- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Marywood University
Scranton, PACity: smallZIP 18509Founded 1915
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1915
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.marywood.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Marywood University
Marywood University is a private nonprofit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with 1,784 undergraduates. It admits 61% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $21,059 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate61%
Retention80%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans78%
$21,059net price / year
61%admission rate
1162average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$59,635median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,500median debt
#789 of 1,704 for earnings#947 of 1,739 for lowest net price#433 of 1,738 for graduation rate#378 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
- $55,880tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $43,448
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $43,448
- Average net price
- $21,059national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,763
$30,001–48,000$17,017
$48,001–75,000$16,869
$75,001–110,000$20,966
$110,001+$26,267
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 61%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1162
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–640
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 530–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college61%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,589
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,635middle 50%: $44,185–$82,734
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,734
Median, Marywood University$59,635
Lower quarter$44,185
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
- 1,784
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,773 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,607
- Endowment, end of year
- $60,780,748
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White76%
Hispanic13%
Black2.9%
Asian2.8%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown1.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions26%
Architecture12%
Business & management10%
Education9.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.5%
Visual & performing arts6.6%
Psychology4.8%
Communication & journalism4.2%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Misericordia University Dallas, PA | $40,348 | 73% | $69,735 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY | $19,499 | 69% | $65,774 |
| St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY | $18,853 | 68% | $69,712 |
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| Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY | $23,835 | 67% | $67,320 |
| Towson University Towson, MD | $18,120 | 67% | $70,158 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 213826. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6781819.