St. Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's College) is one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges. St. Mary's College of Maryland (St. Mary's College of Maryland) famous American liberal arts college, but also the famous public boarding school for girls, founded in 1840, its predecessor in 1927 in the Maryland area was established as the first junior college; 1992, was designated by Congress as a public honors college, known for psychology, biology, economics and other professions. The college was ranked 89th in the 2015 U.S. News list of U.S. liberal arts colleges.