Awards and Recognition
Through national college rankings and awards, Mount Saint Mary College has been recognized for its commitment to academic excellence and meaningful opportunities that prepare students for success.
Here are what the experts are saying about the impact of a Mount education:
Mount Saint Mary College is consistently recognized as a top school, both nationally and regionally, by the U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges rankings. For 2025-2026, the Mount was ranked #72 in the category of Regional Universities (North); in the top 75 in the category of Social Mobility, Regional Universities North; a top school in the national ranking of Best Undergraduate Nursing programs; #49 in the category of Best Value School, Regional Universities North; and #45 in the category of Best College for Veterans, Regional Universities North.
Mount Saint Mary College was recognized as one of Money's Best Colleges in America for 2025, an honor that highlights institutions that combine quality education with affordability and successful student outcomes. The recognition places the Mount among the country’s top 732 schools.
Mount Saint Mary College was named an Opportunity College by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The classification means that the Mount provides excellent access to students in-need and underrepresented students, and also that Mount alumni earn higher salaries than their peers after graduation.
In its 2025 Best Colleges rankings, Niche has recognized Mount Saint Mary College as a top school across several categories, both nationally and regionally. Niche ranked the Mount #142 nationwide and #20 in New York State as a Best Value College; in the top 25% in New York for Best College Dorms; and as one of the Best Colleges for History, nationally and in New York State.
Mount Saint Mary College has been named to the inaugural list of America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026 by Newsweek.
Mount Saint Mary College was named #1 in the nation for women in STEM by Washington Monthly College Guide, in the category of undergraduate Mathematics.
Mount Saint Mary College was recognized as the top-ranked institution in the state for online graduate business education by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). In the organization’s 2026 annual rankings, the Mount’s Online MBA program secured the top spot for Best Online MBA Degree Programs in New York.
Mount Saint Mary College’s School of Business has been recognized as a leader in higher education, securing the award for one of the Most Valuable Business Degree Programs in New York from Research.com for 2026.
Mount Saint Mary College was recently recognized by Best Accredited Colleges as one of the best Human Services colleges in the nation. The Mount was ranked in the top 40 colleges on Best Accredited Colleges’ Best Bachelors in Human Service Degrees list for 2023.