Marymount University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Marymount University

Marymount University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Arlington, Virginia (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,810 students of which 2,663 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Marymount University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 93.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,137, with published in-state tuition of $40,920 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.6%. Graduates earn a median of $67,516 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,801 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 115300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.