$77,819
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Marist University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Poughkeepsie, New York with 5,182 undergraduates and 805 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $41,544 a year (tuition and fees $47,750). It admits 57% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $77,819 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$41,544
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$47,750
US median $11,837
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$77,819
Rank 224 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
- $41,544
- Tuition and fees
- $47,750
- Cost of attendance
- $67,574
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 46%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,083
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,200
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $36,178
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $42,001
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $45,643
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 $33,840 in 2015-16 to $47,750 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
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1,295
- SAT reading, middle
- 647
- SAT math, middle
- 632
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 5,182
- Graduate students
- 805
- Part-time students
- 2.5%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 62
- Endowment
- $468.3M
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 224 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $41,544 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $47,750 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $62,546 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $77,819 | $47,733 | $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. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
62 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 291 | $25,000 | $53,766 | $90,855 | $68,257 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 204 | $25,000 | $41,818 | $74,726 | $56,359 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $23,250 | $33,491 | $62,821 | $50,706 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $25,000 | $47,137 | $74,534 | $59,631 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 79 | $41,310 | $100,715 | $142,180 | $103,485 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $25,494 | $30,737 | $81,936 | $57,214 |
| Legal Support ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 58 | $24,205 | $41,431 | $80,844 | $49,747 |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 57 | $30,625 | $84,712 | $99,846 | $81,408 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 55 | $25,309 | $87,187 | $115,873 | $124,201 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $25,954 | $36,765 | $65,881 | $55,378 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 49 | $20,656 | $70,802 | $90,060 | $80,125 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 49 | $136,415 | $126,503 | $150,973 | $127,347 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $24,500 | $69,737 | $111,893 | $107,009 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $26,644 | $28,336 | $66,010 | $51,490 |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, OtherMaster's | Master's | 36 | Withheld | $69,265 | Withheld | $61,796 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,063 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $21,199 | $43,238 | $74,308 | $63,293 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $23,437 | $31,907 | $55,296 | $41,367 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $22,946 | $71,436 | $106,313 | $76,194 |
| Computer ProgrammingMaster's | Master's | 31 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 25 | Withheld | $72,582 | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,916 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $25,831 | $25,615 | $47,170 | $48,590 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Poughkeepsie and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Marist University cost?
$41,544 a year is the average net price at Marist University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $47,750, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $67,574. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,083 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Marist University?
57% of applicants are admitted to Marist University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,295 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Marist University graduates earn?
$77,819 a year is the median pay of former Marist University students who work, 10 years after they started ($62,546 after 6 years). That ranks 224 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $126,503.
How much student debt do Marist University graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Marist University graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 46% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Marist University?
80% of first-time, full-time students at Marist University finish within 6 years. 86% 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 Marist University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (291 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (204 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (125 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 62 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.