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St. Mary's College of Maryland, The National Public Honors College, was established as a living monument to the founding of the state of Maryland in 1840. Our beautiful, waterfront campus is on the St. Mary's River in historic St. Mary's City, 70 miles south of Washington, DC. With a 10:1 student faculty ratio and our award-winning curriculum, Learning through Experiential and Applied Discovery (LEAD), which integrates an exceptional academic experience with career and professional development coursework ensures that you will be well prepared for life after SMCM whether that is work, graduate school or service. Our professors and staff are advisors, advocates, confidants and friends. St. Mary's College of Maryland, The National Public Honors College, was established as a living monument to the founding of the state of Maryland in 1840. Our beautiful, waterfront campus is on the St. Mary's River in historic St. Mary's City, 70 miles south of Washington, DC. As a public institution we are committed to a access, affordability and excellence. With a 10:1 student faculty ratio and our award-winning curriculum, Learning through Experiential and Applied Discovery (LEAD), which integrates an exceptional academic experience with career and professional development coursework ensures that you will be well prepared for life after SMCM whether that is work, graduate school or service. Our professors and staff are advisors, advocates, confidants and friends. Over the course of your four years, you will take small and rigorous classes with our outstanding faculty; apply your learning with internships, faculty mentored research and/or international experiences though the Honors College Promise; and ultimately, pull it all together with a senior capstone experience such as a St. Mary's Project. It's no wonder that our outcomes rate is well above the national average. From the "St. Mary's Way" campus ethos to guaranteed housing for all four years, a wide array of student organizations, recreational and club sports, Division III athletics, and an environment that lends itself to being outdoors, our campus life is engaging and vibrant with a culture that's marked by collaboration and teamwork. This is a place where you can truly thrive. From the "St. Mary's Way" to guaranteed housing for all four years, a wide array of student organizations, recreational and club sports, Division III athletics, and an environment that lends itself to being outdoors, our campus life is engaging and vibrant with a culture that's marked by collaboration and teamwork. This is a place where you can truly thrive.

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