St. Mary's College of Maryland vs Virginia Military Institute

Odds, test scores, cost, aid and graduation rates, side by side from each school's own Common Data Set. Add more schools

SMCSt. Mary's College of Maryland73%admitted · 2025-26Virginia Military Institute74%admitted · 2025-26

Getting in

Acceptance rate72.5%74.1%

Early decision rate77.2%73.8%

SAT middle 50%1110–13201090–1280

ACT middle 50%23–3121–28

Applicant reports on our site21

Cost and aid

Tuition$12,480 in-state$10,680 in-state

Tuition, out-of-state$29,038$43,220

Food and housing$16,256$11,998

Sticker price per year$48,500$66,514

Average need-based grant$13,277$18,597

Average % of need met88%68%

Outcomes

First-year retention81.6%82%

6-year graduation rate65%71.7%

Undergraduates1,6221,496

Best value in each row is highlighted. Sticker price uses out-of-state tuition for public universities and leaves out books, travel and aid. "—" means the school left the item blank in its Common Data Set.