Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University
Former name
Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary (1808–2004)
MottoSpes Nostra (Latin)
Motto in English
Our Hope
TypePrivate university and seminary
EstablishedJune 6, 1808; 216 years ago (June 6, 1808)
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Academic affiliations
ACCU
NAICU
CIC
EndowmentUS$58 million (2021)[1]
PresidentGerard J. Joyce[2]
Academic staff
120 full-time, 58 part-time
Students2,240 (2014)[3]
Undergraduates1,741 (2014)[4]
Postgraduates499 (2014)[4]
Location,
U.S.
ColorsBlue, White, and Bronze
     
NicknameMountaineers
Sporting affiliations
MascotEmmit S. Burg
Websitewww.msmary.edu

Mount St. Mary's University is a private Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It has the largest Catholic seminary in the United States. Undergraduate programs are divided between the College of Liberal Arts, the Richard J. Bolte School of Business, and the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. "The Mount" has over 40 undergraduate majors, minors, concentrations, and special programs, as well as bachelor's/master's combinations in partnership with other universities, 8 master's programs, and 6 postgraduate certificate programs.

  1. ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2021 to FY 2022 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Jackson, Gerry (December 14, 2023). "Mount St. Mary's University names DeSales VP Gerard Joyce as 27th president". The Catholic Review. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Student Life usnews.rankingsandreviews.com Archived August 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Mount St. Mary's University usnews.rankingsandreviews.com"Archived March 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine