Public · Community college

Marion Military Institute

Marion, Alabama · Remote rural

#1 for grad earnings in Alabama
53%
Transfer rate
$8,627
Avg net price
36%
Grad / completion
$59,644
Median earnings

Marion Military Institute is a public associate-granting institution in Marion, Alabama (remote rural setting), enrolling 329 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 329 undergradsRemote ruralAccessible · 97% admitNJCAA Division II

About Marion, Alabama

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States. Formerly the territory of the Creek Indians, Marion was founded shortly after 1819 as Muckle Ridge. In 1822 the city was renamed in honor of Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox," hero of the American Revolutionary War. In 1829 it upgraded from a town to a city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
137 miles
Nearest airport
59 miles to Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (MGM)

How Marion Military Institute compares

Selectivity97.0%

More selective than 24% · #2 most selective of 2 in Alabama

SAT average1068

Higher than 60%

Graduation rate36%

Higher than 21% · #26 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention46%

Higher than 8%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$59,644

Higher than 95% · #1 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$8,627

Cheaper than 76% · #16 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$9,250

Lower than 65%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment329

Larger than 55%

Percentiles compare Marion Military Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Alabama.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

329undergrads
  • Women7723%
  • Men25277%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White50%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian1.8%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
329
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
54%
First-generation students
23%
Students over 25
Median family income
$38,434
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,898
Endowment
$9,388,111

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 173 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama40%
  • Other U.S. states60%

A national draw — only 39% of first-years come from Alabama; 60% arrive from other states.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,538
Out-of-state tuition
$15,538
Room & board
$4,950
Books & supplies
$1,800
Total cost of attendance
$18,743
Average net price
$8,627

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
97.0%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1040–1270
SAT average
1068
SAT reading
520–640
SAT math
520–630
ACT composite
16–23
Average GPA (estimated)
3.05

Outcomes

Graduated
36%
First-year retention
46%
Transferred to another college
53%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,043
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,644
Median debt at graduation
$9,250
Students with federal loans
38%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
52%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
36%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
37%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
500
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
156 (83 men · 73 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)83
Baseball28
Softball18
Tennis15
Basketball12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
11.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
4

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (332 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.7reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year1.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
2.0
Burglary
1.3
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$7,471
$30–48k
$8,562
$48–75k
$8,584
$75–110k
$10,914
$110k+
$12,230

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

72%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$7,988
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 72% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $7,988. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 195 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$59,644
Typical debt at graduation
$9,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
16%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,083
Men
$64,130

Men out-earn women by $13,047 (26%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
54.6″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.75.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion Junction 2 NE, AL US station (11.8 mi from campus).

What Marion Military Institute graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.