Mount St. Mary’s University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near historic Emmitsburg, Maryland, with a satellite campus for adult students in Frederick, Maryland’s second largest city.
The university offers more than 80 majors, minors, concentrations and special programs for traditional undergraduate students, and more than 25 adult undergraduate and graduate level programs.
You’ll find high challenge, as well as high support at every turn.
Learn about academic programs
For undergraduate students, the Mount offers more than 80 majors, minors, concentrations, interdisciplinary and special programs.
Advance your career with one of our many degree or certificate programs in business, education, public services and science.
Now is the time to earn that degree you’ve always wanted, while still working. The Mount offers working adults a choice of five different undergraduate degrees with curriculum and formats designed to accommodate busy, working lifestyles.
Students here succeed because of how we are together - a single, nurturing community - students, faculty, staff, alumni.
Learn About Life on CampusFrom AMP, outdoor adventures and Student Government, to the Center for Campus Ministry, Office of Social Justice and Center for Student Diversity, you’re sure to find something to pour yourself into here.
There is a warm spirituality here that you will find peaceful and reassuring, regardless of where you are in your spiritual journey.
From medicine to business to nonprofits, our graduates make an impact in their chosen paths.
See success stories
After Jay Phillips, C’05, MT’08, devoted seven years to studying at the Mount, culminating with a Master of Arts in theology, he courageously questioned how to live out his purpose—spending many nights on the track under starry skies looking inward and upward.
Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, C'12, made history as the first African-American female to be accepted into the Johns Hopkins University Medical School Neurosurgery Residency Program.
And the Career Center is there every step of the way, from the minute you arrive throughout your working career after you leave the Mount. They'll help you choose a major, find an internship, and connect you with some of our outstanding alums so you can see just how they are living significantly.
