The University Diversity Facts
With a mission to “graduate men and women who cultivate a mature spiritual life,
who live by high intellectual and moral standards, who respect the dignity of other
persons,” members of the Mount community embrace diversity on campus.
We attract students from diverse geographic, economic, racial, and religious backgrounds.
Historical Firsts
The first United States Minority to be accepted to Mount Saint Mary's University
Commander John W. Williams, Jr., USN (Retired)
Accepted in the Fall of 1961, John Williams Graduated in 1965.
He was awarded the Bicentennial Medal on Wednesday, August 22, 2007
for opening the doors of diversity at the Mount.
The first United States Minority Female to be accepted to Mount Saint Mary's University
Ms. Cynthia Alexander
Accepted in the Fall of 1976, Cynthia Alexander Graduated in 1980.
Mount St. Mary’s University – Undergraduate Program, Full and Part Time Students
| Undergraduate | 2001 | % | 2002 | % | 2003 | % | 2004 | % | 2005 | % | 2006 | % | 2007 | % | 2008 | % | 2009 | % | | African-American | 73 | 5% | 80 | 5% | 82 | 5% | 91 | 6% | 110 | 7% | 108 | 6% | 101 | 6% | 109 | 7% | 120 | 7% | | Native-American | 3 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 5 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 3 | 0% | 6 | 0% | 8 | 0% | 9 | 1% | | Asian-American | 31 | 2% | 30 | 2% | 35 | 2% | 38 | 2% | 37 | 2% | 46 | 3% | 48 | 3% | 48 | 3% | 48 | 3% | | Hispanic | 42 | 3% | 45 | 3% | 43 | 3% | 52 | 3% | 56 | 3% | 62 | 4% | 79 | 5% | 82 | 5% | 97 | 6% | | Caucasian | 1367 | 89% | 1401 | 89% | 1397 | 88% | 1395 | 87% | 1410 | 85% | 1436 | 85% | 1399 | 83% | 1348 | 82% | 1277 | 79% | | International | 12 | 1% | 11 | 1% | 9 | 1% | 15 | 1% | 13 | 1% | 12 | 1% | 13 | 1% | 16 | 1% | 17 | 1% | | Unknown | 14 | 1% | 11 | 1% | 22 | 1% | 18 | 1% | 27 | 2% | 28 | 2% | 35 | 2% | 30 | 2% | 52 | 3% | | Total | 1542 | | 1583 | | 1593 | | 1612 | | 1656 | | 1695 | | 1681 | | 1641 | | 1620 | | | Percent Minority | | 10% | | 10% | | 10% | | 11% | | 12% | | 13% | | 14% | | 15% | | 17% | | Percent International | | 0.8% | | 0.7% | | 0.6% | | 0.9% | | 0.8% | | 0.7% | | 0.8% | | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
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