Mount St. Mary's College Admission Requirements

Acceptance Rate

How hard is it to get into Mount St. Mary's College and can I get accepted? The school has a 89% acceptance rate ranking it #91 in California for lowest rate of acceptance. Last year, 1,774 out of 1,986 applicants were admitted making Mount St. Mary's College an easy school to get into with a very good chance of acceptance assuming you meet the requirements.  Academically, it has very easy requirements for admission test scores, generally admitting students who score in the top 70 percent. Mount St. Mary's College typically accepts and attracts "B" average high school students. Only 21% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. Most incoming freshmen graduated in the top quarter of their high school class.

Test Optional

Submission of SAT or ACT scores is not required for admission to Mount St. Mary's College. If you submit test scores, they will be considered with your application, but they are not mandatory. 92% of students submitted SAT scores and 20% submitted ACT scores for admission for the 2021/2022 academic year..

SAT Requirements & Average SAT Score

SAT Scores you need to get in

What are the SAT requirements for students to be admitted to Mount St. Mary's College?

Mount St. Mary's College typically prefers applicants to be in the top 78 percent of SAT test takers. The school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 900 on a 1600 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students could be accepted with SAT's as low as 790. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1010 out of 1600. The school ranks #59 in California for highest average SAT composite score. A competitive SAT score is critical as 92 percent of applicants submit SAT scores to the school.

Estimated Chance of Acceptance by SAT Score

ACT Requirements & Average ACT Score

ACT Scores needed to get accepted

What are the ACT requirements for prospective students to get into Mount St. Mary's College?

Admission data indicates that Mount St. Mary's College regularly accepts students with ACT's of 18 and above. Successful applicants typically send ACT scores in the top 62 percent nationally. We estimate the school accepting minimum ACT composite scores around 16 in some instances. Prospective students submitting an ACT composite of 20 or higher should be in the upper half of applicants - and students with a 23 and above have very competitive chances. The school ranks #51 in California for highest average ACT composite score. 20 percent of applicants submit ACT scores to Mount St. Mary's College.

Estimated Chance of Acceptance by ACT Score

Estimated GPA Requirements & Average GPA

What GPA do you need to get into Mount St. Mary's College?

Applicants need about average high school grades to get into Mount St. Mary's College. The average high school GPA of the admitted freshman class at Mount St. Mary's College was 3.23 on the 4.0 scale indicating that primarily B students are accepted and ultimately attend. The school ranks #77 in California for highest average GPA. If your high school grades are above the average 3.23 GPA, you have a very good chance of being admitted as Mount St. Mary's College accepts 89% of all applicants.

 What do these ratings mean?

GPA Data Source, Peterson's Data 2021

High School Class Rank

52% of Mount St. Mary's College freshman were in the top twenty five percent of their high school graduating class.

Admission Statistics

Application Fee

The cost for prospective students to apply to Mount St. Mary's College is $50.

Admission Requirements

What are the requirements for admission to Mount St. Mary's College and what student information is used for admission decisions?

Credits Accepted