The Mount is home to students from more than a dozen countries and is focused on building a diverse community as part of our mission. With our mountain location about an hour north of Washington D.C. you'll have a vibrant and intimate campus community, and access to the nation's capital and all of its resources.
Choose you student type to learn more about international student application requirements:
With 75% of students living on campus, and a faculty to student ratio of 12:1, this is a small community where everyone helps each other.
Our Center for Student Diversity helps to support all students on campus, but specifically underrepresented student populations.
The University offers numerous programs within our Schools of Business, Education, and Science and College of Liberal Arts. In addition, there are many opportunities to study abroad.
Centrally located between Baltimore and Washington D.C., yet being able to live in a rural, safe environment is a ideal location for many students.
Those who are offered admission and plan to enroll must also submit:
Information about obtaining an international student visa can be found on our international students visas and responsibilities webpage. Undergraduate applications are due by March 15 for the following fall semester. If you have any additional questions about applying to Mount St. Mary's University as an international student and entering as an undergraduate candidate, please contact the Office of Admissions at 800-448-4347.
– back to top –Please contact Hannah Rossi, international student coordinator at 301-447-5325 or send Hannah an email.
Email HannahInternational graduate students may apply to start in the fall semester for the in-person MBA and MSB programs. They must maintain a full-time graduate course load, a minimum of 9 credits in the fall and spring semesters. In addition to the requirements listed for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program or Master of Science in Biotechnology and Management (MSB) program, international graduate students must also submit upon acceptance:
Contact for Emmitsburg & Frederick campuses
Contact for New Students - Undergraduate Programs (Emmitsburg Campus)
Contact for Current Students - Undergraduate Programs (Emmitsburg campus)
Contact for Graduate Students - Graduate programs in Business, Health Administration and Sport Management (Frederick campus)
Contact for Graduate Students - Graduate programs in Science and Education (Frederick campus), and Accelerated Undergraduate Students - All programs (Frederick campus)
Seminary and Graduate Programs (Emmitsburg campus)
Contact for Seminary and Graduate Programs (Emmitsburg campus)