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{{Short description|Catholic women's college in Omaha, Nebraska, US}}
{{for|the constituent college of the University of Oxford|New College, Oxford}}
{{distinguish|Saint Mary's College (Indiana)}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = College of Saint Mary
 | image                  = 
 | established            = 1923
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]] [[List of women's colleges|women's university]]
 | academic_affiliations  = [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Catholicism|Catholic]] ([[Sisters of Mercy]])
 | endowment              = 
 | president              = [[Heather A. Smith]]
 | students               = 857 (539 undergraduate) Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=College+of+Saint+Mary&s=all&id=181604 | title=College Navigator - College of Saint Mary }}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 
 | postgrad               = 
 | city                   = [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
 | state                  = Nebraska
 | country                = United States
 | campus                 = Urban
 | colors                 = {{color box|#003767}} {{color box|#62b5e5}} {{color box|#f3cf45}}<br />Navy Blue, Sky Blue & Gold
 | sports_nickname        = Flames
 | athletics_affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] – [[Great Plains Athletic Conference|GPAC]]
 | website                = http://www.csm.edu
 | logo                   = 
 | logo_upright           = 
}}

[[File:College of Saint Mary.jpg|thumb|College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska]]
The '''College of Saint Mary''' is a [[Private university|private]] Catholic [[List of women's colleges|women's college]] in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], United States. Enrollment is approximately 850 students. It offers more than 30 [[Undergraduate degree|undergraduate]] and seven [[Postgraduate education|graduate degree]] programs. The campus is located in the [[Aksarben Village]] community of Omaha.

CSM has over 800 students in graduate and undergraduate programs. While its undergraduate students remain exclusive to females, graduate programs are co-ed. <ref>https://catalog.csm.edu/history</ref>

==Athletics==
The College of Saint Mary (CSM) athletic teams are called the Flames. The college is a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily competing in the [[Great Plains Athletic Conference]] (GPAC) for 9 of its 11 sports since the 2015–16 academic year; its swimming & diving team competes in the [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (KCAC). The Flames previously competed in the defunct [[Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (MCAC) from 1994–95 to 2014–15.

CSM competes in 11 intercollegiate varsity sports: basketball, bowling, competitive dance, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

In 2021, CSM completed construction on the Lied Fitness Center Fieldhouse.<ref>https://csmflames.com/Athletic_Facilities</ref>

==Notable people==

=== Alumni ===
* [[Alex Kava|Sharon "Alex" Kava]] 1982, novelist

=== Presidents ===

* [[Maryanne Stevens]], until 2023
* [[Heather A. Smith]], 2023-present

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.csm.edu/ Official website]
* [https://www.csmflames.com/landing/index Official athletics website]

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