Marietta College Admissions

ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, Financial Aid, Tuition, Graduation Rate & More

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Updated on August 25, 2019

Marietta College Admissions Overview

Marietta College has an acceptance rate of 69% and moderately selective admissions. A complete application includes an official high school transcript, a personal essay, and scores from the SAT or ACT. For more information, be sure to check out Marietta's website, or get in touch with the admissions office.

Admissions Data (2018)

Marietta College Acceptance Rate: 69%
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 495 / 610
- SAT Math: 495 / 600
  - (what these SAT numbers mean)
- ACT Composite: 20 / 26
- ACT English: 19 / 25
- ACT Math: 19 / 26
  - (what these ACT numbers mean)

Marietta College Description

Marietta College's roots date back to 1797 (as the Muskingum Academy), placing it among a handful of the oldest institutions in the U.S. Marietta is located in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Marietta values close relationships between students and faculty, something made possible because of the school's 9 to 1 student / faculty ratio and its average class size of 20. Undergraduates can choose from more than 40 majors and 85 student clubs and organizations. Pre-professional programs in business, advertising, education, and petroleum engineering are popular, but the school's strengths in the liberal arts and sciences earned it a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Enrollment (2018)

Total Enrollment: 1,130 (1,052 undergraduates)
Gender Breakdown: 59% Male / 41% Female
94% Full-time

Costs (2018 - 19)

Tuition and Fees: $36,040
Books: $1,256 (why so much?)
Room and Board: $11,320
Other Expenses: $1,538
Total Cost: $50,154

Marietta College Financial Aid (2017 - 18)

Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 90%
Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 90%
- Loans: 72%
Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $28,571
- Loans: $8,129

Academic Programs

Most Popular Majors: Business Administration, Early Childhood Education, English, Marketing, Petroleum Engineering, Psychology, Public Relations

Retention and Graduation Rates

First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate: 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate: 56%

Intercollegiate Athletic Programs

Men's Sports: Football, Rowing, Tennis, Track and Field, Baseball
Women's Sports: Rowing, Softball, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball

Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics