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What is Saint Mary's college mascot? ›

Legend has it that in the 1920s famous sportswriter Grantland Rice named Saint Mary's “the Gaels” because there were so many Irish guys on the squad.

Grounded in its Lasallian, Catholic, and liberal arts heritage, Saint Mary's College is a student-centered learning community committed to transformative, equitable, and inclusive teaching, the passionate pursuit of knowledge, and expansive access to a practical education that empowers students to make lasting change ...

To that, we boldly say "Yes!" Some may hesitate considering a women's college, perhaps concerned about a lack of integration or preparedness. But we know from experience, as do our alumnae, that exactly the opposite happens at Saint Mary's.

St. Mary's University offers around 75 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate level across our three schools: the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the Greehey School of Business; and the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Whatever you set your heart to become. We are Gaels. In Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges, Saint Mary's is highlighted as an exemplary college outside of the traditional Ivy League mold.

With 18 NCAA Division 1 teams including basketball, soccer, cross-country, softball, and baseball fielded from 2,800 undergraduate students, athletics truly unifies our student body.

The minimum GPA for admission is a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent). GRE and/or GMAT scores are optional. The GMAT code is: 3HX-9C-97.

Saint Mary's College is a small private college located on a suburban campus in Moraga, California. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 2,199, and admissions are selective, with an acceptance rate of 70%.

Their two historic rivals are the San Francisco Dons and the Santa Clara Broncos, two other Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area that are in the WCC. More recently, the Saint Mary's Gaels have developed a rivalry with the Gonzaga University Bulldogs of Spokane, Washington.

As a Lasallian college, Saint Mary's holds that students are given to its care by God and that teachers grow spiritually and personally when their work is motivated by faith and zeal.

What is the male to female ratio at St Mary's college? ›

St. Mary's College of Maryland has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,513 (fall 2022), with a gender distribution of 41% male students and 59% female students.

A student not seeking an undergraduate degree from Saint Mary's may enroll as a special student in classes which are not over-enrolled. Both men and women are welcome to take a part-time or a full-time load as special students. By special arrangements, non-degree seeking female students may apply for campus housing.

The most popular majors at Saint Mary's College include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Psychology; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Social Sciences; Public Administration and Social ...

26 of all Catholic institutions in its 2019 Best Colleges ranking. The magazine also ranked St. Mary's the second best university in San Antonio, seventh in Texas and No. 220 of 744 nationally.

Saint Mary's may be expensive, but it is definitely worth every penny. The average cost of attendance per year is just over $50,000, but the Saint Mary's program is unmatched by any other college in the state.

When the Gaels hit the gridiron, they have bands, cheerleaders and a big fuzzy mascot, Boo Hoo the bear, cheering them on to victory.

The St. Mary's College Seahawk mascot is named Solomon.

Maximus, our mascot, is the biggest fan of all of our scholar-athletes. Our athletes are standouts in their pursuit of greatness through virtue. Ida Narbuvoll, '20, '22, is a two-time NCAA Division II track and field national champion. She is among the many record-setting Marauders to don the blue and orange uniform.

But what is a Gael? Is it a bird? Someone's name? No, a Gael is a person of Irish or Scottish descent. The name was originally bestowed on Saint Mary's football team because there were so many Irishmen on the team.