Marshall University
Huntington, WV · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2
Public institution in Huntington, WV · 7,149 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $46,354 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Average net price
- Top 17%Undergraduates
- Top 23%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%Cost of attendance
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
- $8,327230th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,942475th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $20,294878th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,299453rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,2501,040th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,3541,286th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,5611,256th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 48.7%1,216th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.7%746th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 96.5%1,459th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1051822nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,149360th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15.0:11,317th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.8%808th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 236 mi (CLT)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $40
- Personal essay
- Optional / not 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 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $59,124 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,419 | $57,318 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $55,512 | $57,318 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $53,608 | $63,005 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $51,273 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $48,539 | $45,956 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $37,568 |
| Computer Systems AnalysisComputer Science | bachelors | $42,682 | $41,565 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $39,369 | $27,439 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,153 | $36,848 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $45,383 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementComputer Science | bachelors | $35,416 | $33,993 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1837source
- Athletic nickname: "Thundering Herd"source
- Mascot: Marco the Bisonsource
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium seats about 38,227source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Campus size: about 100 acressource
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- Formerly known as "| title=|Marshall Academy" (1837–1858)source
- Formerly known as "Marshall College" (1858–1867)source
- Formerly known as "State Normal School of Marshall College" (1867–1938)source
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- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- Plays for the "The Bell" (since 1905)source
- Football rivalry: East Carolina–Marshall (since 1967)source
- Football rivalry: Friends of Coal Bowl (since 1911)source
- Football rivalry: The Old Mountain Feud (since 1977)source
- Fight song: ""Sons of Marshall""source
- Notable alum: Billy Crystalsource
- Notable alum: Robert Byrdsource
- Notable alum: Conchata Ferrellsource
- Notable alum: Jim Justicesource
- Notable alum: Michael W. Smithsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,626,435 (M $4,683,752 · W $2,942,683)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Soccer: 2020
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemarshall.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 237525)
- Compare colleges in WVRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in West VirginiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Marshall University vs Fairmont State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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