Mount Saint Mary's University Demographics & Diversity

Racial Diversity

Racial Diversity Index: 55%

Racial diversity is the chance that two students chosen at random are from different racial or ethnic groups, using the U.S. Census Bureau Diversity Index. Students at Mount Saint Mary's University are primarily Hispanic with a smaller Asian population. The school has medium racial diversity. 91% percent of students are minorities or people of color (BIPOC). The ethnic breakdown is detailed in the following table.

Mount Saint Mary's University has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is eligible for federal grants supporting the school's efforts to serve Hispanic Americans.

The college is an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and is recognized for serving Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders.

Gender Diversity

Gender Diversity Index: 20%

Mount Saint Mary's University is a women's college. There are more female students than male students enrolled at Mount Saint Mary's University with a gender ratio of 89% women to 11% men.  Though it is a women's college, 11.33% of the student body is male. Compared to the US average of 56% female students, Mount Saint Mary's University has a lower gender diversity than other US colleges and is less inclusive of males.

Geographic Diversity

Geographic Diversity Index: 8%

Mount Saint Mary's University draws 85 percent of students from California, 7 percent from other states, and 0 percent from other countries. Geographic diversity is the share of students from outside California, including other U.S. states and other countries.

Total enrollment