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Marymount University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Arlington, VA
Population 4,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,795
Men / Women 40% / 60%
Hispanic 37%
White 27%
Black 17%
International 12%
Asian 5%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%
From State 64%
From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 32%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 14%
Computer Science 13%
Arts 11%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,920
Est. Cost of Attendance $57,184
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 30%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,528 (38%)
Days Without Precipitation 252 (60%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (Unbound) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #345
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #428
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #494
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 28 #142
Humanities & Social Sciences 96 #193
Life & Natural Sciences 66 #244

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

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
School of Arts and Sciences 130 25% / 75% 11% $66,140 94%
Mathematics 1 100% / 0% 0% $74,394 81
Biochemistry 3 0% / 100% 33% $65,451 67
Biology 23 9% / 91% 13% $62,548 61 90%
Economics 7 +2 71% / 29% 29% $78,065 84
Communication 11 36% / 64% 27% $69,844 75 93%
Criminal Justice 24 +2 33% / 67% 4% $69,951 75 100%
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $59,432 54
English 4 0% / 100% 0% $57,028 47
History 7 +2 29% / 71% 0% $59,361 54
Liberal Studies 8 50% / 50% 0% $58,628 52 96%
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,742 52
Political Science 8 +1 25% / 75% 25% $63,619 63 95%
Psychology 30 +2 17% / 83% 7% $67,909 72 90%
Sociology 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,802 52
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Technology 117 62% / 38% 24% $82,695 96%
Computer Science 2 100% / 0% 50% $88,432 92
Cybersecurity 2 50% / 50% 0% $85,606 90
Information Technology 54 76% / 24% 28% $91,788 93 96%
Accounting 6 50% / 50% 50% $77,289 83
Business Administration 47 55% / 45% 19% $77,088 83 95%
Fashion Merchandising 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,320 20 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Design 41 27% / 73% 15% $62,083 89%
Architectural Design Technology 18 22% / 78% 6% $65,127 66
Design 5 20% / 80% 40% $60,370 56 89%
Fashion Design 8 38% / 62% 25% $60,370 56 89%
Graphic Design 5 60% / 40% 0% $60,370 56 89%
Interior Design 4 0% / 100% 25% $60,370 56 89%
Studio Art 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,015 14
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education and Human Services 8 12% / 88% 12% $65,946 96%
Elementary Education 6 17% / 83% 0% $66,326 69 96%
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 50% $64,807 66
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Health Professions 142 15% / 85% 6% $82,210 99%
Health Sciences 37 32% / 68% 8% $58,452 51 100%
Nursing 105 9% / 91% 5% $90,582 93 98%