- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Marietta College


Marietta, OHTown: fringeZIP 45750Founded 1835
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1835
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.marietta.edu
OhioPrivate nonprofit
Marietta College
Marietta College is a private nonprofit college in Marietta, Ohio, with 952 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $22,890 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention69%
4-year graduation54%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans64%
$22,890net price / year
79%admission rate
1088average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$65,386median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#557 of 1,704 for earnings#1,083 of 1,739 for lowest net price#645 of 1,738 for graduation rate#846 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,590tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,842
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,842
- Average net price
- $22,890national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,496
$30,001–48,000$20,237
$48,001–75,000$20,425
$75,001–110,000$20,883
$110,001+$26,903
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1088
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,414
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,386middle 50%: $44,830–$96,048
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$96,048
Median, Marietta College$65,386
Lower quarter$44,830
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 952
- Part-time
- 3.6%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,828 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,371
- Endowment, end of year
- $91,722,343
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White83%
Hispanic3.4%
Black4.0%
Asian0.3%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.8%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management22%
Communication & journalism11%
Education9.5%
Engineering6.9%
Psychology6.0%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.6%
Visual & performing arts5.6%
Natural resources & conservation5.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 203845. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6763222.