Marymount Facts
Founded in 1932 by the Roman Catholic order, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Marymount College welcomes students, faculty and staff from all religious traditions. We are the only private, coeducational two-year liberal arts college in California. More than 90 percent of our graduates transfer to competitive four-year institutions.
Accreditation:
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Degrees Offered:
Associate in Arts and Associate in Science
Student/Faculty Ratio:
16 to 1
Average Class Size:
17 students; range is 7 to 25 students.
Students:
725
full-time undergraduates; 50 percent male, 50 percent female
Students' Religious Identification:
50 percent Catholic, 50 percent other faith traditions
Students' Geographic Distribution:
65 percent in-state, 20 percent out-of-state and 15 percent international
Students' Transfer Rate:
More than 90 percent of Marymount graduates transfer to four-year institutions of higher learning.
A Sampling of Colleges and Universities at Which Our Graduates Are Accepted:
- Brown
- Cal Poly, Pomona
- Cal State, Long Beach
- Chapman
- Claremont Colleges
- Colorado College
- Cornell
- Georgetown
- Gonzaga
- Loyola Marymount
- Mount St. Mary's
- NYU
- Occidental
- Tulane
- UC Berkeley
- UC Irvine
- UCLA
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Barbara
- University of Colorado
- University of Michigan
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of San Diego
- University of San Francisco
- University of Southern California
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Marymount College 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-6299 Tel (310) 377-5501 Fax: (310) 377-6223
As an educational institution and as an employer, Marymount College adheres to a non-discrimination policy on the bases of race,
gender, sexual orientation, color, creed, age, ethnic or national origin or disability.





