Marietta College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - FairQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very BadCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Poor

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Marietta College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 1,200 students enrolled. This school is one of the 3 schools and colleges located in Marietta, Ohio.

Academic Offerings

Associate's degree, bachelor's degree, and master's degree are available at Marietta College.

Majors
Offered
58
Marietta College deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and allows you to choose from 58 majors. The most popular concentrations are Natural Resources and Environment, Medical Assistant, Engineering, Marketing and Advertising, and Psychology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. However, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Marietta College student retention rate is relatively low at 64% (below Ohio average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
64%
Bad
The graduation rate at Marietta College is below average - 54%.

Student to faculty ratio at Marietta College is good: 9:1. Learn more about faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is extremely high - about $37,000 per academic year. The additional fees at Marietta College (not included in tuition costs) are about $1,100; this comes to a total of $38,100 per year.

Read the details about Marietta College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
83%
Easy
According to government data, 2,467 applications were submitted and 2,044 were accepted, so it is easy to become a student at this school.

The school might accept dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits at entry.

Find out more about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Marietta College in the Admissions and Tests report for this college.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$6,900
Medium
Marietta College offers a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Marietta College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Safety
Grade
F
Unsafe
Marietta College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates roughly 1,200 students, which offers a nice on-campus housing option. The room price is reasonable: roughly $6,900 per year.

Based on the college crime data, Marietta College seems to be a very dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Marietta College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Marietta College
Irvine Bldg
Marietta, Ohio
45750, USA
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