College of Saint Mary Nursing Programs

College of Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Omaha, Nebraska. The location of Saint Mary is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

College of Saint Mary Rankings

Saint Mary is ranked #289 out of 1,672 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. Out of the 11 colleges in Nebraska, it is ranked at #3.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Saint Mary has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is College of Saint Mary?

Contact details for Saint Mary are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7000 Mercy Rd., Omaha, NE 68106
Phone:	402-399-2400
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/CSM.Omaha
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CSM_Omaha

How Do I Get Into Saint Mary?

You can apply to Saint Mary online at: https://selfservice.csm.edu/selfservice/Admissions/ApplicationSelectEnabledForm.aspx

Admission Requirements for Saint Mary

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	recommended
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Saint Mary?

Saint Mary has an acceptance rate of 50%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Can I Afford College of Saint Mary?

The overall average net price of Saint Mary is $23,302. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Saint Mary, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,873 a year. That adds up to $23,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Saint Mary is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

College of Saint Mary Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 680 undergraduate students at Saint Mary, with 659 being full-time and 21 being part-time.

There are also 344 graduate students at the school.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	16
Black or African American	47
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	433
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	68

Geographic Diversity

Nebraska students aren't the only ones who study at College of Saint Mary. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at Saint Mary. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Canada, and Côte d’Ivoire.

Online Learning at College of Saint Mary

In 2019-2020, 576 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Saint Mary

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of Saint Mary was 93.1%. This is the #244 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Saint Mary regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

College of Saint Mary Nursing Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	10	10
Registered Nursing	0	0
TOTAL	10	10

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 en:User:Cburnett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.