Marshall University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 220,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,155
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 77%
From Region 18%
Athletes 445 (6.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Media 66 35% 88% 2% 2% 5% 0% $38,223 0 -0.81 8 98%
Art 32 +1 34% 91% 0% 3% 6% 0% $40,490 21 -0.68 11 95% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 34 +1 35% 85% 3% 0% 3% 0% $36,090 12 -0.93 6 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 206 62% 85% 2% 2% 3% 2% $85,763 83 +0.32 90 97%
Accounting 34 +1 74% 97% 0% 3% 0% 0% $76,789 28 -0.66 83 100% — — — —
Business Administration 143 +21 63% 82% 3% 3% 5% 3% $90,440 83 +0.67 92 97% — — — —
Business Studies 28 — 43% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,811 55 -0.20 80 — — — — —
Business and Managerial Economics — — — — — — — — $80,004 69 +0.12 86 100% — — — —
Finance — — — — — — — — $73,500 9 -0.88 80 96% — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $76,472 45 -0.32 83 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $76,926 18 -0.89 83 — — — — —
Marketing 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,825 3 -1.61 51 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 116 16% 97% 0% 2% 1% 0% $48,203 1 -0.68 28 93%
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,203 24 -0.61 28 93% — — — —
Elementary Education 70 — 4% 99% 0% 1% 0% 0% $48,203 24 -0.61 28 93% — — — —
Secondary Education 43 — 37% 93% 0% 2% 2% 0% $48,203 16 -0.81 28 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Sciences 141 77% 83% 2% 3% 4% 2% $85,646 83 -0.65 90 97%
Biomedical Engineering 12 — 42% 75% 8% 0% 8% 0% $96,476 43 -0.19 95 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 21 — 76% 81% 0% 10% 5% 0% $93,329 57 +0.14 94 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 18 — 94% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,386 24 -0.60 97 94% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 22 — 86% 86% 0% 0% 9% 0% $100,913 64 +0.21 96 90% — — — —
Computer Science 25 — 76% 68% 8% 4% 4% 8% $72,005 2 -1.55 79 100% — — — —
Computing Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,647 5 -1.30 86 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 17 — 65% 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% $77,485 16 -0.86 84 100% — — — —
Systems Science and Theory 17 — 88% 76% 0% 0% 0% 6% $55,284 0 -1.69 47 100% — — — —
Aviation 8 — 75% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $90,208 34 -0.31 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 327 30% 83% 2% 5% 2% 2% $68,669 39 -0.48 74 96% 4.7%
Dietetics 7 — 29% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,099 26 -0.46 57 94% — — — —
Athletic Training 16 — 50% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $69,707 48 -0.04 76 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 9 — 0% 56% 33% 0% 0% 0% $83,659 83 +0.53 88 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 31 — 52% 90% 0% 0% 3% 3% $60,000 44 -0.21 59 99% — — — —
Health Professions 85 +6 35% 73% 0% 14% 5% 5% $47,903 5 -1.41 27 91% — — — —
Nursing 96 — 14% 90% 3% 3% 0% 0% $90,072 49 -0.22 92 97% 4.7% — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 9 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,638 96 +1.79 94 100% — — — —
Radiologic Technology 20 — 5% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,707 17 -0.82 76 100% — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $95,907 96 +1.61 95 96% — — — —
Respiratory Care 11 — 27% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,707 48 -0.04 76 100% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 13 — 0% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,301 34 -0.36 57 98% — — — —
Recreation Management 10 — 70% 80% 0% 10% 0% 0% $53,882 22 -0.61 44 — — — — —
Sport Management 18 +2 56% 56% 0% 6% 11% 6% $60,000 47 -0.13 59 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 387 43% 84% 1% 5% 2% 1% $49,505 1 -0.81 32 95% 9.8%
English 37 +27 24% 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,074 7 -1.14 16 100% 11.1% — — —
Foreign Languages 5 +6 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $47,911 15 -0.90 27 — — — — —
General Studies 136 — 51% 82% 0% 10% 1% 1% $49,581 16 -0.74 32 92% 9.4% — — —
History 21 +7 67% 95% 0% 0% 5% 0% $46,137 7 -1.05 23 94% — — — —
Professional Writing — — — — — — — — $32,969 1 -2.37 4 94% — — — —
Geography 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,166 9 -1.14 39 — — — — —
Humanities 3 +2 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,581 19 -0.66 32 92% 9.4% — — —
International Relations 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,506 12 -0.79 53 — — — — —
Political Science 19 +2 58% 84% 0% 5% 5% 0% $45,747 1 -1.95 22 96% — — — —
Psychology 90 +12 29% 82% 2% 3% 2% 1% $50,225 23 -0.73 34 96% — — — —
Social Work 26 — 19% 77% 4% 0% 0% 0% $53,222 45 -0.00 42 93% — — — —
Sociology 3 +1 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,551 6 -0.94 24 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 40 +1 55% 88% 0% 8% 2% 0% $54,400 18 -0.76 45 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 121 34% 89% 2% 2% 2% 1% $63,205 19 -0.37 66 94%
Chemistry 16 +3 25% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $70,364 47 -0.12 77 100% — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,920 36 -0.37 61 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 +4 60% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,511 3 -1.13 48 100% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,106 28 -0.47 83 — — — — —
Biology 72 +4 32% 88% 3% 3% 0% 1% $66,354 51 -0.01 71 92% — — — —
Environmental Science 16 — 25% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $44,655 2 -1.76 20 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications 23 43% 74% 0% 9% 0% 0% $48,266 1 -1.49 28 96%
Communication 6 — 17% 50% 0% 17% 0% 0% $48,785 7 -1.22 30 — — — — —
Journalism 17 — 53% 82% 0% 6% 0% 0% $48,084 4 -1.59 28 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,626
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,641
Est. In-State Cost $12,452
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,995
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

