by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Marshall University was awarded 449 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked Marshall University as #883 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Marshall University held the #1,143 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Marshall University also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in West Virginia ranking.
Marshall University has an acceptance rate of 98%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Marshall University.
About 56% of students accepted to Marshall University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 450 and 550.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Marshall University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Marshall University is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Marshall University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 27% for first-time, full-time students at Marshall University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,772 undergraduates at Marshall University with 7,002 being full-time and 1,770 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,377 | $6,254 | $9,256 | $11,540 | $13,981 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Marshall University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Marshall University, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $5,854 a year. That adds up to $23,416 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Marshall University is 7.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Marshall University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 John Marshall Dr, Huntington, WV 25755 |
| Phone: | 304-696-3170 |
| Website: | https://www.marshall.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/marshallu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 185 | $30,418 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 115 | $32,379 |
| General Psychology | 92 | $26,023 |
| Nursing | 86 | $59,473 |
| General Biology | 81 | $20,281 |
| Business Administration & Management | 69 | $30,632 |
| General Business/Commerce | 54 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 48 | $26,069 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 47 | $31,468 |
| Marketing | 47 | $33,486 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 5,244 students took at least one online class at Marshall University. This is a decrease from the 6,501 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,244 | 1,421 |
| 2019-2020 | 6,501 | 1,630 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,754 | 1,531 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,575 | 1,580 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,219 | 1,081 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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