Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.92
Liaison Ann Drevno
Submission Date Feb. 16, 2023

STARS v2.2

Saint Mary's College of California
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.37 / 4.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
68

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
23

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
30

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
57.40

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
The High Potential (HP) Program/TRIO Student Support Services provides access to education for dedicated students from traditionally underrepresented groups in higher education and is designed to foster student success by drawing on the strengths and resiliency of first generation and/or low-income scholars as they transition from high school and beyond.
The High Potential Program/TRIO Student Support Services physical office is open Fall 2022 and our services will be delivered both in-person and virtually. See information and updates about our continued services for HP students during the COVID-19 pandemic here.

HPSS, a TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program is partially-funded by a federal grant ($253,032 per year from 2020-2025) from the U.S. Department of Education.

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
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Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
30

Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The data gathered was a collaboartive effort with the Dean of Financial Aid.

The website URL where information about the institution's affordability and access programs is available:

1. https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-faqs
2. https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/financial-aid/graduate-financial-aid
3. https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/financial-aid

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