Marist University

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit · 5,182 undergrads (medium, suburb) · website ↗

Test-optional
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$26,083
$30,000 – $48,000	$27,200
$48,000 – $75,000	$36,178
$75,000 – $110,000	$42,001
Over $110,000	$45,643
All incomes (average)	$41,544

Sticker tuition and fees: $47,750 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Marist University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$19,350
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$21,200
Books and supplies	$2,425
Other expenses, on campus	$2,225
Other expenses, off campus	$2,800

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,334 of them) in 2022–23; 98% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	97%	$23,836
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	15%	$5,609
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	96%	$22,444
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	82%	$5,514

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1295
Median ACT: 28
Students with Pell grants: 14%
Graduation rate (6yr): 80%
Freshman retention: 86%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $77,819
Median debt at graduation: $25,000
International undergrads: 92 (1.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 45%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 600–680
SAT Math: 590–660
ACT composite: 25–31

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 10,224
Admitted: 6,616
Enrolled: 1,287

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business27%

Communications & Media14%

Psychology10%

Computer Science8%

Visual & Performing Arts8%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Criminal Justice5%

Education4%

Social Sciences4%

Health & Nursing2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (24)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	206	$61,412	$90,855national $68,257	$24,899
Communication and Media Studies	161	$45,989	$74,726national $56,359	$22,812
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	104	$56,976	$74,534national $59,631	$25,000
Psychology, General	97	$44,363	$62,821national $50,706	$23,250
Biology, General	63	$34,697	$81,936national $57,214	$26,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	54	$44,190	$65,881national $55,378	$23,750
Design and Applied Arts	45	$51,543	$66,010national $51,490	$25,500
Fine and Studio Arts	42	$31,771	$55,296national $41,367	$19,250
Psychology, Other	34	—	$67,205national $50,748	$26,925
Political Science and Government	34	$45,563	$74,308national $63,293	$22,843
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	32	$84,863	—national $85,063	$19,125
Special Education and Teaching	32	$55,118	—national $50,499	$26,572
Computer Science	31	$76,234	$111,893national $107,009	$23,250
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	23	$51,055	$67,076national $50,532	$23,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	20	$108,720	$101,370national $75,975	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	17	—	—national $51,389	$21,500
Social Work	17	—	$55,501national $51,790	$25,500
Accounting and Related Services	17	$70,192	$106,313national $76,194	$20,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	16	$59,680	$102,640national $92,374	—
English Language and Literature, General	16	—	$47,170national $48,590	$22,250
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	11	—	$58,610national $56,185	—
Economics	11	$73,803	$118,557national $82,686	—
Applied Mathematics	7	—	$109,170national $91,532	—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	2	—	$73,868national $55,000	—

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Support Services	36	$52,421	$80,844national $49,747	$24,250

Master's degrees (10)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General	122	$91,640	$115,873national $124,201	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	81	$110,439	$142,180national $103,485	$30,625
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	52	$126,512	$150,973national $127,347	$152,168
Public Administration	51	$82,352	$99,846national $81,408	$29,067
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	40	$67,921	$90,060national $80,125	$20,500
Psychology, Other	34	$64,898	—national $61,796	$20,247
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	17	—	$74,187national $59,571	$43,000
Accounting and Related Services	15	$84,945	—national $95,833	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	11	$71,488	$74,053national $65,184	$38,820
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	0	—	$127,221national $121,855	—

Doctoral degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	—	$84,143	—national $82,893	$153,900

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 31 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: (845) 575-3000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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