$57,180
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Marietta College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Marietta, Ohio with 952 undergraduates and 86 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,083 a year (tuition and fees $39,652). It admits 79% of applicants and 61% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,180 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,083
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,652
US median $11,837
Admission rate
79%
US median 78%
Completion rate
61%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,180
Rank 947 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,083
- Tuition and fees
- $39,652
- Cost of attendance
- $53,709
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 69%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $18,254
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,191
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,547
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,084
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,570
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,300 in 2015-16 to $39,652 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1,088
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 952
- Graduate students
- 86
- Part-time students
- 3.6%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 61%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $91.7M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 947 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,083 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,652 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 79% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 61% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,252 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,180 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 38 | $99,204 | $111,759 | $126,011 | $127,347 |
| Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $82,205 | $99,295 | $104,823 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | $44,959 | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,499 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Marietta and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Marietta College cost?
$21,083 a year is the average net price at Marietta College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,652, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,709. Families earning under $30,000 pay $18,254 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Marietta College?
79% of applicants are admitted to Marietta College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,088 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Marietta College graduates earn?
$57,180 a year is the median pay of former Marietta College students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,252 after 6 years). That ranks 947 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $111,759.
How much student debt do Marietta College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Marietta College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 69% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Marietta College?
61% of first-time, full-time students at Marietta College finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Marietta College?
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (38 master's graduates), Petroleum Engineering (27 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (21 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.