Our Mission

Grounded in its Lasallian, Catholic, and liberal arts heritage, Saint Mary's College is a student-centered learning community committed to transformative, equitable, and inclusive teaching, the passionate pursuit of knowledge, and expansive access to a practical education that empowers students to make lasting change in the world. Dive deeper into the mission on which the College was founded, and you'll see how these principles guide the educational work of Saint Mary's: To probe deeply the mystery of existence by cultivating the ways of knowing and the arts of thinking. To affirm and foster the Christian understanding of the human person which animates the educational mission of the Catholic Church. To create a student-centered educational community whose members support one another with mutual understanding and respect. Explore these ideas in depth by reading the full mission statement. And experience that mission in action for yourself on campus—in the classroom, in conversations, and through coming to know the Saint Mary's community.