Mount Saint Mary Academy

Watchung · NJ · Catholic religious-affiliated

Private

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How Mount Saint Mary Academy compares for families

What families should know about Mount Saint Mary Academy.

▸ LocallyNJ students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+12 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Koinonia Academy, Union Catholic Regional High School, Oratory Preparatory School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

65%

admit rate

$17,929

in-state tuition/yr · $37,441 out-of-state

1270–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $24,406/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2022-2026 enrolled

Mount Saint Mary Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 138 colleges, in the document's own order.

American University Auburn University Ave Maria University Babson College Baylor University Bentley University Boston College Bryn Mawr College Bucknell University Case Western University Chapman University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University Colby College Colgate University College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Cornell University Creighton University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University DeSales University Dickinson College Duke University Duquesne University Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University

and 108 more

Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University Florida Southern College Fordham University Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin & Marshall College Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Gettysburg College Hampton University Holy Cross College Howard University Indiana University Ithaca College Jacksonville University Johns Hopkins University Kent State University at Kent Lafayette College Lawrence University Lehigh University Louisiana State University Loyola University Maryland Manhattan University Marist University Marquette University Miami University Middle Tennessee State University Moravian University Muhlenberg College New Jersey Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Pace University Pratt Institute Princeton University Providence College Purdue University Quinnipiac University Radford University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rider University Rutgers University Sacred Heart University Saint Joseph's University Salem State University Salve Regina University San Diego State University Savannah College of Art and Design Seton Hall University Southern Methodist University St. Lawrence University Stevens Institute of Technology Syracuse University Texas Christian University The Catholic University of America The College of New Jersey The George Washington University The New School The Ohio State University The Pennsylvania State University The University of Chicago The University of Alabama The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of Scranton The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tufts University United States Military Academy United States Naval Academy University of California, Irvine University of California San Diego University of Colorado Boulder University of Connecticut University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Guelph University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Kentucky University of Maryland University of Miami University of Michigan University of New Hampshire University of North Carolina Wilmington University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rhode Island University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Carolina University of St Andrews University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Winchester (England) University of Wisconsin Ursinus College Villanova University Virginia Tech Washington and Lee University Wesleyan University West Chester University William & Mary Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Independently verified As published by Mount Saint Mary Academy — School Profile 2026-2027 (PDF) ↗. Found at: page 4, section "College & University Enrollment: Classes of 2022-2026".

About this listing

Mount Saint Mary Academy is listed by PSS 2020 · NAIS. Its enrollment figures below come from the most recent federal Private School Survey it answered; the survey is voluntary, and the school did not respond to the latest wave. The school's own site: www.mountsaintmary.org ↗

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 370 in 2018 to 298 in 2020 — over 2 years.

-19.5%

Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Koinonia Academy Plainfield	Private	3.2	271	+40.4%
Union Catholic Regional High School Scotch Plains	Private	3.4	588	-27.0%
Oratory Preparatory School Summit	Private	5.8	394	+5.6%
Mother Seton Regional High School Clark	Private	6.1	194	-16.7%
St Joseph High School Metuchen	Private	6.9	505	-26.1%
Academy Of Saint Elizabeth Convent Station	Private	9.2	208	+44.4%
Villa Walsh Academy Morristown	Private	10.8	199	-12.3%
Delbarton School Morristown	Private	11.4	650	+10.7%

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