University of Mary Teaching Programs

University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

Where Is University of Mary?

Contact details for UMary are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7500 University Dr, Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone:	701-255-7500
Website:	www.umary.edu

How Do I Get Into UMary?

You can apply to UMary online at: https://www.umary.edu/forms/application/

Admission Requirements for UMary

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMary?

The acceptance rate at University of Mary is 81%. 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 7% of students accepted to UMary submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 563 and 670. Math scores were between 533 and 650.

UMary received ACT scores from 54% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford University of Mary?

The overall average net price of UMary is $23,642. 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 UMary, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,192 a year. That adds up to $32,768 over four years for those students.

University of Mary Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,579 undergraduate students at UMary, with 1,856 being full-time and 723 being part-time.

There are also 1,215 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,856 full-time undergraduates at UMary, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Mary students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	21
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1,495
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	309

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mary. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at UMary. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of Mary

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 63 master’s degree programs available online at UMary. In 2022-2023, 1,649 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 2nd most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UMary majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	20%
Reading Teacher Education	71%
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	87%

University of Mary Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	23	0	0	23
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	16	0	16
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	15	0	15
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	0	13	0	13
General Special Education	0	12	0	12
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	9	9
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	9	0	9
Music Education	8	0	0	8
Early Childhood Education	8	0	0	8
Reading Teacher Education	0	7	0	7
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities	6	0	0	6
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	5	0	0	5
Mathematics Education	4	0	0	4
Social Science Teacher Education	4	0	0	4
Biology Education	2	0	0	2
History Education	2	0	0	2
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	0	1
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	0	0	0
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0
Computer Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Health Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	72	9	144

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 Jte288~commonswiki under License

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