$59,644
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Marion Military Institute is a public 2-year college in Marion, Alabama with 329 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,627 a year (tuition and fees $9,538 in-state, $15,538 out-of-state). It admits 97% of applicants and 36% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $59,644 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,627
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,538
Out-of-state $15,538
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
36%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,250
About $98 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,644
Rank 812 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
- $8,627
- Tuition in-state
- $9,538
- Tuition out-of-state
- $15,538
- Cost of attendance
- $18,743
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,471
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,562
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,584
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $10,914
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,230
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 $8,778 in 2015-16 to $9,538 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
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1,068
- SAT reading, middle
- 605
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 329
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 29%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 36%
- Retention rate
- 46%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 1
- Endowment
- $9.39M
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 812 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,627 | $15,258 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,538 | $9,862 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 77% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 36% | 42% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 46% | 67% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,250 | $21,000 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,043 | $32,851 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,644 | $39,842 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 81 | $12,000 | $25,501 | $41,131 | $44,125 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Marion and Alabama on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Alabama
- Homes: Homes for sale in Alabama
Questions and answers
How much does Marion Military Institute cost?
$8,627 a year is the average net price at Marion Military Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,538 for in-state students and $15,538 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $18,743. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,471 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Marion Military Institute?
97% of applicants are admitted to Marion Military Institute. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,068 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Alabama is 77%.
How much do Marion Military Institute graduates earn?
$59,644 a year is the median pay of former Marion Military Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,043 after 6 years). That ranks 812 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 69 in Alabama. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's) at $25,501.
How much student debt do Marion Military Institute graduates have?
$9,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Marion Military Institute graduates, about $98 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Marion Military Institute?
36% of first-time, full-time students at Marion Military Institute finish within 3 years. 46% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Marion Military Institute?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (81 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 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.