Academic Excellence
St. Mary’s is known for quality academic programs and excellent faculty.
All undergraduates take the St. Mary’s Core Curriculum, which broadens students’ knowledge and transforms their understanding of their place in the world and their social responsibilities. These courses also develop crucial skills employers seek, such as critical thinking and problem-solving.
At St. Mary’s University, the characteristics and traditions that set us apart are also the things that ensure our students are personally, academically, and professionally successful.
Community
Students experience a nurturing and vibrant community atmosphere that encourages and facilitates community engagement, undergraduate and graduate research, faculty mentoring and service learning.
The strong community environment is rooted in the University’s Catholic and Marianist commitments to providing a holistic education in a faith-centered, family-spirit environment.
Vocation
As a Catholic and Marianist University, we foster the formation of deep Christian faith in our students and educate ethical leaders for the common good.
For more than 170 years, our Marianist brothers and lay faculty and staff have gently mentored St. Mary’s students to graduate with generous spirits and humble hearts, and to view their careers as vocational journeys, not simply jobs.
Learn more about what it means to be a part of a Catholic and Marianist university that is committed to developing servant leaders ready to contribute to the common good.
Affordability
As a Catholic and Marianist University, we foster the formation of deep Christian faith in our students and educate ethical leaders for the common good.
The Office of Financial Assistance connects students and families with the financial resources required to finance a St. Mary’s education. Our staff works personally with students and their families to explain available options and help them to choose the best methods to meet the cost of attendance.
Mission and Identity
We invite men and women of all faiths, and of no faith, to join our community and search for truth together.
We host lectures, symposia, events and discussions to discuss and explore the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, which is at the heart of the educational enterprise of St. Mary’s University.
Reasons to choose St. Mary’s
Our Marianist Heritage
As a nationally recognized Hispanic-Serving Institution, St. Mary’s has a diverse student population of more than 3,000 of all faiths and backgrounds. Students experience a nurturing and vibrant community rooted in the University’s Catholic and Marianist commitments to providing a holistic education in a faith-centered, family-spirit environment.
St. Mary’s University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence.
The St. Mary’s University mission statement is a reflection of the Characteristics of Marianist Universities. There are five elements that characterize the Marianist approach to education:
- Educate for formation in faith
- Provide an integral quality education
- Educate in the family spirit
- Educate for service, justice and peace, and integrity of creation
- Educate for adaptation and change
Learn what matters at St. Mary’s and how we help our students succeed in life and their careers by flipping through the brochure.
Life in San Antonio, Texas
St. Mary’s University is located in the culturally vibrant and historically significant city of San Antonio, Texas.
This area of the Southwest has a balmy average annual temperature of 69.5 degrees and 250 days of sunshine a year on average, which allows outdoor recreation throughout all seasons.
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