- The Inkwell
- New York
- Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NYSuburb: largeZIP 12601Founded 1929
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1929
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.marist.edu
New YorkPrivate nonprofit
Marist University
Marist University is a private nonprofit university in Poughkeepsie, New York, with 5,182 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 81% within six years and costs $42,789 a year after aid.
81%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention86%
4-year graduation70%
Pell Grant share18%
Federal loans55%
$42,789net price / year
56%admission rate
1295average SAT
81%graduate in 6 years
$84,453median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,250median debt
#152 of 1,704 for earnings#1,684 of 1,739 for lowest net price#179 of 1,738 for graduation rate#312 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
- $69,841tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $49,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $49,900
- Average net price
- $42,789national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$31,630
$30,001–48,000$32,487
$48,001–75,000$32,721
$75,001–110,000$39,526
$110,001+$46,496
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 600–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–660
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college81%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college18%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 81%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 70%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 78%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $66,950
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $84,453middle 50%: $59,751–$119,432
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$119,432
Median, Marist University$84,453
Lower quarter$59,751
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
- 5,182
- Part-time
- 2.5%
- Women / men
- 58% / 42%
- Average age at entry
- 20.7
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 45%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,066 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,663
- Endowment, end of year
- $468,284,843
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White72%
Hispanic14%
Black3.4%
Asian3.9%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown0.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management27%
Communication & journalism14%
Psychology9.9%
Computer & information sciences8.3%
Visual & performing arts8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
Education4.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 192819. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6765664.