You have plenty of academic choices at the University of Saint Mary and the convenience of choosing from our four different locations in Leavenworth, Overland Park, Shawnee, and Kansas City, Kansas.

USM offers 26 undergraduate programs (including six accelerated evening degree-completion programs), six graduate programs, as well as online programs.

USM's student-teacher ratio is one of the best in the nation (about 12-to-1), so you’ll never get left behind. Professors are experts in their fields, and genuinely care about their students and their success.

For the fifth year running, USM has been named a "Best Midwestern College" by The Princeton Review.

USM Accreditations
The University of Saint Mary is fully accredited as an institution of higher learning by the:

• North Central Association of Colleges & Schools (NCA)
• National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)*, the standard of excellence in teacher preparation
• Kansas State Department of Education
• International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)**
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Accreditation***

* University of Saint Mary is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs. NCATE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel.

** The University of Saint Mary has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), located in Olathe Kansas. The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE:

• Bachelor Degree of Science in Business Administration and Accounting, with concentrations in general management and marketing.
• Master Degree of Business Administration with concentrations in General Management, Human Resource Management, Finance, Health Care Management, and Marketing/Advertising Management
  Business & Accounting Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Learning Outcomes and Assessment Report
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