Mount Saint Mary’s University Teaching Programs

Mount Saint Mary's University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Los Angeles, California. The location of MSMU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Mount Saint Mary’s University?

Contact details for MSMU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1599
Phone:	310-954-4000
Website:	www.msmu.edu

How Do I Get Into MSMU?

You can apply to MSMU online at: https://www.msmu.edu/admission/undergraduate-admission/application-instructions/

Admission Requirements for MSMU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSMU?

The acceptance rate at Mount Saint Mary's University is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 4% of accepted students are men and 96% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 61%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Can I Afford Mount Saint Mary’s University?

The overall average net price of MSMU is $45,261. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At MSMU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $5,805 a year. That adds up to $23,220 over four years for those students.

Mount Saint Mary’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,930 undergraduate students at MSMU, with 1,532 being full-time and 398 being part-time.

There are also 695 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,532 full-time undergraduates at MSMU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Mount Saint Mary's University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	270
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	867
White	136
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	169

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Mount Saint Mary's University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at MSMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Canada.

Online Learning at Mount Saint Mary’s University

In 2022-2023, 1,601 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSMU has changed over the last few years.

Mount Saint Mary’s University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	6	24	30
Education of the Deaf	0	0	7	7
General Special Education	0	0	3	3
Early Childhood Education	2	0	0	2
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	1	1
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	6	35	43

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.