Marshall University
Huntington, WV
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, a small city, with 7,266 undergraduates. Health professions and liberal arts are its signature fields: together they make up 31% of its bachelor's degrees, about three times their share across the colleges we cover. 51% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $46,354 ten years after starting.
Marshall University admitted 6,269 of 6,499 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (96.5%).
- Acceptance rate
- 96.5%
- Fall 2023 class
- In-state tuition
- $9,162
- $20,342 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $7,502
- Average, students with aid
- ACT, middle 50%
- 18–24
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What Marshall University is known for
Measured by the 1,517 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Health professions
22.0%
of its bachelor's degrees: two and a half times the 9.1% share across the colleges we cover.
Liberal arts
9.4%
of its bachelor's degrees: about six times the 1.6% share across the colleges we cover.
- Business/Commerce19412.8% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities1439.4% of degrees$43,714−18% vs $53,072 nationally
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs1328.7% of degrees$42,925−31% vs $61,911 nationally
- Psychology1228.0% of degrees$45,309−11% vs $50,706 nationally
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods1067.0% of degrees$43,659−8% vs $47,382 nationally
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing1067.0% of degrees$77,609−13% vs $88,910 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Small city
Huntington, WV
Undergraduates
7,266
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, high research activity
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
16 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
1%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
96.5%
6,269 admitted of 6,499 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 470–580Math 420–550
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
18–24
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
73%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
56%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at Marshall University?
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What Marshall University costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $9,162 ($20,342 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $22,022. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $7,502 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$9,162
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$20,342
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$22,022
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$7,502
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $22,022 full cost.
- Under $30k$4,648Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$4,430Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$6,837Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$11,227Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$15,076Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
51%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
72%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$46,354
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$23,250
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
What Marshall University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Essay
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigor
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendations
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rank
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 1, 2027
Verified July 12, 2026
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in West Virginia
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- West Virginia State University96.4%
- Shepherd University95.6%
- West Virginia Wesleyan College95%
- Appalachian Bible College98.6%
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Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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