St. Mary’s University is an innovative teaching and research university that provides affordable, accredited and highly valued degrees in the Liberal Arts, Sciences and Education.
Located on a historic site in Calgary, Alberta, our students are inspired to combine academics with a passionate commitment to ethics, social justice and respect for diversity of opinion and belief. St. Mary’s has 875 full and part-time students, 80 full and part-time faculty, and an average class size of 25.
St. Mary’s University is accredited to offer four three-year Bachelor of Arts degrees with concentrations in General Studies, English, History, or Psychology. As well as five four-year degrees: a Bachelor of Arts with a major in English, a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology , a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Liberal Studies , a Bachelor of Arts with a major in History as well as a Bachelor of Science with a major in Biology. And see our after-degree Bachelor of Education (Elementary) Program.
Our Vision
St. Mary’s University will be a leader in post-secondary education, open to all, and focused on developing the whole person: mind, body and spirit. Founded on the Catholic intellectual tradition, St. Mary’s will prepare its students to live with integrity, compassion and confidence.
St. Mary’s University News
St. Mary’s University to honour Dr. Allan Markin at Convocation Ceremony
TO: Assignment Editors/News Directors WHAT: St. Mary’s University to honour Dr. Allan Markin at Convocation Ceremony WHERE: St. Albert the Great Parish, 10 Prestwick Drive SE, Calgary, AB WHEN:Friday, May 10, 2019, Ceremony at 2:00pm [...]
Congratulations to the class of 2019
At Convocation we celebrate and honour the accomplishments of our exceptional students. Wherever they may go into this incredible world that awaits them, St. Mary’s University will always remain their home. May the students celebrate [...]
In Memoriam of Jean Vanier
St. Mary’s University is saddened to learn of the death of Jean Vanier, a respected Canadian and founder of L’Arche, the international network of communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities live and work [...]
Welcome Home Mosca
Welcome home Mosca Former Lightning standout returns to St. Mary’s to finish basketball career The Lightning men’s basketball program is excited to welcome back another top talent to the upcoming 2019-2020 season. After the recent [...]
A fond farewell
St. Mary’s University bid a fond farewell to two exchange students from the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, Ukraine. Sofiia-Solomiia Furtak and Bohdana Kunikevych arrived at St. Mary’s in January and quickly immersed themselves [...]