College · Private nonprofit · Scranton, PA · City
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate61%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,784
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 61% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1162 · ACT 22.
If you get in
1,784 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$222k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$94k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$129k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $41.4k
- Room & board
- $15.8k
- Books & supplies
- $1,250
How students pay for it.
Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans81%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr72%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$56k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out13%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,784
- Location
- Scranton, PA
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- Also known as
- Marywood
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White76%
- Hispanic13%
- Black3%
- Asian3%
- Two or more races3%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time3%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 51
What you can study.