Marist College Overview
Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution. Poughkeepsie is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.
What Is Marist College Known For?
- Students at Marist have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Marist.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 41% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, Marist bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $56,900 a year. That's about 39% more than their peers at other schools.
- On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Marist to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.
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Marist College Rankings
We have ranked Marist as #184 out of 2,320 colleges and universities in the country in our 2021 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 149 colleges in New York, it is ranked at #23.
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Marist has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#75 | Best Master’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#131 | Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Marist.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Marist has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Colleges for Interdisciplinary Studies | College Factual |
#33 | Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies | College Factual |
#44 | Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#66 | Best Colleges for Psychology | College Factual |
#91 | Best Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
#101 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
Where Is Marist College?

Contact details for Marist are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 |
Phone: | 845-575-3000 |
Website: | www.Marist.edu |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/marist |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/marist |
How Do I Get Into Marist?
You can apply to Marist online at: www.marist.edu/admission/undergraduate/marist-online-application
Admission Requirements for Marist
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | neither required nor recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | required |
SAT or ACT Scores | neither required nor recommended |
TOEFL | neither required nor recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Marist?
Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 47%, and the acceptance rate for women is 40%.
Can I Afford Marist College?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Marist, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $9,569 a year. That adds up to $38,276 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Marist is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Marist College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 954 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 5,139 full-time undergraduates at Marist, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Marist College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 134 |
Black or African American | 211 |
Hispanic or Latino | 529 |
White | 3,939 |
International Students | 129 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 197 |
Geographic Diversity
New York students aren't the only ones who study at Marist College. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 61 countries are represented at Marist. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.
Online Learning at Marist College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Marist has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 35th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.
Online Growth Rankings of Marist
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Marist College was -0.7%. This is the #2,249 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Marist regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Marist majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Marist ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Marist.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Interdisciplinary Studies | #17 | |
Public Relations & Advertising | #36 | |
Public Administration | #94 | |
Communication & Media Studies | #100 | |
Communication & Journalism | #152 | |
Computer Information Systems | #184 | |
Public Administration & Social Service | #210 | |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies | #214 | |
Computer & Information Sciences | #412 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Marist College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Bpg00765 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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