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Marywood University Overview

Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Marywood University Known For?

368 Undergraduate Awards
$35,675 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Marywood is the doctor's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 43% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Marywood makes roughly $55,817 a year. This is 37% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • On average, it takes about 4.3 years for students from Marywood to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Marywood University?

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Contact details for Marywood are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2300 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA 18509-1598
Phone: 570-348-6211
Website: www.marywood.edu

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How Do I Get Into Marywood?

You can apply to Marywood online at: https://www.marywood.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Marywood

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Marywood?

81% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
37% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 81%, Marywood may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 37% of students accepted to Marywood submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Marywood University  ( 520 to 610 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Marywood University  ( 510 to 590 )
200
800
Marywood received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 27. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Marywood University  ( 16 to 27 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Marywood University  ( 18 to 26 )
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36

Can I Afford Marywood University?

$35,675 Net Price
85% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Marywood is $35,675. 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 Marywood, approximately 85% of students took out student loans averaging $8,000 a year. That adds up to $32,000 over four years for those students.

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Marywood University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,680 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,808 undergraduate students at Marywood, with 1,680 being full-time and 128 being part-time.

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There are also 805 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,680 full-time undergraduates at Marywood, 33% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Marywood University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 42
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 150
White 1,272
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 166

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Marywood University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Marywood. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Marywood University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 9 0 165 0 174
Social Work 8 0 64 0 72
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 12 0 47 0 59
Allied Health Professions 11 0 46 0 57
General Architecture 50 0 0 0 50
Communication Sciences 25 0 23 0 48
Teacher Education Grade Specific 25 0 11 0 36
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 28 7 35
General Psychology 25 0 8 0 33
Nursing 28 0 0 0 28
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 12 0 13 0 25
General Biology 21 0 0 0 21
Other Health Professions 21 0 0 0 21
Teacher Education Subject Specific 12 0 5 0 17
Design & Applied Arts 13 0 3 0 16
Interior Architecture 11 0 2 0 13
Finance & Financial Management 5 0 7 0 12
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 10 0 0 0 10
Criminal Justice & Corrections 8 0 2 0 10
Air Transportation 10 0 0 0 10
Marketing 8 0 0 0 8
Educational Administration 0 0 8 0 8
Accounting 7 0 0 0 7
Student Counseling 0 0 7 0 7
Biotechnology 3 0 3 0 6
Public Health 0 0 5 0 5
Special Education 0 0 4 0 4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0 0 3 4
Fine & Studio Arts 4 0 0 0 4
History 3 0 0 0 3
Health & Physical Education 3 0 0 0 3
Religious Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Other Social Sciences 3 0 0 0 3
Music 3 0 0 0 3
Natural Resources Conservation 2 0 0 0 2
Public Administration 0 0 2 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 2 0 0 0 2
Environmental Design 1 0 0 0 1
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 1 0 1
Computer Science 1 0 0 0 1
General English Literature 1 0 0 0 1
Writing Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Romance Languages 1 0 0 0 1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 1 0 0 0 1
Mathematics 1 0 0 0 1
Philosophy 0 1 0 0 1
Arts & Media Management 1 0 0 0 1
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1 0 0 0 1
Other Visual Art 1 0 0 0 1
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 368 1 454 10 833

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.

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