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ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND
St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 East Fisher Road
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001

Official telephone: (240) 895-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 492-7181
Fax number: (240) 895-4462

Website: www.smcm.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 855 men, 1,162 women, 2,017 total
Full-time undergraduates: 828 men, 1,122 women, 1,950 total
Part-time undergraduates: 27 men, 40 women, 67 total
Total graduate students: 8 men, 35 women, 43 total
Full-time graduate students: 8 men, 35 women, 43 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Middle Atlantic
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 19%
First-year student breakdown:
8.4% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
4.1% Asian or Pacific Islander
3.3% Hispanic
77.9% White (non-Hispanic)
2.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
8.1% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
4.3% Hispanic
77.0% White (non-Hispanic)
1.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
4.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 319 acres
City or town school is located in: St. Mary's City
Population of city/town: 1,500
Nearest major city: Washington, DC
Distance of nearest major city: 70 miles
Population of nearest major city: 588,292
Online campus map: www.smcm.edu/visitors/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Campus housing is available for all unmarried undergraduate students for eight semesters but is not available for graduate students enrolled in the M.A.T. program.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (25%)
  • women's dorms (10%)
  • men's dorms (11%)
  • single-student apartments (25%)
  • special housing for disabled students (1%)
  • other housing including Townhouses and suite-style residences for upper-class single students; special-interest housing and living learning centers. (28%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 96%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 85%
Percent of students who live off campus: 19%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 60%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 360
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Special collections. Media center with multimedia editing suites and classrooms.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art gallery, electron microscope, marine research vessel, freshwater and saltwater research facilities.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, writing center.
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, groups, couples and individual counseling along with psychiatric evaluation and medications.
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, graduate school application assistance.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, voluntary note takers.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 93%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Point News, published twice per week
Number of honor societies: 9
Total number of registered organizations: 97
Campus-based religious organizations:
Hillel, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Gospel Choir and Newman Society, Alabaster Women Dance Ministry, Augsbury-Canterbury Fellowship
Minority student organizations:
Black Student Movement, Raices Hispanas, St. Mary's Triangle and Rainbow Society
International student organizations:
International club, Amnesty International
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
The Nightingales A cappella, InterChorus, art club, step team, Take One! Improv, Crazy Pianos, dance club, Otaku Animae Club, Illustration Ink, intercollegiate fashion club, Spoken Poets, English club, Tolkein Society, Jane Austen Society, Feminists United for Sexual Equality, anthropology club, boarders club, board gaming club, camera club, Chancellor's Point Development Club, Circle K, First Responder Network, For Goodness Sake, Habitat for Humanity, Invisible Children Service Committee, Out-of-State Club, Rotoract, Rubix Cube Club, SafeRide, Sign Language Club, Sister to Sister, SMC Men, Smokin' Aces, River Project Education Team, Student Education Association, community garden club, Student Environment Action Coalition, philosophy club, history club, economics club, College Democrats, College Republicans, Maryland Student Legislature, Pre-law Advisory Network, National Alliance on Mental Illness, emergency medical services club, Advising Students in Health, Women in Science House, Computer Science/Linux Group, math club, physics club, American Chemical Society, Paranormal Society, crew club, cross-country and track, paintball club, Historical Swordsmanship Club, outdoors adventures, Appreciation of Capoeria Club, Eclectic Longboarding League, recreational clay shooting group, ski and snowboarding club, ultimate team, Student Athletic Leadership Training

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Scott Devine,
Director of Athletics and Recreation
Director of women's athletics: Barb Bausch,
Senior Woman Administrator
Athletic department's mailing address: Director of Athletics and Recreation
Scott Devine
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, MD 20686
Athletics homepage: www.smcm.edu/webcam/
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School colors: navy blue and gold
School mascot: Seahawk
Athletic conference memberships: Capital Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 38%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 45%
Athletic facilities:
baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, practice, and soccer fields; basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts; fitness area, rock climbing wall, swimming pools
Intramural/Recreational sports:
aikido, basketball, billiards, capture the flag, cricket, cycling, dance, dodgeball, fencing, flag football, floor hockey, golf, indoor soccer, inner-tube water polo, kickball, rock climbing, softball, volleyball
Club sports for men:
cheerleading, crew, cross-country, equestrian sports, fencing, rock climbing, rugby, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo
Club sports for women:
cheerleading, crew, cross-country, equestrian sports, fencing, rock climbing, rugby, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Arlington, VA (Reagan National (70 miles)
Nearest other airport: Linthicum Heights, MD (Baltimo (90 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Washington, DC (70 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Lexington Park, MD (14 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 20%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 33% within one year of graduation, 61% within 10 years of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Johns Hopkins University, George Washington University, University of Maryland--College Park.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 80% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Private businesses and companies (including technology, research, consulting, and financial firms)
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Kevin Crutchfield, director of comprehensive sports concussion program and non-invasive cerebrovascular lab, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
  • John Wobensmith, CFO, Genco Shipping
  • Elizabeth Graves, health and beauty editor, Real Simple Magazine.



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