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Saint Mary's College of California is a private Catholic liberal arts university founded in 1863 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, located in Moraga, California — a scenic residential community in the East Bay hills, approximately 25 miles from San Francisco and 12 miles from Oakland. The college enrolls approximately 2,044 undergraduates and 2,734 total students across four schools: the School of Liberal Arts, School of Science, School of Economics and Business Administration, and the Kalmanovitz School of Education. Saint Mary's is distinguished by its Lasallian educational tradition, which emphasizes individualized attention, social justice, and service. Its signature academic feature is the Collegiate Seminar program — a four-year great books sequence required of all students — and the distinctive January Term (J-Term), a three-week intensive period in which students pursue focused projects, travel abroad, or complete internships. The college's East Bay location provides outstanding access to San Francisco and Silicon Valley career networks in technology, finance, healthcare, and the arts, while the Moraga campus itself offers a tranquil, residential community environment. Saint Mary's is consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges and regional universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$57803
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $57,803
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.
