,·Private (Catholic, Dominican) Liberal Arts College·Est. 1959
“A Catholic Dominican liberal arts college on the Hudson, known for nursing graduates who pass the NCLEX and teachers who earn New York certification.”
Mount Saint Mary College (the Mount) is a small private Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1959 by the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, with roots stretching back to a Dominican academy on the same site since 1883. The 70-acre campus sits on a wooded bluff in Newburgh, New York, directly overlooking the Hudson River, roughly an hour north of midtown Manhattan and an hour south of the state capital in Albany — close enough to NYC for clinical placements, internships, and weekend trips, but quiet enough to feel like a true residential college rather than an extension of the city. With fewer than 1,900 undergraduates, the Mount is best known for three professional pillars built on a liberal-arts core: its School of Nursing (BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, and DNP), its School of Arts, Sciences, and Education (which prepares teachers for New York State certification), and its School of Business (with 4+1 MBA pathway). The nursing program is the institution's signature: first-time NCLEX-RN pass rates were 93% in 2024 and reached 100% in Q1 2026, both well above national and New York State averages, and the college maintains close clinical partnerships with hospitals across the Hudson Valley and into NYC. Day-to-day life is shaped by the college's Dominican heritage — the four pillars of prayer, study, community, and service — expressed through Founders Chapel, the Catholic and Dominican Institute, and a strong service-learning culture. Most full-time undergraduates live on campus in residence halls, the Knights compete in NCAA Division III in the Skyline Conference, and the 12:1 student-faculty ratio means students are taught by professors (not TAs) in small classes from the first semester onward.
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The Mount uses rolling admissions year-round; applications should be submitted at least 6 weeks before the intended start term. May 1 is the recommended enrollment deposit deadline for fall.
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Tuition & Fees (All Students)
$43,450
/yr
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The Mount's signature professional school, offering BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs with strong Hudson Valley and NYC clinical placements. First-time NCLEX-RN pass rates were 93% in 2024 and 100% in Q1 2026.
Houses the liberal-arts core plus the Mount's nationally recognized teacher-education pipeline, which prepares students for New York State initial certification (childhood, adolescence, special, and TESOL). Includes the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and communication/media/art programs.
Undergraduate majors in accounting, business administration, finance, marketing, and management, plus a 4+1 BS/MBA pathway that lets students earn both degrees in five years. Internship pipelines into Hudson Valley employers and IBM Poughkeepsie.
4 years
Four-year, NLN-accredited BSN with clinical rotations across the Hudson Valley and into NYC hospitals. First-time NCLEX-RN pass rate was 93% in 2024 and 100% in Q1 2026 — well above New York State and national averages — making this the Mount's most-applied-to and most-recognized program.
5 years
Combined undergraduate-plus-graduate pathway that earns students a bachelor's degree, an MSEd, and the coursework needed for New York State initial teacher certification in five years instead of six. Tracks include childhood, adolescence, special education, and TESOL.
3 years
Practice-focused doctorate building on the Mount's BSN/MSN reputation, preparing nurse leaders and advanced practice providers for the Hudson Valley health system. Strong fit for working RNs in the region.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $43,450
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
