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2024 -2025 Catalog 
    
2024 -2025 Catalog

Information at a Glance



Private/Co-Educational

The Only Catholic University in North Dakota

  • Sponsored by the Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery
  • Located six miles south of Bismarck, ND (2021 population - 74,138)

Institutional Profile (IPEDS 2022-23)

  • Total number of students - 4,514
  • Undergraduate Placement Rate - 93 percent
  • Carnegie classification - Doctoral/Professional University

Accreditation and Approvals

Accredited by:

  • The Higher Learning Commission
  • Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology) 
  • Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
  • Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapist Education
  • Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
  • Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
  • Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Council on Social Work Education
  • National Association of Schools of Music
  • International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (MBA and specific programs)
  • Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
  • Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE)

HLC Complaints

Students, faculty, staff and members of the public may submit a complaint about an HLC-accredited or candidate institution. The complaint process is designed to identify substantive problems with an institution’s ability to meet the Criteria for Accreditation. To learn more about this process or submit a complaint, visit: https://www.hlcommission.org/Student-Resources/complaints.html.

Academic programs approved by:

  • North Dakota Board of Nursing
  • North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board
  • Project Management Institute

Locations

Campus Name Address City State Zip
Mary College at Arizona State University 230 East University Tempe AZ 85281
Nazareth Seminary/Phoenix Diocesan Center 400 E Monroe St Phoenix AZ 85004
UMary Billings Campus 2590 Holman Ave, Suite A Billings MT 59102
UMary Butler Center, Bismarck 505 S 7th St Bismarck ND 58504
UMary Downtown Bismarck 500 E Front Ave Bismarck ND 58504
UMary Main Campus 7500 University Dr Bismarck ND 58504
UMary Butler Center, Fargo 1351 Page Dr Fargo ND 58103
UMary Grand Forks AFB 319 FSS/FSDE, 344 Tuskegee Airmen Blvd Grand Forks ND 58204
UMary Rome Campus Via del Casaletto, 538 Roma Italy 00151
UMary Williston Office 721 East Highland Drive, Ste E Williston ND 58801

 

Current state authorizations include:

  • The University of Mary is authorized by the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education. 

  • Through a consortium agreement with Arizona State University, the University of Mary offers onsite and online academic programming in Arizona. The University also offers additional seminary programming in partnership with the Diocese of Phoenix.

  • The University of Mary is a member of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact of the National Council for State Reciprocity Agreements-NC-SARA. This organization establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. See http://nc-sara.org for a list of the states that have joined this initiative.

Areas of Study

Undergraduate Majors

Accounting

Addiction Counseling

Biochemistry

Biology

Biology Education

Biomechanics

Business Administration

Business Education

Business Management

Catholic Studies

Chemistry

Chemistry Education

Child Development Studies

Civil Engineering

Coaching & Sport Studies

Communication

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Computer Engineering

Computer Information Systems

Computer Science

Construction Engineering

Construction Management

Criminal Justice

Cybersecurity Administration

Dramatic Arts

Early Childhood Education

Economics

Electrical Engineering

Elementary Education

English

English Education

Environmental Engineering

Exercise Science

Financial Services and Banking

History

History Education

Marketing

Mathematics

Mathematics Education

Mechanical Engineering

Medical Laboratory Science

Music

Music Education

Music Performance

Music with an Emphasis in Sacred Music

Nursing

Occupational Performance

Philosophy

Physical Education

Politics

Project Management

Psychology

Radiologic Technology

Respiratory Therapy

Social Studies Education

Social Work

Spanish

Special Education

Sport and Leisure Management

Theology

University Studies

Undergraduate Minors

Accounting

Addiction Counseling

Addiction Prevention

Art

Biochemistry

Biology

Biomechanics

Business Administration

Catechesis and the New Evangelization

Catholic Studies

Chemistry

Classical Studies

Coaching

Communication

Computer Engineering

Computer Information Systems

Computer Science

Construction Management

Criminal Justice

Cybersecurity Administration

Dramatic Arts

Economics

English

Film

Financial Services & Banking

Health Education

Health Care Administration

History

Literature

Liturgy

Marketing

Mathematics

Music

Philosophy

Philosophy-Theology

Photography & Design

Physics

Politics

Project Management

Psychology

Social Work

Sociology

Spanish

Special Education

Speech

Sport & Leisure Management

STEM Research

Theology

Web Design

Wellness

Writing

Pre-Professional Concentrations

Pre-Athletic Training

Pre-Chiropractic

Pre-Clinical Exercise Physiology

Pre-Dentistry

Pre-Law

Pre-Medicine

Pre-Occupational Therapy

Pre-Optometry

Pre-Pharmacy

Pre-Physical Therapy

Pre-Physician Assistant

Pre-Podiatry

Pre-Speech-Language Pathology

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Undergraduate Certificates

Addiction Prevention

Cybersecurity Analyst

Cybersecurity Foundations

Secure Network Administration            

Systems Administration

Small Business                

Supervisory/Management

Master’s Programs

Applied Catholic Theology

Athletic Training

Bioethics

Business Administration

Catholic Studies, Apostolic Leadership

Counseling

Education

Clinical Exercise Physiology

Kinesiology

MSN/MBA Dual Degree

MSN/MS Dual Degree

MBA/MA Dual Degree in Philosophy

Music

Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Organizational Leadership

Respiratory Therapy

Speech-Language Pathology

Graduate Certificates

Addiction Counseling

Catholic Anthropology

Catholic Educators

Catholic Montessori Theory

Catholic Philanthropy

Catholic Studies for Educators

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Cybersecurity

Foundations for Apostolic Leadership

Health Care

Health Care Informatics

High School Chaplaincy for Priests

Human Resource Management

Leadership & Management

Leadership in Nursing

Marriage & Family

Prayer & Spiritual Direction

Project Management

Public Administration

Research & EBP in Nursing

Sacred Scripture

Sacred Music

School Counseling

Teaching and Learning in Nursing

Virtuous Leadership

 

Doctorate Degrees

Business Administration

Education

Nursing Practice

Occupational Therapy

Physical Therapy

Contact

Mailing Address: 7500 University Drive, Bismarck, ND 58504 (Main Campus)

Websites:

 

www.umary.edu

online.umary.edu

Phone:

 

 

 

 

701-255-7500 (Main Campus)

701-223-4260 (Bismarck Butler Center)

480-290-7047 (Tempe, AZ location)

406-256-1738 (Billings, MT location)

701-232-7088 (Fargo, ND location)

Fax:

 

 

 

701-255-7687 (Main Campus)

480-290-7047 (Tempe, AZ location)

406-256-1739 ((Billings, MT location)

701-232-0709 (Fargo, ND location)

Email:

enroll@umary.edu