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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?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$46,956 Avg Cost After Aid
60% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Marist have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Marist.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 41% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Marist makes roughly $74,865 a year. This is 83% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • 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.

Where Is Marist College?

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Contact details for Marist are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-575-3000
Website: www.marist.edu

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 Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Marist?

60% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
21% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Marist is 60%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Marist submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 613 and 680. Math scores were between 583 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Marist College  ( 613 to 680 )
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SAT Math Scores for Marist College  ( 583 to 680 )
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800
Marist received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 31. Math scores were between 24 and 27. Composite scores were between 26 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Marist College  ( 25 to 31 )
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ACT Math Scores for Marist College  ( 24 to 27 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Marist College  ( 26 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford Marist College?

$46,956 Net Price
57% Take Out Loans
1.1% Loan Default Rate
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 $8,783 a year. That adds up to $35,132 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Marist is 1.1%. 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

4,880 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,510 undergraduate students at Marist, with 4,880 being full-time and 630 being part-time.

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There are also 886 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,880 full-time undergraduates at Marist, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 167
Black or African American 205
Hispanic or Latino 599
White 3,616
International Students 103
Other Races/Ethnicities 190

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

654 Took All Classes Online
2,357 Took At Least One Class Online
4.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,357 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.

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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 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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