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.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Anandi Ehman and Molly Jacobs ’25 recently had their article “Cycles and the Psyche: Exploring Links Between Menstruation and Mental Health with a Comparative Analysis of PMS and PMDD” published in the journal Women’s Reproductive Health.