Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles

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#13875 / #3640
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#627
Most Desirable School
Catholic women's university in Los Angeles, California

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3640
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
73%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$51,052
Graduation rate
56%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,719

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Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles Featured Rankings

About Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles

According to Wikipedia, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles is a private, Catholic university primarily for women, in Los Angeles, California. Women make up ninety percent of the student body. It was founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and today has two campuses just over apart: Chalon in Brentwood and Doheny in North University Park, near Downtown Los Angeles.

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles's Online Degrees

BS in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Criminology
  • Required Credits: 124-126
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Liberal Arts
  • Required Credits: 124
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MFA in Creative Writing
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Pre-health Sciences
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
3,43073%71%56%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$51,052
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$26,359
30K - 48K$24,852
48K - 75K$24,632
75K - 110K$25,723
110K+$35,837

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $78,572 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
2,7972,042755

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles?

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles is located at 12001 Chalon Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1599.

How Safe is Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles has a violent crime rate of 0.17% and a property crime rate of 0.78%. Los Angeles has a violent crime rate of 0.73% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.50%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles Known For?

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Sociology
#5331
World Rank
#5335
Historical Rank
#1777
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #1777 in the U.S. and #5331 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Literature
#6583
World Rank
#6607
Historical Rank
#2091
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #2091 in the U.S. and #6583 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Psychology
#6899
World Rank
#6906
Historical Rank
#2579
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #2579 in the U.S. and #6899 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Nursing
#6833
World Rank
#6833
Historical Rank
#2599
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #2599 in the U.S. and #6833 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Religious Studies
#12057
World Rank
#12074
Historical Rank
#2816
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #2816 in the U.S. and #12057 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
History
#9778
World Rank
#9789
Historical Rank
#2920
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #2920 in the U.S. and #9778 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Education
#11487
World Rank
#11492
Historical Rank
#3112
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #3112 in the U.S. and #11487 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Philosophy
#10157
World Rank
#10185
Historical Rank
#3153
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #3153 in the U.S. and #10157 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Biology
#12479
World Rank
#8114
Historical Rank
#3370
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #3370 in the U.S. and #12479 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Medical
#13648
World Rank
#13649
Historical Rank
#3816
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #3816 in the U.S. and #13648 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Political Science
#15438
World Rank
#15440
Historical Rank
#3880
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #3880 in the U.S. and #15438 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Business
#15031
World Rank
#15031
Historical Rank
#4058
USA Rank

Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles ranks #4058 in the U.S. and #15031 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees

Who Are Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles's Most Influential Alumni?

Sister Jean
An American nun.
John Lawrence LeConte
John Lawrence LeConte
An American entomologist.