Private nonprofit · University

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania · Small city

60.6%
Admit rate
$23,388
Avg net price
72%
Graduation rate
$55,817
Median earnings

Marywood University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Scranton, Pennsylvania (small city setting), enrolling 1,784 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,784 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 61% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Marywood University's admitted students.

Admit rate
60.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1060–1250
Avg GPA (est.)
3.38

Enter a test score to see where you land against Marywood University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Marywood University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Scranton, Pennsylvania

Scranton is a second A class city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1771, during the colonial era, Isaac Tripp, the area's first known white settler, built his home here; it still stands in North Scranton, formerly a separate town known as Providence. The Scranton Iron Furnaces are remnants of the city's founding industry and of the Scranton family's Lackawanna Steel Company. The Steamtown National Historic Site seeks to preserve the history of railroads in the Northeast. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Scranton, PA
To the ocean
86 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AVP)

How Marywood University compares

Selectivity60.6%

More selective than 75% · #21 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1162

Higher than 49%

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 81% · #33 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention80%

Higher than 62%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,817

Higher than 56% · #80 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$23,388

Cheaper than 34% · #58 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$26,186

Lower than 21%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment1,784

Larger than 54%

Percentiles compare Marywood University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,481students
  • Undergraduate1,78472%
  • Graduate69728%

Undergraduates by gender

1,784undergrads
  • Women1,29673%
  • Men48827%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White76%
  • Black2.9%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian2.8%
  • Other or multiracial5.1%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,784
Graduate enrollment
697
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
30%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$66,370
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$69,957
Endowment
$60,780,748

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

Admissions

Admission rate
60.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1060–1250
SAT average
1162
SAT reading
530–640
SAT math
530–610
ACT composite
18–30
Average GPA (estimated)
3.38

Cost

In-state tuition
$41,420
Room & board
$15,800
Books & supplies
$1,250
Total cost of attendance
$55,582
Average net price
$23,388

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

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
72%
Graduated on time (4 years)
49%
First-year retention
80%
Transferred to another college
13%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,000
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,817
Median debt at graduation
$26,186
Students with federal loans
81%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
64%

About 22% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
49%
Low-income (Pell)
60%
First-generation
60%

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
865
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
48%
Housing charge (year)
$8,600
Meal plan (year)
$6,500
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
472 (267 men · 205 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 (13)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)122
Soccer59
Lacrosse54
Baseball49
Basketball37
Other Sports33
Tennis25
Field Hockey22
Golf19
Softball16
Swimming15
Volleyball14
Swimming and Diving (combined)7

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,530 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Rape
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
$18,941
$30–48k
$21,192
$48–75k
$21,303
$75–110k
$24,083
$110k+
$28,365

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$95,211

$21,303/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$24,438
average award, among those who get one

Marywood University discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $24,438. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 443 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)
$55,817
Typical debt at graduation
$26,186
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
61%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 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
$54,360
Men
$59,571

Men out-earn women by $5,211 (10%) 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
85°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
38.7″
Annual snow
45.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wilkes-Barre Intl AP, PA US station (8.5 mi from campus).

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.