Campus Facts Menu
Skip secondary navigation
At a Glance Admissions Academics Costs & Financial Aid Student Life Transfer Students International Students Learning Disabled

Options

Add to myInfo Apply Now! — Undergraduate Application
Return to List Collapse Menu

Expand Menu

Campus Facts - All California Colleges

Mount St. Mary's College
12001 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049

Official telephone: (310) 954-4000

Website: www.msmc.la.edu

Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011

The admissions information below is valid for the 2010 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Dean Kilgour,
Director of Admission

Contacting the office:

310 954-4250
800 999-9893 (toll free)
310 954-4259 (fax)
admissions@msmc.la.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Priority filing date for fall:

February 15

Final filing date for fall:

March 1

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall:

Application fee:

$40

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

yes

Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application:

Admissions requirements:

Minimum combined SAT score of 900, rank in top quarter of secondary school class, and minimum 3.0 GPA recommended.

High school graduation is:

required, GED is accepted

A general college preparatory program is:

required

Campus visit is:

recommended

Interview is:

recommended

Off-campus interview:

can be arranged with admissions representative

Standardized test requirements:

SAT recommended, ACT considered if submitted, SAT or ACT required, SAT Subject Test not used

School's test preference:

SAT

Dates test scores should be received:

January for SAT/ACT

High school units required or recommended:

English:	4 required, 4 recommended
History:	2 recommended
Lab:	2 required, 3 recommended
Math:	2 required, 3 recommended
Science:	2 required, 3 recommended
Social studies:	1 required
Total:	25 required, 30 recommended

School has formalized early decision program:

School has early action program:

yes

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Academic criteria:

secondary school report very important
class rank considered
recommendations important
standardized test scores very important
essay very important

Nonacademic criteria:

interview considered
extracurricular activities considered
particular talent/ability considered
character/personal qualities considered
alumni/ae relationship considered
geographical residence considered
state residency not considered
religious affiliation/commitment not considered
minority affiliation not considered
volunteer work considered
work experience considered

Admissions is need blind:

yes

Average secondary school GPA:

3.13

Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA:

78%

Combined SAT middle 50% range:

1390 - 1670

Test taken by majority of applicants:

SAT

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT scores:

71%

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

28%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

on a rolling basis

Acceptance of admission:

must accept by May 1

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

1,131

Number of applicants offered admission:

892 (79%)

Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled:

371 (42%)

School has a waiting list policy:

Percent of freshmen who came from public schools:

64%

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

Tuition deposit amount:

$100, nonrefundable

Room deposit amount:

$100, nonrefundable

Admission may be deferred:

yes, up to 3 years

< < < previous

[ top ]

next > > >

Data is copyrighted material under license to Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Alloy Education, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. Copyright © 2006-2012 by Wintergreen Orchard House. All rights reserved.