page_title: St. Mary's College of Maryland
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: St. Mary's College of Maryland / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team practicing just offshore from the college waterfront. Photo by Angelala, 11/07/04.
context_page_description: St. Mary's College of Maryland is a public, liberal arts college in St. Mary's City, Maryland. Established in 1840, St. Mary's College of Maryland is an honors college that claims to "offer an experience similar to that of an elite liberal arts college." With about 1,800 enrolled students, the institution offers bachelor's degrees in 24 disciplines, as well as a master's program and certification programs.
  The college is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and shares much of its campus with Historic St. Mary's City, the site of Maryland's first colony and first capital. It is also the site of the fourth colony in British North America.
  The Historical Archaeology Field School is jointly operated by St. Mary's College of Maryland and Historic St. Mary's City. The campus and the rest of St. Mary's City combined are considered to be one of the premier archaeological sites in the United States.
  In 2020, U.S. News and World Report's annual "Best Colleges and Universities" report ranked St. Mary's College as the 5th best "Public Liberal Arts College" in the country; St. Mary's was tied for #92 in the "National Liberal Arts Colleges" category, which includes private schools.
context_section_description: St. Mary's College teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Seahawks are a member of the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC).
  St. Mary's has the highest percentage of student-athletes on Capital Athletic Conference's All-Academic team for six years in a row.
  St. Mary's mascot is the Seahawk, which is a nickname for the osprey. These birds are native to St. Mary's City and are often seen diving from great heights into St. John's Pond, in order to catch fish. The St. Mary's seahawk mascot is named Solomon.
caption: St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team.
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