Statement of Accreditation Status
Saint Mary’s Seminary & University
- CEO: Rev. Phillip Brown, President-Rector
- Accreditation Liaison Officer: Dr. Dennis Castillo
- Commission Staff Liaison: Kathy Feith, Vice President
- Carnegie Classification: Not classified
- Control: Private (Non-Profit)
- Phase: Accredited
- Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
- Accreditation Granted: 1951
- Last Reaffirmation: 2024
- Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029
- June 26, 2025
To acknowledge receipt of the monitoring report requested by the Commission action of June 27, 2024. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - June 27, 2024
To acknowledge receipt of the monitoring report. To note the follow-up team visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at 5400 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210 on February 13-14, 2024. To reaffirm accreditation because the institution is now in compliance with Standard VI (Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement). To request a monitoring report, due March 3, 2025, demonstrating sustainability of implemented corrective measures and further evidence of institutional and unit goals that are clearly stated, assessed appropriately, linked to mission and goal achievement, reflect conclusions drawn from assessment results, and are used for planning and resource allocation (Standard VI) (Fourteenth Edition and Evidence Expectations by Standard Guidelines). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - March 28, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 6, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (enrollment – FTE), as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update (AIU) in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19(d). - March 28, 2024
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report requested by the Commission action of November 6, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (enrollment by educational program), as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update (AIU) in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - November 16, 2023
To note that the Commission liaison guidance visit occurred on August 15, 2023. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - November 6, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due December 13, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (enrollment – FTE) as reported on the 2023 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d). The next evaluation date is scheduled for 2028-2029. - November 6, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report due December 8, 2023, providing information on enrollment by educational program in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d) (Accreditation Review Cycle and Monitoring Policy and Procedures). Upon reaffirmation of accreditation, the next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - June 22, 2023
To acknowledge receipt of the monitoring report. To note the follow-up team visit by the Commission's representatives to the main campus at 5400 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD on March 21-22, 2023. To note further that the verification visit required by USDE guidelines as noted in the action of June 23, 2022, has been completed. To note that the institution is now in compliance with Standard V (Educational Effectiveness Assessment) and former Requirements of Affiliation 8 and 9. To continue to warn the institution that its accreditation may be in jeopardy because of insufficient evidence that the institution is currently in compliance with Standard VI (Planning, Resources, and Institutional Improvement). To note that the institution remains accredited while on warning. To note further that federal regulations limit the period during which an institution may be in non-compliance, which started June 23, 2022. To request a monitoring report due January 16, 2024, demonstrating evidence that the institution has achieved and can sustain ongoing compliance with Standard VI, including but not limited to clearly stated, aligned, and coherent institutional and unit objectives, with evidence of the implementation of a systematic, organized, and sustained assessment process demonstrating that institutional and unit stakeholders have considered and used assessment results in planning, budgeting, and the improvement of institutional and unit effectiveness (Standard VI). To request that the monitoring report also include further evidence of (1) assessment of student learning and achievement that demonstrates that students have accomplished educational goals consistent with their programs of study (Standard V) and (2) student learning programs that are characterized by coherence and appropriate assessment of student achievement throughout its educational offerings, at both institutional and program levels, with evidence that faculty and appropriate institutional stakeholders have considered and used assessment results to improve teaching and learning (Standard V). To direct a follow-up team visit following submission of the monitoring report. To direct a prompt Commission liaison guidance visit to discuss the Commission's expectations. Upon reaffirmation of accreditation, the next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - May 12, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to acknowledge receipt of the supplemental information report due April 14, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (viability and capacity), as reported on the 2022 Annual Institutional Update (AIU) in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19(d). To note that the Follow-Up Visit has occured and will be acted upon by the Commission at the June meeting. To remind the institution of its obligation to report accurate data to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029. - March 24, 2023
Staff acted on behalf of the Commission to request a supplemental information report, due April 14, 2023, providing information on key data indicators (viability and capacity) as reported on the 2022 Annual Institutional Update in accordance with federal regulation 34 CFR § 602.19 (d). The next evaluation date is scheduled for 2028-2029. - Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method - Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method - Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-baccalaureate Certificate Included within the scope
- Master's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope
- Post-Master's Certificate Included within the scope
- Doctor's Degree - Professional Practice Included within the scope
- Main Campus
Saint Mary's Seminary & University
5400 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
Approved Credential Levels
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