Saint Mary's College of California Acceptance Rate, Requirements & Admissions Information

Freshman Admission Requirements

Entrance Difficulty

Moderately Difficult: More than 75% of freshmen were in the top 50% of their high school class and scored over 1010 on the SAT I or over 18 on the ACT; about 85% or fewer of all applicants accepted.

High School Preparation

High School Graduation

High school diploma required and GED is accepted

High School Program

College preparatory program is recommended

High School Units Required or Recommended

Examinations

Applying for Admission

Admissions Office

Address

1928 Saint Mary's Road

City, State, Zip

Moraga, CA 94575

Phone

(800) 800-4SMC

Fax

(925) 376-7193

E-mail

smcadmit@stmarys-ca.edu

Application Dates and Fees

Regular Admisson Deadline

January 15

Application Fee

$60

Application Fee Waiver

Available

Regular Admission Notification

Rolling, notification begins April 1

Accept Offer of Admission

By May 1 or within 2 weeks if notified after May 1

Waiting List Used

Yes

Defer Admission

Student can defer admission

Transfer Admission

Transfer applications accepted

Early Admission

Early Decision Offered

No

Early Decision Deadline

 

Early Decision Notification

 

Early Action Offered

Yes

Early Action Deadline

November 15

Early Action Notification

January 1

Application Form

Common Application

Accepted

Universal College Application

Not accepted

Electronic Application

Available

Other Application Requirements

Interview

Not Required

Essay or Personal Statement

Recommended for all freshmen

Letters of Recommendation

1 recommended for all freshmen

Other

 

Financial Need

Financial need is not a consideration in the admissions process

Selection of Students

Profile of Fall Admission

Overall Admission Rate

Not reported

Women

168% of 1,834 applicants were admitted

Men

164% of 2,295 applicants were admitted

Students Enrolled

699 (10%) of 6,856 admitted students enrolled

Women

384 (12%) of 3,082 admitted students enrolled

Men

315 (8%) of 3,774 admitted students enrolled

Early Decision Admission Rate

 

Early Action Admission Rate

85% of 3,175 applicants were admitted

Students Offered Wait List

124

Students Accepting Wait List Position

56

Students Admitted From Wait List

51

Grade Point Average of Enrolled Freshmen (4.0 scale)

Average GPA

3.50

3.75 and Above

39%

3.50 - 3.74

22%

3.25 - 3.49

22%

3.00 - 3.24

13%

2.50 - 2.99

4%

2.00 - 2.49

 

SAT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen

SAT Math

520-620 range of middle 50%

Score of 700 - 800

5.7%

Score of 600 - 700

32.2%

Score of 500 - 600

51%

Score of 400 - 500

11.1%

Score of 300 - 400

0%

Score of 200 - 300

0%

SAT EBRW

540-630 range of middle 50%

Score of 700 - 800

5.7%

Score of 600 - 700

36.6%

Score of 500 - 600

47.9%

Score of 400 - 500

9.8%

Score of 300 - 400

0%

Score of 200 - 300

0%

ACT Scores of Enrolled Freshmen

ACT Composite

25 average
22-28 range of middle 50%

Score of 30 - 36

12.35%

Score of 24 - 29

43.2%

Score of 18 - 23

41.98%

Score of 12 - 17

2.47%

Score of 6 - 11

0%

Score of 5 or Below

0%

Other Qualifications of Enrolled Freshmen

High School Class Rank

Top tenth: 0%
Top quarter: 0%
Top half: 0%

National Merit Scholar

Not reported

Valedictorian

Not reported

Class President

Not reported

Student Government Officer

Not reported