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Marywood University is a private regional university located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Marywood University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Marywood University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $50,536 10 years after enrolling, 57th in Pennsylvania, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Marywood University bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. Marywood University is ranked 47th in Pennsylvania.
Marywood University’s median net annual cost of $20,225 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Marywood University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Architecture, Biology, Business Administration, Dietetics/Nutrition, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,225
Average years to graduate
4.4
Accounting
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.96
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #121
Economic score: 5.39
Criminal Justice
Rank: -
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Economic score: 7.23
Education (subject specific)
Rank: -
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Economic score: 7.32
Marketing
Rank: -
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Economic score: 8.05
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 8.85
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 6 graduate programs at Marywood University - Social Work, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Dietetics/Nutrition, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Student Counseling, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: -
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Economic score: 1.22
Finance
Rank: -
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Economic score: 1.64
Therapeutic professions
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 1.96
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Marywood University is 0% lower than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Marywood University, Pell Grant recipients represent 32% of the measured graduating class, 3% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Marywood University graduates within 4.4 years.
Marywood University is in the top 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.
Marywood University’s economic mobility score of 6.35 is calculated by adjusting the 7.28 economic score of lower-income students by the 32% pell grant recipients within the student body. Marywood University’s EMS of 6.35 ranks in the bottom 10% 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).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Marywood University pays $20,225 a year, $34,191 less than the $54,416 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 $20,225
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Marywood University, 100% 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 $20,225 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 73% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,287. This is 19% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,441
Pell grants
$4,612
State grants
$3,831
Institutional grants
$23,156
Marywood University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 82% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,541 applicants, of which 2,080 were admitted and 456 enrolled. Marywood University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
98%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
69%
59%
In-state
73%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%