Marietta College
Marietta, Ohio · Private · 952 undergraduates · marietta.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
78%
of 2,234 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1040 to 1200
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$61,120Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Marietta College
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
78% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$61,120
a year in 2027-28, from a $61,120 sticker price
What to do with your 1120
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1120).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply to Marietta | Marietta College · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
78%
of applicants were admitted: 1,747 of 2,234 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 54% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1040 to 1200
Reading and Writing 478 to 623
Math 455 to 575
ACT composite 18 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119922%
- 800 to 99952%
- 600 to 7994.4%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.59
- 4.029%
- 3.75 to 3.9923%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4911%
- 3.00 to 3.247.8%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.503.4%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$61,120
a year
- Tuition$41,650
- Fees$1,240
- Food and housing$14,380
- Books and supplies$1,630
- Transportation and other$2,220
Marietta College published $56,506 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$18,496
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,237
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,425
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,883
- Over $110,000$26,903
Financial aid
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,875
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
15%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $30,140 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
29 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,170Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 200 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 200 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HUMN 200 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTH 161, ARTH 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 100C |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 125 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 125 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 125 & 224 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 6 | CHEM 131 CHEM 133 CHEM 100 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101 CHIN 102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 120 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCI 115 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSCI 100 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 200 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRIT 101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | WRIT 102 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 151 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVR 210 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIST 100 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 101 FREN 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 101 GERM 102 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | HIST 220 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | ITAL 101, ITAL 102 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPN 101, JAPN 102 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 100 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 200 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 200 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUSC 111 MUSC 112 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 212 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 212 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 222 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 211 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 221 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | LIBS 200 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | LIBS 200 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101 SPAN 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 300 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 223 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 103 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 101 HIST 102 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 120 HIST 121 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
69%
Typical earnings
$65,386
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Marietta College$107,885
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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