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University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. The rural area surrounding UMary is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

84 Undergraduate Degrees
63 Graduate Degrees
$23,642 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Mary?

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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?

81% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
7% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 81%, UMary may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Mary  ( 563 to 670 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Mary  ( 533 to 650 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for University of Mary  ( 20 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Mary  ( 21 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Mary?

$23,642 Net Price
66% Take Out Loans
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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

1,856 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,579 undergraduate students at UMary, with 1,856 being full-time and 723 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

1,017 Took All Classes Online
1,649 Took At Least One Class Online
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.

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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
Nursing Practice 15%

University of Mary Nursing Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 84 0 7 91
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 22 22
Nursing Administration 0 21 0 21
Nursing Practice 0 13 0 13
TOTAL 84 34 29 147

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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