Mount St. Mary's University

Mount St. Mary's University
Former name
Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary (1808–2004)
MottoSpes Nostra (Latin)
Motto in English
Our Hope
TypePrivate university and seminary
EstablishedJune 6, 1808 (1808-06-06)
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Academic affiliations
ACCU
NAICU
CIC
EndowmentUS$58 million (2021)
PresidentGerard J. Joyce
Academic staff
120 full-time, 58 part-time
Students2,240 (2014)
Undergraduates1,741 (2014)
Postgraduates499 (2014)
Location,
U.S.
ColorsBlue, White, and Bronze
     
NicknameMountaineers
Sporting affiliations
MascotEmmit S. Burg
Websitewww.msmary.edu

Mount St. Mary's University is a private Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. It has the largest Catholic seminary in the United States. Undergraduate programs are divided between the College of Liberal Arts, the Richard J. Bolte School of Business, and the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. "The Mount" has over 40 undergraduate majors, minors, concentrations, and special programs, as well as bachelor's/master's combinations in partnership with other universities, 8 master's programs, and 6 postgraduate certificate programs.