University of Mary Business Programs

University of Mary is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Bismarck, North Dakota. The rural area surrounding UMary is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

University of Mary Rankings

UMary landed the #132 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UMary has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#44	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#152	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UMary.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UMary has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#20	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#22	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#180	Best Schools	Course Advisor
#181	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#186	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#228	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Mary?

Contact details for UMary are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7500 University Dr, Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone:	701-255-7500
Website:	www.umary.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/universityofmary
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/umary

How Do I Get Into UMary?

You can apply to UMary online at: https://www.umary.edu/forms/application/

Admission Requirements for UMary

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UMary?

The acceptance rate at University of Mary is 72%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 72%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to UMary submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 600.

UMary received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford University of Mary?

The overall average net price of UMary is $23,642. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UMary, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $8,239 a year. That adds up to $32,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UMary is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Mary Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,535 undergraduate students at UMary, with 1,812 being full-time and 723 being part-time.

There are also 1,264 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,812 full-time undergraduates at UMary, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Mary students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1,450
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	312

Geographic Diversity

North Dakota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Mary. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 38 countries are represented at UMary. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, United Kingdom, and Nepal.

Online Learning at University of Mary

In 2019-2020, 1,866 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UMary has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in North Dakota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UMary

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Mary was $19,830 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UMary is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Resources Management	#1	#1
Office Administration	#1	#1
Business/Corporate Communications	#1	#1
Business/Corporate Communications	#1	#1
Accounting and Business/Management	#4	#4
Public Relations	#4	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#13	#10
General Economics	#24	#9
Project Management	#26	#26
Economics	#27	#12
Interior Design Management	#71	#48

Online Growth Rankings of UMary

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Mary was 30.9%. This is the #751 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UMary regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UMary ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UMary.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Information Resources Management	#3
Business/Corporate Communications	#5
Business/Corporate Communications	#5
Accounting and Business/Management	#10
General Economics	#11
Management Information Systems	#19
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#19
Business Management & Marketing	#19
Finance	#20
Economics	#20
Project Management	#30
Office Administration	#30
Finance & Financial Management	#39
Interior Design Management	#59
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#68
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#92
Marketing	#115
Human Resource Management	#129
Accounting	#136
Accounting	#229
General Business Administration and Management	#495

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Mary Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	63	0	166	229
Accounting	17	0	0	17
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	17	0	0	17
Project Management	0	3	11	14
Information Resources Management	12	0	0	12
Finance	8	0	0	8
Interior Design Management	0	2	0	2
Construction Management	1	0	0	1
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0
Office Administration	0	0	0	0
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurship	0	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	0
Public Relations	0	0	0	0
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	118	5	177	300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jte288~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.