | ||
| Health & Health Care Administration & Management | 8 | 12 | |
| Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management | 20 | ||
| Human Services, General | 15 | ||
| Psychology, General | 13 | ||
| Education & Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed | 12 | ||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 3 | 7 | |
| Accounting | 6 | ||
| Criminology | 6 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 6 | ||
| Emergency Medical Technology & Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 5 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, Other | 5 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 4 | ||
| General Studies | 4 | ||
| Equestrian & Equine Studies | 3 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 3 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 2 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 2 | ||
| Environmental Science | 2 | ||
| Graphic Design | 2 | ||
| Legal Assistant & Paralegal | 1 | 1 | |
| Music, General | 2 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 2 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 1 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 1 | ||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 1 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 1 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 1 | ||
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 1 | ||
| Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 6 | 138 | 74 |
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has a graduation rate of 52%, which is among the 45% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 52% | 67% | 49% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has published 119 scientific papers with 1,015 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Law, Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Philosophy, Medicine, Art & Design, and Biology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | 2 | 21 |
| 2008 | 6 | 17 |
| 2009 | 1 | 29 |
| 2010 | 3 | 34 |
| 2011 | 1 | 28 |
| 2012 | 6 | 28 |
| 2013 | 3 | 47 |
| 2014 | 3 | 47 |
| 2015 | 3 | 44 |
| 2016 | 3 | 44 |
| 2017 | 4 | 29 |
| 2018 | 5 | 53 |
| 2019 | 2 | 76 |
| 2020 | 4 | 135 |
| 2021 | 4 | 122 |
| 2022 | 7 | 96 |
| 2023 | 3 | 78 |
Notable alumni
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Mari Hulman George
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
-
Mary Antonia "Mari" Hulman George was the daughter of Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. She was the chairperson of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1988 to 2016, and also of Hulman & Company.
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Marta Linares de Martinelli
- Occupations
- First Ladypolitician
- Biography
-
Marta Linares de Martinelli is a Panamanian insurance broker. She became the First Lady of Panama on July 1, 2009 when her husband, Ricardo Martinelli, became President of Panama. On January 29, 2014, she was chosen to compete for Vice-President of Panama alongside Jose Domingo Arias running for President, but the pair finished in second place.
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Kathy Sinnott
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Kathy Sinnott is a disability rights activist and politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South constituency from 2004 to 2009.
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Marie Louise Andrews
- Occupations
- writershort story writereditorpoetjournalist
- Biography
-
Marie Louise Andrews was an American author and editor from Indiana. She was a founder of the Western Association of Writers, and served as its secretary from its founding until June 1888, when she retired. She was prolific in both verse and prose, but she never published her works in book form, and little of her work has been preserved.
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Barbara Doherty
- Years
- 1931-2020 (aged 89)
- Enrolled in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in history, Latin, and English
- Occupations
- nun
- Biography
-
Barbara Doherty was an educator and theologian. A Roman Catholic religious sister, she was a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She was president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana from 1984 to 1998. Other posts have been as director of the Institute of Religious Formation at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, president of the Indiana Conference of Higher Education, and on national boards of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the Women's College Coalition.
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Gabriela Lemus
- Occupations
- administrator
- Biography
-
Gabriela D. Lemus was the executive director of the Progressive Congress, the non-profit partner organization affiliated with members of the Progressive Caucus. Previously she was the Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the Department of Labor from 2009 to 2013. She was born in Mexico City on January 23, 1963, to Guillermo Felix Lemus Covarrubias and Brenda Lemus Marcellini. She holds a BS in International Studies and Business Administration from St. Mary of the Woods College and a Ph.D. from the University of Miami. In 2012 she was appointed to the board of the University of the District of Columbia.
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Amalia Küssner Coudert
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
-
Amalia Küssner Coudert was an American artist from Terre Haute, Indiana, who is best known for her portrait miniatures of prominent American and European figures of the late 19th and early 20th century. Subjects for her paintings include actresses Lillian Russell and Marie Tempest; wealthy socialites Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, Emily Havemeyer (the wife of Theodore Havemeyer); members of Britain's royal family and London society such as King Edward VII, Alice Keppel, and Consuelo Vanderbilt, the Duchess of Marlborough; as well as members of the Russian royal family, including Czar Nicholas II and his wife, Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna; and wealthy industrialists such as Cecil Rhodes.
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Alice Moore McComas
- Occupations
- writereditorsocial reformersuffragistlecturer
- Biography
-
Alice Moore McComas was an American author, editor, lecturer and reformer. She was a pioneer suffragist in California and served as president of the Los Angeles Equal Suffrage Association. During the various suffrage campaigns, McComas contributed articles to over seventy newspapers and magazines, and she was well known throughout the west as an educator and lecturer. She was accredited with being the first woman to conduct a department for women in a daily paper in California, and the first woman to address a state Republican ratification meeting. She was one of the earliest organizers of the Free Kindergarten Association and of clubs for working women, and was prominent in many movements for civic welfare. She was Associate Editor of The Household Journal of California and author of several books, among them The Women of the Canal Zone and Under the Peppers. McComas contributed travel sketches to many magazines. She died in 1919.
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Anastasie Brown
- Enrolled in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Studied in 1841
- Occupations
- nun
- Biography
-
Mother Anastasie Brown, S.P.,, was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1868 to 1874. During her term, the congregation had financial difficulties stemming from the Panic of 1873. Both prior to and following her time in office, Brown was Directress of the Academy, a women's college run by the Sisters of Providence now known as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
General info
| Alternative names | SMWC St Mary-of-the-Woods College St. Mary-of-the-Woods College |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1840 |
| Motto | Virtus Cum Scientia Virtue with Knowledge United |
| Colors | blue, white |
| Academic calendar | August to May |
| Total FTE staff | 228 |
| Carnegie classification | Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields |
Location and contacts
| Address | 1 St Mary of Woods Coll Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, 47876-1099 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 1,000 |
| Phone | 8125355151 |