Marist College Business Programs

Marist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. Poughkeepsie is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Marist College Rankings

We have ranked Marist as #248 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. Out of the 122 colleges in New York, it is ranked at #11.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Marist.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#74	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#124	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Marist has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Fashion Merchandising Schools	College Factual
#8	Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#103	Best Doctor’s Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#144	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#160	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#175	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Marist College?

Contact details for Marist are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3399 North Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone:	845-575-3000
Website:	www.Marist.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/marist
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/marist

How Do I Get Into Marist?

You can apply to Marist online at: www.marist.edu/admission/undergraduate/marist-online-application

Admission Requirements for Marist

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Marist?

Marist has an acceptance rate of 55%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Can I Afford Marist College?

The overall average net price of Marist is $46,956. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Marist, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $9,550 a year. That adds up to $38,200 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Marist is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Marist College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,682 undergraduate students at Marist, with 4,947 being full-time and 735 being part-time.

There are also 918 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,947 full-time undergraduates at Marist, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Marist College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	147
Black or African American	204
Hispanic or Latino	615
White	3,692
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	186

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Marist College. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Marist. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Marist College

In 2019-2020, 3,894 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Marist has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 14th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Marist

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Marist College was $42,290 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Marist is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#6	#6
Public Relations & Advertising	#27	#27

Online Growth Rankings of Marist

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Marist College was 4.4%. This is the #1,392 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Marist regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Marist College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	293	47	340
Fashion Merchandising	89	0	89
Accounting	44	18	62
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	46	46
General Economics	23	0	23
TOTAL	449	111	560

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bpg00765 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.