Facts and Figures
- Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- 3,774
- Where Our Students Are From
- Students come from 30 states and 26 countries.
- Academic Programs
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The Mount offers more than 75 nationally recognized programs, including majors and minors
in the sciences and mathematics, humanities, arts, social sciences, and professional
preparation in accounting, business, communication, education, and nursing. - Degrees Offered
- Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Post-Master’s Certificates
- Number of Joint Degree Programs
- 16
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio
- 12:1
- Average Class Size
- 17
- Facilities
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Six residence halls with in-room wireless access, lounges, kitchens, and study areas.
On-campus facilities also include science and nursing labs, a student activities center,
black box theater, professional dance studios, TV and radio studios, art and digital media
labs, athletic facilities, a library, and Hudson Heights dining hall. - Athletics
- Thirteen varsity sports for men and women competing in the NCAA Division III Skyline Conference.
- Athletic Facilities
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NCAA regulation turf athletic field, performance and auxiliary gyms, dance studios,
wrestling rooms, sports medicine suites, and a 7,500-square-foot fitness center. - Clubs and Organizations
- 40+
- Founded
- 1847 by the Sisters of Charity of New York
- Location
- Riverdale, New York
- Campus
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A 70-acre campus of rolling lawns and wooded hills overlooking the Hudson River,
located minutes from Manhattan. - School Colors
- White and Gold
- School Mascot
- Dolphin
- Accreditation
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Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, recognized by the
U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Did You Know?
The University of Mount Saint Vincent is among the five oldest colleges in New York City.
The motto is “Teach me goodness and discipline and knowledge.” (Psalm 118)
Fonthill Castle has served as a convent, chapel, museum, chaplain’s residence, and library. Built in 1852 as the country estate of Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest, the Castle and three other campus buildings in use today are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Corazon C. Aquino, who led the 1986 People Power Revolution that restored democracy to the Philippines, was the first female President of the Philippines, the first female president in Asia, and she was a graduate of the Mount. Read more about our exceptional alumnae/i.