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

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 21.1% 292 27% 85% 3% 5% 2% 2% $69,939 20 -0.50 76 96% 4.7%
Business & Economics 16.9% 234 62% 83% 2% 3% 4% 3% $82,419 59 +0.24 88 97% —
Humanities 14.3% 199 47% 85% 0% 7% 2% 1% $47,966 12 -0.85 28 94% 9.8%
Social Sciences 12.3% 171 35% 81% 2% 4% 2% 1% $49,986 9 -0.88 33 95% 9.4%
Education 8.4% 116 16% 97% 0% 2% 1% 0% $48,203 16 -0.68 28 93% —
Engineering 5.3% 73 78% 86% 1% 3% 5% 0% $98,858 36 -0.07 96 92% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 72 32% 88% 3% 3% 0% 1% $66,354 43 -0.01 71 92% —
Arts 4.8% 66 35% 88% 2% 2% 5% 0% $38,223 4 -0.81 8 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.6% 50 58% 86% 2% 0% 2% 2% $61,915 8 -0.90 63 100% —
Professional 3.5% 48 58% 88% 0% 6% 4% 0% $60,368 27 -0.68 60 100% —
Computer Science 3.1% 43 70% 79% 5% 5% 2% 5% $74,372 4 -1.27 81 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.7% 23 26% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $49,051 8 -1.36 30 94% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $14.7M #115 54% $0.0M — — — 2
Life & Natural Sciences $9.0M #171 57% $0.5M 2 #219 48 6
Engineering $6.1M #206 69% $0 — — 5 —
Education $1.9M #176 52% $0 21 #195 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $1.9M #293 75% $0.0M — — — —
Business & Economics $1.7M #172 3% $0 5 #188 — —
Computer Science $1.5M #205 99% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.0M #314 3% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $38.0M #217 56% $0.5M 28 #336 53 8

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 126 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Football 118 $13.6M $13.6M $0
Baseball 40 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Soccer 31 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Basketball 16 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Golf 12 $599K $599K $0
Total 272 $26.4M $26.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 83 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 31 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 23 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 16 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Golf 8 $504K $504K $0
Tennis 8 $656K $656K $0
Total 173 $10.3M $10.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 209 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Football 118 $13.6M $13.6M $0
Soccer 62 $4.5M $4.5M $0
Baseball 40 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Basketball 32 $6.3M $6.3M $0
Swimming & Diving 27 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 23 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 20 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 8 $656K $656K $0
Total 445 $47.0M $47.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 97% 97% 97%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 910 – 1150
SAT Math Range 430 – 560
SAT RW Range 480 – 590