Marist University
Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit56.5%
Acceptance rate
1,285
SAT Average
$39,660
Avg net price
5,039
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 1,226Master’s 369Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 345Master’s 57Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 175Master’s 34Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 126Master’s 59Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 106Master’s 85Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 104Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 76Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 59Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 53Master’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 52Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 65Doctoral 23 |
| Bachelor’s 25Master’s 48Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 10Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports22
Athletic participation
648 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Binding
Early Action
FAFSA due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Binding · FAFSA due Nov 15
Regular Decision
FAFSA due Nov 15
· Apply with the college's application or Common App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $46,920
- Required fees
- $830
- Food and housing
- $18,460
- Books and supplies
- $2,425
- Other expenses
- $2,220
- Total
- $70,855
- $61,5452019–2019–20
- $61,7952020–2120–21
- $63,1852021–2221–22
- $64,8352022–2322–23
- $68,4102023–2423–24
- $70,8552024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $39,660 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 56%
- Average share of need met
- 80%
- Average need-based grant
- $28,586
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Marist University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Marist University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Marist University runs two binding Early Decision rounds and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Marist University admits in-state applicants at 49.9%, out-of-state applicants at 62.6%, and international applicants at 48.7%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,215 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 22% in 2021–22, and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
12% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Marist University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 38.4% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
100% of first-years submitted a GPA
Average 3.63
High-school class rank
Among the 38.4% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Marist University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
Marist University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $74,455 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $39,660 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 682 of 1,215 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $74,455
Averages among the 682 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Marist University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Marist University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
89.4% of Marist University’s first-years return for a second year and 79.8% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03