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The University of Saint Mary is a tiny liberal arts school rooted in Catholic tradition. In addition to offering thirty majors and plentiful 鈥渦nique leadership opportunities,鈥� students find that there are 鈥渕any resources available.鈥� Advisors 鈥渕ake sure the students are well taken care of,鈥� and there鈥檚 鈥渇ree tutoring on campus and online as well as skill shops to strengthen learning skills.鈥� Overall, the school 鈥渆mphasizes faith and strong core values,鈥� ensuring students 鈥渁re all very eager to learn and always seem to be engaged in the courses they are enrolled in.鈥�

An eleven-to-one student-to-faculty ratio means there鈥檚 鈥渁 lot of face time for all students鈥� with professors who create a 鈥減ositive classroom environment.鈥� Faculty 鈥渁re willing to help outside of class鈥� and are 鈥渧ery personal and great at what they do.鈥� One student says, 鈥淓very teacher feels like a person I can reach out to at any hour for class help.鈥� They also 鈥渢ry to incorporate more innovative learning techniques,鈥� including 鈥渇ield trips, group projects,鈥� 鈥渢rips to businesses, and guest lectures.鈥� Classes also feature 鈥渁 lot of interactive open debates 鈥� that encourage learning.鈥�

This is a 鈥渟mall community of students working towards excellence both inside and outside the classroom.鈥� In either setting, they are 鈥渧ery helpful, outgoing, and always trying to achieve the best鈥濃�攁nd of course that extends to their sporting events: they 鈥渓ove to support one another at our games.鈥� With 鈥渁 diverse student body for such a small school,鈥� a lot of people 鈥渃ome from out of state and far away from home鈥� (less than half of the school is from Kansas). As one student describes, 鈥淓veryone is from different backgrounds but somehow found themselves at a small school in Kansas.鈥� They make up a 鈥渧ery social鈥� campus that 鈥渋s friendly and understanding of all lifestyles and perspectives on life,鈥� which makes for 鈥渁 good vibe to be around.鈥�

The school requires all students to live on campus until their junior year, but 鈥渓iving on campus is great.鈥� One student says, 鈥淭here鈥檚 almost always something to do, whether it鈥檚 watching a team sport or attending some sort of presentation.鈥� And speaking of sports, 鈥渁thletics tend to bring everyone together.鈥� Some people practice in the morning, and 鈥渢hen everyone is going to classes 鈥� during the day.鈥� And while most students on this 鈥渢ruly beautiful鈥� campus 鈥渇ill their days with studies, sports, and/or working,鈥� other campus happenings include 鈥渆vents in the library and cafeteria that often include t-shirt giveaways or free food.鈥� Off-campus opportunities vary since Saint Mary is in a small town. 鈥淏ut most students don鈥檛 鈥榞o out鈥� to Leavenworth,鈥� tending instead to head to downtown Kansas City, 鈥渨hich is only a thirty-minute drive.鈥