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Marshall University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Huntington, WV
Population 220,000
Website http://www.marshall.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,149
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 84%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 77%
From Region 18%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 28%
Health Sciences 25%
Business & Economics 19%
Education 8%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Arts 4%
Engineering 4%
Computer Science 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,162
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,342
Est. In-State Cost $11,852
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,314
10-Year ROI $171,000
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Weather

Comfortable Days 120 (87%)
Sunshine Hours 2,270 (10% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (12%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $26M #182
Engineering, Computing & Math $8M #211
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #484
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 187 #135
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 36 #288

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 950 – 1110
SAT Math Range 430 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 590
ACT Range 19 – 24

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Media 57 35% / 65% 2% $32,683 96%
Art 29 — 28% / 72% 0% $31,004 5 92%
Visual and Performing Arts 28 — 43% / 57% 4% $34,423 7 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 240 52% / 48% 4% $76,585 96%
Accounting 29 +2 59% / 41% 0% $54,347 56 97%
Business Administration 172 +27 52% / 48% 5% $84,715 93 96%
Business Studies 33 — 45% / 55% 3% $57,861 64 —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — $57,507 63 —
Finance — — — — $70,959 83 —
International Business 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,250 62 —
Management 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $52,406 51 93%
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,164 80 —
Marketing 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,939 35 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 107 19% / 81% 0% $44,660 95%
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,660 28 95%
Elementary Education 52 — 4% / 96% 0% $44,660 28 95%
Secondary Education 52 — 35% / 65% 0% $44,660 28 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences 110 75% / 25% 2% $76,929 97%
Biomedical Engineering 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $79,694 90 —
Civil Engineering 27 — 78% / 22% 0% $79,649 90 —
Electrical Engineering 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $97,945 97 94%
Engineering — — — — $83,438 92 —
Mechanical Engineering 21 — 76% / 24% 5% $88,479 95 96%
Computer Science 19 — 84% / 16% 0% $68,174 80 100%
Computing Sciences 4 — 100% / 0% 25% $74,817 86 —
Cybersecurity 18 — 72% / 28% 0% $77,784 89 100%
Systems Science and Theory 10 — 90% / 10% 0% $47,285 36 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 378 31% / 69% 2% $60,327 96%
Dietetics 9 — 22% / 78% 11% $54,723 57 94%
Athletic Training 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $58,338 65 99%
Clinical Laboratory Science 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $74,433 86 100%
Exercise Science 34 — 41% / 59% 0% $60,936 70 97%
Health Professions 108 +5 34% / 66% 3% $44,975 29 94%
Nursing 120 — 16% / 84% 1% $72,344 84 98%
Occupational Safety and Health 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $98,488 98 93%
Radiologic Technology 22 — 27% / 73% 0% $58,338 65 99%
Rehabilitation Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $88,805 95 96%
Respiratory Care 10 — 40% / 60% 0% $58,338 65 99%
Speech-Language Pathology 18 — 6% / 94% 0% $49,602 43 94%
Recreation Management 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $54,208 56 —
Sport Management 16 +2 88% / 12% 19% $60,936 70 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 368 33% / 67% 1% $41,608 90%
Criminal Justice 35 +3 43% / 57% 0% $46,240 33 95%
English 29 +18 14% / 86% 0% $45,421 30 95%
Foreign Languages 2 +5 50% / 50% 0% $43,949 26 —
General Studies 148 — 41% / 59% 1% $37,919 12 86%
Geography 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $49,797 43 —
History 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $40,197 17 87%
Humanities 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $37,919 12 86%
International Relations 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $48,195 39 —
Political Science 19 +3 47% / 53% 0% $42,445 22 92%
Professional Writing 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $41,877 21 —
Psychology 82 +14 17% / 83% 2% $44,330 27 90%
Social Work 25 — 12% / 88% 0% $40,850 18 100%
Sociology 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $39,541 15 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 113 41% / 59% 0% $59,917 98%
Chemistry 19 +1 47% / 53% 0% $69,097 81 95%
Geosciences 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $54,975 57 —
Mathematics 3 +5 100% / 0% 0% $59,706 67 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,987 76 —
Biology 71 +3 30% / 70% 0% $60,725 69 100%
Environmental Science 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $43,115 24 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications 23 57% / 43% 0% $47,330 96%
Journalism 23 — 57% / 43% 0% $47,330 36 96%

Rankings

My Tribe

Wonder Bread Most White Students
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