Marietta College
Marietta, OH · Private · Town (fringe)
Private institution in Marietta, OH · 1,035 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $57,180 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,372939th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $38,9741,622nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $38,9741,583rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $52,3601,542nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,180676th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,252481st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.1%841st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.4%1,060th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.6%868th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1103679th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0351,347th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.1%1,367th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 216 mi (IAD)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $75,090 | $71,575 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| Natural Resources Management and PolicyNatural Resources | bachelors | $44,356 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $44,170 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $36,668 | $35,416 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $36,134 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $31,423 | $34,526 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $23,579 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1835source
- Athletic nickname: "Pioneers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Whitesource
- Formerly known as "Muskingum Academy (predecessor)" (1797–1833)source
- Formerly known as "Marietta Collegiate Institute and Western Teachers' Seminary (predecessor)" (1833–1835)source
- Athletic conference: OACsource
- A CIC]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Charles G. Dawessource
- Notable alum: Story Musgravesource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Baseball: 2012, 2011
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitemarietta.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 203845)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Marietta College vs Notre Dame CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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