Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Poughkeepsie, NY · 5,039 undergraduates · 65% acceptance rate · $77,819 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 8%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 10%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 11%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 14%Full-time retention
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
- $39,6601,912th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $46,1401,770th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $46,1401,766th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $63,8981,758th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $25,0001,246th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,819163rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,546201st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 79.8%223rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.4%265th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 64.7%498th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1285222nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 5,039494th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,471st smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 14.7%1,945th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 65 mi (LGA)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 36 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $78,343 | $79,389 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $74,845 | $72,509 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $71,015 | $73,769 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $61,144 | $60,623 |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $55,338 | $57,318 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $53,056 | $51,464 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $49,644 | $48,745 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $49,179 | $49,344 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $45,696 | $48,432 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $45,500 | $43,798 |
| Psychology, OtherPsychology | bachelors | $41,789 | $43,928 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1929source
- Athletic nickname: "Red Foxes"source
- Leonidoff Field seats about 5,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Red Foxsource
- Motto: "Orare et Laborare (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Marist Normal Training School" (1929–1946)source
- Formerly known as "Marian College" (1946–1960)source
- Formerly known as "Marist College" (1960–2025)source
- Athletic conference: MAACsource
- Fight song: ""The Marist Song""source
- Notable alum: Eric Adamssource
- Notable alum: Bill O'Reillysource
- Notable alum: Rik Smitssource
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,912,742 (M $3,556,244 · W $4,356,498)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemarist.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 192819)
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