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Marietta College is a private regional college located in Marietta, Ohio. Marietta College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Marietta College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,155 10 years after enrolling, 38th in Ohio, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Marietta College bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Marietta College is ranked 16th in Ohio.
Marietta College’s median net annual cost of $19,826 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 4 programs at Marietta College sorted by number of graduates - Industrial Engineering, Marketing, Advertising & PR, Education - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$19,826
Average years to graduate
4.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Marietta College - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Marietta College is 2% lower than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Marietta College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Marietta College graduates within 4.2 years.
Marietta College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Marietta College’s economic mobility score of 14.1 is calculated by adjusting the 3.53 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Marietta College’s EMS of 14.1 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Marietta College pays $19,826 a year, $31,362 less than the $51,188 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,826
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Marietta College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,826 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 75% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,115. This is 21% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,728
Pell grants
$4,769
State grants
$4,813
Institutional grants
$26,371
Marietta College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 83% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,200 applicants, of which 1,828 were admitted and 328 enrolled. Marietta College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
38%
59%
First time
90%
59%
In-state
72%
68%
1st generation
26%
35%
White
81%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
3%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%