Motto | Deus Illuminatio Mea (Latin) |
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Motto in English | God, My Light |
Type | Private |
Established | 1925 |
Religious affiliation | Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (Roman Catholic) |
Endowment | $144.9 million (2018)[1] |
President | Ann McElaney-Johnson |
Provost | Bob Perrins |
Academic staff | 135 full-time, 341 part-time[2] |
Administrative staff | 283[3] |
Students | 2,079 full-time, 709 part-time (2019)[2] |
Undergraduates | 1,621 full-time, 522 part-time (2019)[2] |
Postgraduates | 458 full-time, 187 part-time (2019)[2] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | two urban campuses Chalon (Brentwood): 34°05′06″N 118°28′56″W / 34.08512°N 118.48216°W 56 acres (23 ha) Doheny (Downtown): 34°01′47″N 118°16′40″W / 34.02978°N 118.27771°W 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
Colors | Purple and gold |
Nickname | Athenians |
Affiliations | ACCU NAICU CIC |
Mascot | Athena |
Website | www |
Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles (known as Mount St. Mary's College until January 2015)[4] is a private, Catholic university primarily for women, in Los Angeles, California. Women make up 90 percent of the student body.[2]
Founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, today the university has two campuses 16 miles (26 km) apart: Chalon in Brentwood and Doheny in North University Park, near downtown Los Angeles.