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.
The completed application form.
Certified copies in English translation of secondary-level courses and grades, state or national examination results, and the appropriate diploma or certificate received in secondary school. The university highly recommends the use of SpanTran so that we can best assess your candidacy.
Official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) if English was not the language of instruction. International students for whom English is not the native language are required to take the TOEFL and, generally, a minimum score of 550 on the paper test, 83 on the Internet-based test, or 213 on the computer-based test is necessary to be considered for admission.
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 Grant Henry in the Admissions Office at 800-448-4347.
Please contact Brandon Rockwell, international student coordinator at 301-447-5605 or send Brandon an email.
Email BrandonWith 68% 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.
International graduate students 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 individual graduate programs, international graduate students must also submit upon acceptance:
Certified copies in English translation of secondary-level courses and grades, state or national examination results, and the appropriate diploma or certificate received in secondary school. The university highly recommends the use of SpanTran so that we can best assess your candidacy.
Copy of passport (Information page and Visa page)
Affidavit of financial support
Demonstrated English language proficiency; MUST provide ONE or more of the following:
Holding the equivalent (evidenced by credential evaluation) of a U.S. baccalaureate degree from a non-U.S. institution in which instruction is delivered primarily in English
Submitting official test scores from TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
A minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0 is required.
A minimum overall TOEFL score of 100 (internet-based) or 250 (computer-based test) is required.
Holding a U.S. high school diploma or U.S. General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or international high school diploma, e.g., U.S. military base, business/diplomat expat community, etc., in which instruction is delivered primarily in English
Completing (with passing grades of C or better in all courses) a minimum of two (2) academic terms at a regionally or nationally accredited U.S. post-secondary institution in which instruction is delivered primarily in English
Contact for Seminary and Graduate Programs (Emmitsburg campus)
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 Adult Undergraduate Students - All programs (Frederick campus)