- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Marymount University
Arlington, VACity: midsizeZIP 22207Founded 1950
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1950
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.marymount.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Marymount University
Marymount University is a private nonprofit university in Arlington, Virginia, with 1,810 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $28,521 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention73%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans34%
$28,521net price / year
93%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$74,032median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#294 of 1,704 for earnings#1,403 of 1,739 for lowest net price#858 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,300 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
- $58,986tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,986
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,986
- Average net price
- $28,521national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$27,111
$30,001–48,000$27,371
$48,001–75,000$25,538
$75,001–110,000$29,335
$110,001+$32,483
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,301
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,032middle 50%: $48,902–$105,026
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$105,026
Median, Marymount University$74,032
Lower quarter$48,902
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
- 1,810
- Part-time
- 4.9%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 22.4
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 43%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,455 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,258
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,420,212
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White25%
Hispanic30%
Black15%
Asian6.6%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident12%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown6.8%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions37%
Business & management15%
Computer & information sciences11%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.8%
Engineering technologies5.6%
Visual & performing arts5.3%
Psychology4.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 232706. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q14712798.