Marist College Overview

Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. Poughkeepsie is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Marist College Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Marist is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Marist.
• In 2019-2020, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Marist bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $71,226 a year. That's about 75% 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.

Marist College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, Marist is ranked #317 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. It is also ranked #19 out of 128 schools in New York.

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
#103	Best Doctor’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.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Marist has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#39	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#68	Best Communication & Journalism Schools	College Factual
#95	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#175	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#204	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Marist College?

Contact details for Marist are given below.

	Contact Details
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?
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?

With an acceptance rate of 55%, Marist does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford Marist College?

The overall average net price of Marist is $46,956. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Marist, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $9,550 a year. That adds up to $38,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Marist is 1.9%. 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 5,682 undergraduate students at Marist, with 4,947 being full-time and 735 being part-time.

There are also 918 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,947 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
Asian	147
Black or African American	204
Hispanic or Latino	615
White	3,692
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	186

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

In 2019-2020, 3,894 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Marist has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Marist

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Marist College was $42,290 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Marist is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations & Advertising	#27	#27
Interdisciplinary Studies	#31	#31
Communication & Media Studies	#66	#66
Information Technology	#66	#66

Online Growth Rankings of Marist

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Marist College was 4.4%. This is the #1,563 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.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Communication & Journalism	9%
Communication & Media Studies	6%
Computer & Information Sciences	3%
Information Technology	65%
Public Administration	1%
Public Administration & Social Service	5%
Public Relations & Advertising	22%

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.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	293	0	47	0	340
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	202	0	2	0	204
General Psychology	0	0	91	0	0	0	91
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	89	0	0	0	89
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	83	0	83
Computer Information Systems	2	0	33	6	39	0	80
General Biology	0	0	78	0	0	0	78
Allied Health Professions	0	0	12	0	56	0	68
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	68	0	0	0	68
Other Psychology	0	0	41	0	23	0	64
Accounting	0	0	44	0	18	0	62
Legal Support Services	0	62	0	0	0	0	62
Computer Science	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	46	0	46
Political Science & Government	0	0	44	0	0	0	44
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	40	0	0	0	40
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	29	0	0	0	29
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	28	0	0	0	28
General English Literature	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Social Work	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Information Technology	5	0	18	0	0	0	23
Economics	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	12	0	8	0	20
History	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Special Education	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Applied Mathematics	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0	14	14
Natural Resource Management	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Romance Languages	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Mathematics	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Chemistry	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Philosophy	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Area Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Museum Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	7	62	1,378	6	344	14	1,811

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.