'Mount Saint Mary's University''' occurs as personal, arts, Catholic university located in the 1,400 acre (Quint.Seven klick²) campus inside Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was founded around 1808 and is the oldest independent Catholic college in the United States. It has around 2,000 undergrad & grad student. 63% of the undergrad are from either Maryland and 34% from more Mid-Atlantic States, when Twenty-seven number states come represented. A school became co-co-ed inside 1977. Additionally to its undergrad school, a university includes 5 graduate programs.

Undergrad annual tuition is $21,430, & number expenses come $29,320. More or less 90% of students receive a bit of rather financial help.

In June 7, 2004 Mount Saint Mary's College & Seminary changed its official title to Mount Saint Mary's University.

Situated nearby is the National Shrine Grotto of Lourdes