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St. Mary's College Once Again Earns High Marks from U.S. News & World Report

Sept. 23, 2025
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) cemented its place among America’s top colleges with the release of the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges. Maintaining its ranking as the No. 5 Public National Liberal Arts College – and the top college after four military institutions – St. Mary’s College improved its position in the top 100 of all national liberal arts colleges (public and private) four places to No. 96.
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Professors Elliot and and Kose and Alumna Steinfeld Published in AIMS Press
Aug. 23, 2019
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Alumna Lynsey Hayden Recognized by Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics with Outstanding Mathematics Educator Award
Aug. 22, 2019
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St. Mary’s College Announces Dates for Fall Festival Hawktoberfest: October 4-5, 2019
Aug. 21, 2019
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Alumna Alex Schoen ’17 an Invited Lecturer in Natural Science and Mathematics Colloquia Series
Aug. 21, 2019
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Featured in The Princeton Review’s “Best 385 Colleges” Guide for 2020
Aug. 19, 2019
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Professors Cognard-Black, Patterson Simultaneously Release Video Lecture Series Through Great Courses 
Aug. 16, 2019
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Williams Presents on Underserved Populations at the American Psychological Association Convention
Aug. 16, 2019
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St. Mary’s College Chemistry and Biochemistry Professors’ and Students’ Research Published in the Journal of Chemical Education
Aug. 16, 2019
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Villadsen Receives National Radio Astronomy Observatory Grant to Support Student Research
Aug. 15, 2019
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Wooley Published in PMLA: The Journal of the Modern Language Association of America
Aug. 15, 2019