Mount St. Mary's University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Mount St. Mary's University traces its history to October 1808, when Father John DuBois began laying its foundations. DuBois was the school's first president. The Mount achieved university status in 2004, and women were admitted in 1972. Mount St. Mary's Seminary is the second oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.
Mount St. Mary's University is a private, liberal arts, Catholic university in the Catoctin Mountains near Emmitsburg, Maryland. As a Catholic university, it graduates ethical leaders who are inspired by a passion for learning and lead lives of significance in service to God and others.
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. It employs 114 full-time faculty members to teach its integrated and sequenced core curriculum across 49 majors. The student-faculty ratio is 12:1, and 85% of faculty hold a doctorate or terminal degree. The Mount is in the top 10% of colleges and universities nationwide in terms of long-term earnings for a four-year college degree.
The main campus is located at 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. A satellite campus in Frederick, Maryland's second largest city, specializes in graduate and adult undergraduate programs, at 5350 Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD 21703. Facilities listed include the Knott Athletic Recreation Convocation Complex (ARCC), Dillon Fieldhouse, PNC Fitness Center, a swimming pool, Patriot Dining Hall, and Pangborn, Sheridan and Terrace residence complexes.
The Mount participates in Division I of the NCAA. Students play on 24 varsity men's and women's teams, along with men's rugby and esports, and 30 intramural and club-level teams.