Overview
Mount Mary College Combines an Idyllic Suburban Campus with Close Proximity to Downtown Milwaukee
Located on an 80-acre suburban campus on the northwest side of Milwaukee, Mount Mary College provides a quiet, beautiful setting for serious study. The stunning stone buildings and many lawns and wooded areas have long inspired students to academic excellence and personal growth. A residential setting, complete with free parking, helps to create a safe, student-oriented residence hall experience. The college's community atmosphere is enhanced by a low student to faculty ratio, and an average class size of 25 helps to create a challenging and personal academic atmosphere on campus.
In addition, the campus is only 20 minutes away from downtown Milwaukee, which offers attractions and events that allow students to amuse and enrich themselves outside the classroom. Milwaukee has a thriving cultural scene, with regular performing arts, ballet, symphony, and opera events. In addition, a highly reputed art museum, zoo, and natural history museum provide students with opportunities to educate themselves outside the classroom. Lake Michigan beaches, sports events, and shopping can provide a break from studying and a chance to interact with the community of Milwaukee.t
The World is Your Classroom with Mount Mary's Study Abroad Programs
In keeping with the college's commitment to limitless education, Mount Mary offers students a number of study abroad programs in locations around the world. China, Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, and Peru are among the exotic and diverse countries that partner with Mount Mary to provide semester or yearlong study abroad programs. Affiliate schools in England, Ireland, and Japan regularly introduce Mount Mary students to local customs and cultures, but students are not limited to existing programs. They have the opportunity to arrange their own study abroad programs to suit their personal and academic interests.
Developing an understanding of and tolerance for other cultures and peoples around the world is an important part of becoming a responsible citizen and establishing an active and influential role in the world. Students at Mount Mary are encouraged to develop themselves personally and to give back to the community, both in the surrounding area of Milwaukee and beyond.
Mount Mary College Builds Women Leaders of Tomorrow
There are over 50 women's colleges in the United States today, and Mount Mary is proud to be one of them. The college is equipped and experienced in providing women with the education and support they need to recognize their full potential, both academically and personally. Those who attend women's colleges are likely to build self-confidence and achieve career success after graduation. Mount Mary is dedicated to helping women become leaders in the classroom and in all of their future endeavors.
The leaders of tomorrow will be individuals who recognize their own strengths and know how to utilize them for their own benefit and for the benefit of society. Many female world leaders of today and yesterday have graduated from women's colleges as the nation's top minds and talents, including Madeline Albright and Nancy Pelosi.
Faculty who are dedicated and passionate about teaching help students get the best from themselves in a curriculum that emphasizes social justice. A liberal arts core provides the foundation of career-oriented majors, so no matter what field Mount Mary graduates choose to pursue, they are prepared to achieve success in leadership roles and make a lasting, positive contribution to society.
Our Diverse Student Population Brings Together Women from Differing Backgrounds and Life Experiences
Diversity is an important part of the college experience in the United States. Colleges and universities with diverse student bodies give their students access to a wide range of ideas and ways of thinking and knowing. Interacting with individuals from many different backgrounds helps students broaden their horizons and enrich themselves with knowledge and experience that will help them succeed in the world. For these reasons, Mount Mary College prides itself on the diversity of its student population.
Generous financial aid programs make Mount Mary an affordable and accessible option for students from all walks of life. The Midtown scholarship program awards an average of 75-80 percent of first-year tuition to 50 qualifying first-time students annually, and a wide variety of other merit- and need-based scholarship options are available to students throughout their time at Mount Mary.
Women from around the country and the world come together at Mount Mary to share their experiences and create a diverse and integrated community. In addition to exchanging cultural backgrounds, students have access to over 40 clubs and organizations where they can explore new interests and ideas, from graphic arts to campus ministries to student government and Division III athletics. College should be a learning experience both inside and outside the classroom, and the diversity of students and activities at Mount Mary allows women to expand as individuals in ways they may never have considered.
