What SAT score do you need for Saint Mary's College? (Middle 50%: 1078–1240)

First-year students at Saint Mary's College who sent an SAT scored 1078–1240, with a median of 1170 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Saint Mary's College admits 76% of applicants.

Saint Mary's College · Notre Dame, IN

Where your score lands at Saint Mary's College

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1078–1240, median 1170

Middle 50% of admitted students Median

Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Saint Mary's College is for you and whether to send your score.

Saint Mary's College by the numbers

Admit rate
76%
Middle 50% SAT
1078–1240
Median SAT
1170
About on the ACT
21–26
Sent an SAT
100%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Saint Mary's College admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 50%, from 1,722 in 2015 to 2,588 in 2024, and Saint Mary's College's admit rate went from 80% to 76%.

  1. 80%
  2. 76%
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FallAppliedAdmittedAdmit rate
20242,5881,96676%
20232,3771,92881%
20222,2601,89684%
20212,3511,95383%
20202,4121,96682%
20192,0331,65181%
20181,8621,52582%
20171,8301,43278%
20161,7711,44682%
20151,7221,38480%

In fall 2024, 396 of the 1,966 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Saint Mary's College

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*
  1. Under 1030Far reachHold
  2. 1030–1070ReachHold
  3. 1080–1160TargetHold
  4. 1170–1230TargetSend
  5. 1240 and upLikelySend

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Saint Mary's College SAT sections and ACT

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test25thMedian75th
SAT total107811701240
ACT composite262830

Of enrolled first-year students, 100% sent an SAT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Saint Mary's College cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price
$25,292
per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years
69%
Median earnings
$59,354
10 years after starting
Undergraduates
1,625

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Sources

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1078–1240, and the median was 1170. At 1170 or higher you're above half of them. Saint Mary's College admits 76% of applicants.

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A jacket's price is increased by 20% and then the new price is decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?
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