Colleges / Marshall University
College · Public · Huntington, WV · City
MU

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Address1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755
Websitewww.marshall.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate96%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$8k
Undergrad size7,266
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $8k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 96% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1061 · ACT 22.

If you get in

7,266 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $8k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$88k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$30k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.3k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$1,100

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr51%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,266
Location
Huntington, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.

Colleges / Marshall University
College · Public · Huntington, WV · City
MU

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Address1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755
Websitewww.marshall.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate96%
6-yr median pay$40k
Net price / yr$8k
Undergrad size7,266
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $8k/yr for a shot at a $40k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 96% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1061 · ACT 22.

If you get in

7,266 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $8k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$88k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$30k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$9.2k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.3k
Room & board
$13.3k
Books & supplies
$1,100

How students pay for it.

Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans40%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr51%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$40k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$46k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,266
Location
Huntington, WV
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White82%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Hispanic3%
  • Asian1%
  • International1%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64

What you can study.