Mount Saint Mary's University is Los Angeles's only women's liberal arts university, founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and known for empowering students to become "unstoppable." The most popular majors for first-year students include pre-nursing and nursing, biology, psychology, business, sociology, pre-health, and liberal arts, with the university offering California's first Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The university is recognized as a "Most Transformative College" by MONEY Magazine and ranked #2 by U.S. News & World Report for social mobility, emphasizing leadership development and research opportunities for all students. The university operates on two campuses 16 miles apart: the Chalon campus in Brentwood near Westwood Village and Santa Monica, about 15 minutes from the coast, and the Doheny campus in the West Adams district near downtown Los Angeles.