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Marist University

Poughkeepsie, New York·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·marist.edu
6-yr Graduation
80%
+7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
6,356
peer median 4,306
Avg net price
$41,544
+$14k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Marist University is a private university in Poughkeepsie Town, New York, United States. Marist was founded by the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious institute, in 1905 to prepare brothers for their vocations as educators. In 1929, Marist became accredited by the state to offer a wider range of degrees in the arts and sciences. Marist's 180-acre main campus overlooks the Hudson River. Marist has a branch campus in Florence, Italy. A member of NCAA Division I, Marist sponsors 23 collegiate sports. In 2003 the Catholic Church declared Marist a secular institution.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
11,274
11,274 candidates competed
Admitted
6,371
56.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,267
19.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
80%+7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
70%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
80%
Full-time retention
86%

Pell equity

6.6pp gap
Pell recipients
74%147 of 198
Non-Pell (all)
81%887 of 1101
Subsidized loan, no Pell
84%317 of 376
No Federal Aid
79%570 of 725

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 60 Title IV programs, 28 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
60
Passing
28
46.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

60programs
  • Passing28 · 46.7%
  • No Data32 · 53.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
27
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

28
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.9%
$74,187 vs $61,854
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+37.3%
$47,170 vs $34,350
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+52.2%
$74,053 vs $48,653
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+53.3%
$90,060 vs $58,761
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+61.0%
$55,296 vs $34,350
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+61.6%
$55,501 vs $34,350
Computer and Information Sciences General
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+68.7%
$115,873 vs $68,699
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+70.6%
$58,610 vs $34,350

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

27
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
88%
$132,871 debt · $150,973 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
57%
$26,949 debt · $47,170 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
46%
$25,264 debt · $55,296 earn
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
45%
$26,492 debt · $58,610 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
40%
$26,000 debt · $65,881 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
39%
$26,000 debt · $66,010 earn
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
37%
$25,000 debt · $67,076 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
37%
$23,250 debt · $62,821 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1964Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  2. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Sep 2019Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,083
$30–48k$27,200
$48–75k$36,178
$75–110k$42,001
$110k+$45,643

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$41,544
+$14,184vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $27,360
Federal loans
46.2%
In-state tuition
$47,750
Out-of-state
$47,750

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,045 students received $6.2M in Pell grants, alongside $46.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,045
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.2M
$6,239,407 total
Direct Loans
$46.0M
5,141 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.0M
1,642 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$9.9M
2,382 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.7M
385 loan awards
Parent PLUS$17.3M
558 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.1M
174 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,276 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,276
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.0%
2017
2.7%
2018
1.9%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Marist

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs72
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,544 total completions
01Business
41026.6%
02Communication
21513.9%
03Computer Sciences
19912.9%
04Psychology
19412.6%
05Visual/Performing Arts
1157.4%
06Health Professions
1157.4%
07Biological Sciences
785.1%
08Education
754.9%
09Public Admin
734.7%
10Security/Protective
704.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
6,356
12-mo unduplicated
7,218
Undergraduate
6,254
Graduate
964

Gender split

Men
42%3,013
Women
58%4,205

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.6%
Hispanic
14.3%
Asian
3.9%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
3.4%
Non-resident
2.1%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
648
370 M · 278 W
Women athletes
42.9%
Athletic aid
$7.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$23.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.6M
$4.4M
Recruiting expense
$272K
$164K
Head-coach salaries
$107K
$73K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
137 M · 142 W
$1.3M
Football
109 M · —
$2.3M
Rowing
52 M · 43 W
$939K
Lacrosse
41 M · 37 W
$2.5M
Soccer
27 M · 31 W
$1.7M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
26 M · 28 W
$1.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.10
20 offenses · 6,452 students

3-year trend

2.502 yrs ago2.631 yr ago3.10Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
53
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
21
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
22

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
13
Burglary
3
Fondling
3
Arson
1

By location

20total
  • On campus20

Includes 18 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
3
Stalking
8 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs090
Liquor2375

Residence-hall fires

  • Midrise Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Foy Townhouses2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $100-$999
  • Foy Townhouses2 fires
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Lower West Cedar Townhouses1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Upper West Cedar Townhouses1 fire
    CookingDamage $100-$999
  • Talmadge Court Townhouses1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $10,000-$24,999
  • Lower Fulton Townhouses2 fires
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • Lower Fulton Townhouses2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
258

Marist vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Marist selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMarist University
80%—6,356$41,544Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Assumption University
75%83.0%2,037$29,498Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Bentley University
87%45.1%5,333$37,930Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bryant University
80%65.5%3,636$41,219Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Canisius University
66%72.4%2,451$17,940Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
72%47.5%20,081$3,033Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
CUNY Hunter College
57%53.8%22,538$2,984Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Emerson College
77%51.3%5,263$49,180Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fairfield University
84%33.3%6,864$48,095Doctoral/Professional
Gallaudet University
47%58.1%1,335$15,845Doctoral/Professional
Hood College
57%77.8%2,101$20,873Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Ithaca College
76%69.0%4,767$33,926Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Le Moyne College
73%83.0%3,091$22,277Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lebanon Valley College
65%83.8%2,146$26,979Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Loyola University Maryland
79%75.5%4,897$30,574Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
74%94.7%1,488$21,582Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Monmouth University
72%89.0%4,767$30,988Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Mount St. Mary's University
65%73.8%2,408$22,655Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Nazareth University
73%74.7%2,401$29,357Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Providence College
86%50.9%4,666$48,523Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Quinnipiac University
76%72.2%9,424$40,675Doctoral/Professional
Rutgers University-Camden
67%66.3%5,675$18,745R2 Research
Saint Francis University
74%76.8%2,963$23,526Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster
69%41.2%1,439$42,478—
Simmons University
72%70.0%4,666$25,265Doctoral/Professional
Springfield College
74%71.9%2,599$30,587Doctoral/Professional
St Bonaventure University
67%81.6%2,752$27,074Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
State University of New York at New Paltz
72%61.6%7,898$18,809Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
SUNY College at Geneseo
71%66.4%3,945$18,211Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
55%81.3%2,733$14,164Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
The College of New Jersey
86%62.3%8,141$27,646Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of Scranton
80%81.2%4,724$32,568Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median73%71.9%4,306$27,360

Institutions like Marist

Explore the federal data for institutions in Marist's comparison group.

IPEDS

Marist Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research & Planning
Email
instresearch [at] marist.edu
Phone
845-575-2170
Address
3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

The Office of Institutional Research and Planning facilitates planning and management decision-making by collecting, archiving, analyzing, and reporting consistent and accurate data about the College.

Visit IR office page

Common Data Set

Marist's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (4)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Marist (15)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Adam Ferrara
    Arts & entertainment
  • Jon Gabrus
    Arts & entertainment
  • Bill O'Reilly
    Journalism
  • Jeff Sutphen
    Arts & entertainment
  • Gina Trapani
    Business
  • Kevin Byrne
    Government
  • Mike Martucci
    Government
  • Howard Mills III
    Government
  • Paul X. Rinn
    Government
  • Ian O'Connor
    Journalism
  • Seán Sammon
    Religion
  • Bobby Joe Hatton
    Sports
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Frequently asked questions about Marist University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Marist.

What is the graduation rate at Marist University?

Marist University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 80% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Marist University?

Marist University reports a total enrollment of 6,356 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Marist University?

The average net price at Marist University is $41,544 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Marist University?

Marist University's yield rate is 19.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Marist University located?

Marist University is located in Poughkeepsie, New York 12601.

Who runs Institutional Research at Marist University?

Marist University's IR work is done by the Institutional Research & Planning.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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