Marietta College
Marietta, OH · Private four-year · Town: Fringe
1,085undergraduates
79%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$21,333average net price per year
58%graduate in 6 years
73%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 2,516
- Admitted
- 1,978
- Admit rate
- 79%
- Admit rate, women
- 80%
- Admit rate, men
- 77%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 16%
- First-year students
- 314
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 18%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 500-640
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 490-655
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 61%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 18-24
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Considered, not required |
Majors
43 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (9)
- Accounting Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Actuarial Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Organizational Leadership Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (2)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Education (4)
- Education, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (4)
- Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Journalism Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Journalism, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's (15 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (5)
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Graphic Design Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Music, Other Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Engineering (2)
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Social sciences (2)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (2)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (3)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Land Use Planning and Management/Development Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Graduate programs (3)
- Athletic Training/Trainer Master's
- Physician Associate/Assistant Master's
- Psychology, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $38,974
- Housing and food on campus
- $12,544
- Books and supplies
- $1,476
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,854
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $54,848
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $54,848
- Total cost living at home
- $42,962
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $14,987 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,731 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $16,626 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $20,834 |
| Over $110,000 | $25,625 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 88%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $31,049
- Got a grant from the college
- 88%
- Average grant from the college
- $27,754
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 27%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 65%
- Average amount borrowed
- $11,902
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 48%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 58%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 58%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 52%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 58%
- Came back for year two
- 73%
| Pell grant students | 57% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 59% |
| Neither | 58% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 100 | 73% |
| Men | 172 | 49% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 18 | 22% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 8 | 38% (small group) |
| White | 196 | 63% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 33% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 8 | 50% (small group) |
| International | 28 | 64% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 302 | 53% | 39% |
| Started here, part-time | 1 | 0% (small group) | 100% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 45 | 69% | 18% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 6 | 17% (small group) | 33% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,171
- Undergraduates
- 1,085
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,019
- Part-time undergraduates
- 66
- Graduate students
- 86
- Students per faculty member
- 9 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 73%
- From out of state
- 25%
- From other countries
- 2%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 3%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 1%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 9%
| Women | 49% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 82% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Race unknown | 3% |
| International | 2% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Fringe
- Address
- Irvine Bldg, Marietta, OH, 45750
- County
- Washington County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.