Experience St. Mary's

The St. Mary's Experience is like no other. Smart, curious, different, real. Not just an honors program...an entire honors college. With traditions, organizations, excursions, and athletics. Discover a destination that draws independent thinkers and adventure seekers from all over the world to create a learning community diverse in thought and expression. Of course, there is no substitute for visiting our historic waterfront campus, but we hope that exploring this site will give you a glimpse into life at the honors college.

Explore

Explore the public honors college. Ask a Student, check out our photo gallery or web cam to get a quick look at the daily life at the public honors college. Let us show you around.

Study

Study with a faculty of renowned scholars, Fulbright recipients, musicians, artists and writers at an honors college that fosters academic intensity yet provides the support of 12-to-1 student/faculty ratios.

Live

Live among 2,000 fellow honors students from different backgrounds, viewpoints, and ethnicities. Smart, curious, different, real. Ready to be challenged. Meet students who you will find are much like you.

Enjoy

Enjoy festivals, concerts, events, internationally known speakers and more than 100 student-run clubs which enliven the Southern Maryland sanctuary within reach of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

Visit

Visit a naturally beautiful 361-acre campus surrounded by the St. Mary's River, adjacent to historic St. Mary's City, Maryland. Once you see the St. Mary's River, you'll know you have arrived at a college like no other. Located 75 miles from Washington, D.C., 70 miles from Annapolis, and 120 miles from Baltimore.