Marist University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Marist University is a private master's university in Poughkeepsie, NY (suburb setting), with 5,545 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 65% of 10,224 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1220–1360 on the SAT and 27–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $68,410 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $40,106 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 80% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, psychology. The campus reported 2.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Marist University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 80%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $46,010
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 37 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 40 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Marist University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Marist University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Metro Conference | 31 | 3 over | 3 | $823k | $26,537 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Metro Conference | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.2M | $29,707 | 982 | |
| Men's Basketball | Metro Conference | 15 | at cap | 5 | $2.6M | $175,292 | 980 | |
| Women's Basketball | Metro Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $2.1M | $137,060 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Metro Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 984 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Metro Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Pioneer Football League | 109 | 4 over | 4 | $2.3M | $20,777 | 979 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Metro Conference | 41 | room 7 | 3 | $1.5M | $35,998 | 990 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Metro Conference | 37 | room 1 | 3 | $1M | $28,087 | 993 | |
| Men's Rowing | Metro Conference | 52 | — | 1 | $386k | $7,419 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Metro Conference | 43 | room 25 | 1 | $553k | $12,854 | 978 | |
| Men's Soccer | Metro Conference | 27 | room 1 | 4 | $893k | $33,066 | 992 | |
| Softball | Metro Conference | 18 | room 7 | 1 | $988k | $54,883 | 982 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 26 | room 4 | 4 | $562k | $21,611 | 993 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Metro Conference | 28 | room 2 | 4 | $568k | $20,284 | 990 | |
| Men's Tennis | Metro Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $227k | $28,323 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Metro Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $231k | $25,690 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Metro Conference | 137 | 92 over | 1 | $526k | $3,840 | 987 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Metro Conference | 142 | 97 over | 1 | $777k | $5,474 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Metro Conference | 19 | 1 over | 3 | $731k | $38,464 | 1000 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Metro Conference | 22 | room 2 | 1 | $888k | $40,349 | 992 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.