Private Nonprofit · Marietta, Ohio

Marietta College

Marietta College is a private nonprofit institution in Marietta, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$57,180
10-yr median earnings
79.3%
Acceptance rate
$21,083
Avg net price / yr
59.9%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Marietta College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 19%
former-student earnings, US
79.3%
acceptance rate
59.9%
150%-time completion
+12%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Fringe Carnegie: Bacc: Diverse
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Marietta College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
51/100
Marietta College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A-
$57,180
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$21,083
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
59.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$27,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A+
82.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
69.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Marietta College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$57,180

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$21,083

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

59.9%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 59.9%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Marietta College vs peers

Marietta College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Marietta College positioned by earnings vs c… Carnegie Classification: Bacc: Diverse Bacc: Dive… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $21K $69K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $7K $32K Avg Net Price ($) Marietta College (you are here): $57K earn · $21K net · 60% grad You are here - Marietta College Mercy College of Ohio: $65K earn · $18K net · 49% grad Mercy College of O… Heidelberg University: $48K earn · $21K net · 51% grad Heidelberg Univers… Wilmington College: $48K earn · $24K net · 51% grad Wilmington College Valley College-Cleveland: $25K earn · $30K net · 56% grad Valley College-Cle… Columbus College of Art & Design: $41K earn · $29K net · 59% grad Columbus College o… Ohio Christian University: $40K earn · $21K net · 35% grad Washington State College of Ohio: $38K earn · $8K net · 32% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Marietta College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Marietta College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$57,180 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Marietta College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $57,180 #947 of 5103 81st
Average net price $21,083 #3307 of 5020 34th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 59.9% #2219 of 4858 54th
Undergraduate enrollment 952 #2231 of 5462 59th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

952
Undergraduate enrollment
79.3%
Acceptance rate
1,088
SAT average
59.9%
150%-time completion
$57,180
10-yr median earnings
69.4%
First-year retention

How Marietta College ranks in Ohio

State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Marietta College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $57,180 #32 of 243 87th
Average net price $21,083 #144 of 228 37th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 59.9% #118 of 235 50th
Undergraduate enrollment 952 #73 of 257 72nd

Highest former-student earnings in Ohio

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Chamberlain University-Ohio$92,405$31,544
2Case Western Reserve University$87,989$41,190
3Ohio Northern University$80,928$24,478
4Four County Career Center$77,338-
5University of Dayton$75,537$29,533
6Mount Carmel College of Nursing$75,103$10,420
7Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield$75,103-
8Kenyon College$71,830$38,512
9Trinity Health System School of Nursing$71,660$9,825
10Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing$68,723-
11The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences$68,303$18,378
12Denison University$67,753$40,007
32Marietta CollegeThis school$57,180$21,083

Admissions

Admission Rate 79.3%
SAT Average 1,088
SAT Math (25th-75th) 530 – 600
SAT Reading (25th-75th) 510 – 600
ACT Average 21
ACT (25th-75th) 17 – 24
0%100%79.3%
Share of applicants admitted

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Marietta College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Marietta College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $39,652
Out-of-State Tuition $39,652
Average Net Price $21,083
33.6%
Pell Grant Rate
68.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$27,000
Median Debt
$286/mo
Monthly Payment

Marietta College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $22,473 to $18,372 (-18.2%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $22,4732014: $22,7792015: $19,6112016: $25,0812017: $24,0222018: $19,7932019: $20,7862020: $19,8262021: $19,5682022: $19,8272023: $18,372
2013 · $22,4732023 · $18,372

Over the same years, enrollment went -25.5% (1,390 → 1,035 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

38.2%
Female
26.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

69.4%
Retention Rate
$51,252
Median Earnings (6yr)
65.7%
Earning Over $25K
82.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 59.9%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 69.4%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $51,252
Median earnings 10 years after entry $57,180
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 65.7%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 82.7%
Median federal student debt At completion $27,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $286/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Bachelor's 5 68 $99,295 $99,295 $27,000
Master's 1 37 $126,011 $126,011 $99,204

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Master's 37 $126,011 $99,204
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's 35 $99,295 $27,000
Journalism Bachelor's 2 - -
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's 6 - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's 2 - -
Marketing Bachelor's 23 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the acceptance rate at Marietta College?
Marietta College is a private nonprofit institution in Marietta, Ohio. The acceptance rate is 79.3%. The average SAT score is 1,088. Undergraduate enrollment is 952 students.
How much do Marietta College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Marietta College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $57,180 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $51,252.
How much does Marietta College cost?
The average net price at Marietta College is $21,083. In-state tuition is $39,652 and out-of-state tuition is $39,652. Median student debt at graduation is $27,000.
What is the graduation rate at Marietta College?
Marietta College has a 59.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 69.4%.
Is Marietta College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Marietta College is $27,000, while former students earn a median of $57,180 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 47% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 82.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $286.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Marietta College

Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.