Overall, Saint Mary's College of California is a non selective school. The institution receives about 4,310 applications every year . With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 89 percent which equals about 3,800 students being accepted to the school. Every year, approximately 11 percent of the 3,800 applicants who received the acceptance letter from Saint Mary's College of California decided to enroll. Based on the institution’s application data, 43% of the applicants were men while 56% were women, however, after receiving the letter of acceptance, only 52 percent of the women chose Saint Mary's College of California as compared to 47 percent of men who decided to enroll. Students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to Saint Mary's College of California when applying. In most cases, accepted applicants have test scores in the range of 21 - 27 for ACT or 1,080 - 1,270 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Saint Mary's College of California’s undergraduate application fee is $60.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
4,309
Male 1,856
Female 2,453

 

Acceptance
3,816
Male 1,634
Female 2,182

 

Enrollment Total
421
Male 200
Female 221


Acceptance Rate
88.6%
Male
88%
Female
88.9%

 

Yield
11%
Male
12.2%
Female
10.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$60


Graduate

$50



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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