Rankings and recognition
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Carnegie classification
A Liberal Arts College or College with an Arts & Sciences focus
Institutional classification used for academic peer grouping.
Athletics
NCAA Division III
NCAA division where available from verified imports.
Editorial spotlight
St. Mary's College of Maryland — editorial overview (St. Mary's City, MD)
At the very southernmost tip of the State of Maryland there’s a stretch of land where the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River come together. The campus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland is on the shore of that tip of land. The name of this college might confuse you, as it sounds...
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