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Saint Mary's College of California
P.O. Box 4800
Moraga, CA 94575-4800

Official telephone: (925) 631-4000

Website: www.stmarys-ca.edu

Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

944 men, 1,595 women, 2,539 total

Full-time undergraduates:

879 men, 1,415 women, 2,294 total

Part-time undergraduates:

65 men, 180 women, 245 total

Total graduate students:

575 men, 522 women, 1,097 total

Full-time graduate students:

223 men, 99 women, 322 total

Part-time graduate students:

352 men, 423 women, 775 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

13%

First-year student breakdown:


7.2%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.6%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
13.5%	Asian or Pacific Islander
24.0%	Hispanic
44.6%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.8%	total international (nonresident aliens)
6.5%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


7.1%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.2%	Asian or Pacific Islander
21.6%	Hispanic
50.4%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.6%	total international (nonresident aliens)
5.8%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

420 acres

City or town school is located in:

Moraga, CA

Population of city/town:

17,000

Nearest major city:

San Francisco

Distance of nearest major city:

20 miles

Population of nearest major city:

780,000

Online campus map:

www.stmarys-ca.edu/
community-and-visitors/
docs/campus-map.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (96%)
special housing for disabled students (4%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

99%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

64%

Percent of students who live off campus:

36%

Students required to live on campus:

All first year students must live on campus.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

63%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

244

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art gallery, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

writing

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center

Counseling services:

minority student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services, reading machines.

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station

School newspaper(s):

The Collegian, published weekly

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

Campus-based religious organizations:

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Minority student organizations:

Asian Pacific American Student Association, Black Student Union, Humans Actively Practicing Aloha, Dante Club, Gay Straight Alliance, Latin American Student Association, Pulses Step Team, German Club, Hermanas Unidas

International student organizations:

Amnesty International, International Club, Japanese Popular Culture Club

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Accounting Association, Best Buddies, business club, Habitat for Humanity, chess club, CILSA, photography club, SMC Democrats, SMC Republicans, SMC Progressives, GAEL Force, Program Board Productions, Business and Accounting Latino Association, SMC Sports Band, Spirit Team, Gaelvision, The Collegian, psychology club, Saint Luke's Pre-medical Society, science club, speech and debate club, Improvisational Comedy Troupe, SMC Law, kinesiology club, nursing club, philosophy club, Project Green, Students Reaching Consciousness Club, SMC Tango, Student Alumni Association

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Mark Orr,
Athletic Director

Athletic department's mailing address:

Athletic Director
Carl R. Clapp
Saint Mary's College of California
1928 Saint Mary's Road
Moraga

School colors:

navy blue and red

School mascot:

Gaels

Athletic conference memberships:

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I), Pacific Coast Softball Conference (Division I), West Coast Conference (Division I)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

20%

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

45%

Athletic facilities:

fields, pavilion, stadium, tennis complex, swimming pool, weight room

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, crew, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, volleyball, water polo

Club sports for men:

crew, lacrosse, rugby, volleyball, water polo

Club sports for women:

rugby, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Oakland, CA (16 miles)

Nearest other airport:

San Francisco (26 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Martinez, CA (15 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Oakland, CA (16 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

42% immediately, 45% within one year of graduation, 90% within 10 years of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Creighton University, Stanford University, University of California--Davis.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

74% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AT&T, Big Four accounting firms, Clorox, Chevron, CIA, Gallo, The Hartford.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Nicholas G. Moore, chairman (retired) PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
James R.Quandt, Thomas James Capital
Robert Haas, US Poet Laureate, 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

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