Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 800,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,350 (21%)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (25%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,149
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 45%
From Region 38%
Athletes 16.2%

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Hispanic 14%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Black 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Marist College 1,226 42% / 58% 2% $73,370 76 97%
Computer Information Systems 6 +2 83% / 17% 0% $93,641 93 93%
Computer Science 54 81% / 19% 7% $112,899 98 96%
Cybersecurity 35 +5 89% / 11% 0% $91,634 92
Game and Interactive Media Design 22 +2 73% / 27% 0% $61,224 52 94%
Games and Emerging Media 4 100% / 0% 0% $86,240 88
Information Technology 7 +1 57% / 43% 43% $93,641 93 93%
Applied Mathematics 7 +1 14% / 86% 14% $100,436 96 100%
Chemistry 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $68,895 69
Geology 2 100% / 0% 0% $70,240 72
Mathematics 4 25% / 75% 0% $82,547 86
Biochemistry 2 50% / 50% 0% $73,087 76
Biology 44 +1 14% / 86% 0% $75,677 79 94%
Biomedical Sciences 30 +1 33% / 67% 3% $75,677 79 94%
Athletic Training 5 20% / 80% 0% $74,205 77
Medical Laboratory Science 22 32% / 68% 0% $81,973 85 100%
Accounting 29 +1 62% / 38% 0% $83,887 87 100%
Business Administration 232 +5 72% / 28% 3% $83,209 86 99%
Economics 15 +5 60% / 40% 7% $109,081 98 100%
American Studies +1 $56,535 39
Communication 141 +2 48% / 52% 0% $67,625 67 97%
English 18 +1 17% / 83% 0% $48,452 16 97%
Environmental Science and Policy 14 +1 14% / 86% 0% $71,817 74 100%
French 1 100% / 0% 0%
History 12 +2 58% / 42% 0% $56,128 38
Interdisciplinary Studies 10 30% / 70% 0% $55,821 37 90%
Media Studies 34 +2 59% / 41% 0% $67,625 67 97%
Philosophy 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $56,409 38
Political Science 37 +2 35% / 65% 0% $64,332 60 100%
Psychology 110 +8 15% / 85% 2% $60,148 49 98%
Psychology 16 0% / 100% 0% $61,947 54 95%
Social Work 25 4% / 96% 0% $58,652 45 97%
Spanish 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Biology Teacher Education $55,499 36 94%
English Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,499 36 94%
History Teacher Education 10 50% / 50% 0% $55,499 36 94%
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,499 36 94%
Special Education 39 3% / 97% 0% $57,279 41
Special Education and Teaching $56,785 40
Art History 6 +5 17% / 83% 0%
Fashion Design 25 0% / 100% 12% $61,224 52 94%
Fashion Merchandising 84 +2 6% / 94% 1% $75,765 79 99%
Interior Design 2 0% / 100% 0%
Intermedia/Multimedia 31 +1 42% / 58% 0% $59,022 46 95%
Studio Art 18 +3 11% / 89% 0% $59,022 46 95%
Criminal Justice 59 +11 41% / 59% 0% $63,941 59 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,506
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 70%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 34.5% 423 32% / 68% 0% $63,238 57 97%
Business & Economics 22.5% 276 70% / 30% 3% $84,686 87 99%
Arts 13.5% 166 13% / 87% 2% $68,272 68 97%
Computer Science 10.4% 128 81% / 19% 5% $95,414 94 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.2% 76 22% / 78% 1% $75,609 79 94%
Professional 4.8% 59 41% / 59% 0% $63,941 59 96%
Education 4.3% 53 15% / 85% 0% $56,809 40 94%
Health Sciences 2.2% 27 30% / 70% 0% $80,534 84 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 18 28% / 72% 6% $84,344 87 100%

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.1M #432 0%
Physical Sciences & Math $0.0M #615 0%
Engineering $0 #449
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.1M #640 0%

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 56%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 50% 62% 48%
Early Decision 65% 82% 63%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 1200 – 1330
SAT Math Range 580 – 660
SAT RW Range 600 – 680