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Payoff, meaning ten years of that pay minus four years of cost: $638,138 ahead with aid, $456,886 ahead at full price.","Highest median earnings four years after the degree, by program: Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing ($119,050); Health/Medical Preparatory Programs ($105,024); Accounting and Related Services ($74,449).","Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights): 21% of students came from families in the bottom fifth of income, and 30% of those reached the top fifth as adults.","Nursing: freshmen are admitted directly into the nursing major; NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate 84.1% (2024/2025, California Board of Registered Nursing).","Machine-readable version of this page: https://highschoolreach.com/colleges/mount-saint-marys-university.json"],"caveats":["Admit rate, SAT/ACT bands and applicant counts are IPEDS (federal); admit rates by major are the college system's own reporting (UC Information Center; CSU Chancellor's Office).","UC admits to the campus, not the major, at most programs; a UC admit rate by major is a guide to selectivity, not a rule.","'transfer_only' majors at a CSU had no first-year row reported: freshmen enter as a pre-major and apply into the program later.","net_price_with_aid is the average for aid recipients; full_price is the cost of attendance. 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