Marshall University

Huntington, WV · Public research
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Acceptance rate
96.6%
6,597 admitted
SAT · 50th
1040
Range 940–1140
6-yr grad
50.7%
Retention 76.2%
Undergrads
9,960
17:1 S-F
Admissions
96.7% / 96.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications6,827
Overall admit rate96.6%
In-state admit rate96.7%
Out-of-state admit rate96.5%
Enrolled1,938 · 29.4% yield
Very important factorsGPA
Important factorsState residency
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1040
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 940–1140 · 71.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W480540590
Math450510560
Comp94010401140
ACT
255075
Comp192225
Cost & aid
$7,770
in-state tuition
out-of-state $18,772
Tuition (in-state)$7,770
Tuition (out-of-state)$18,772
Fees$1,618
Room & board$13,826
Books$1,100
Avg need-based grant$11,734
% need met48.0%
Avg debt at graduation$25,739
Academics
17 : 1
student-faculty ratio
76.2% retention
Student-faculty17 : 1
Retention76.2%
4-year graduation34.2%
6-year graduation50.7%
Enrollment
9,960
undergraduates
27.0% out-of-state · 16 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates9,960
First-year1,933
Transfer513
Full-time73%
Female58%
Out-of-state27.0%
International (freshmen)16
Rankings
#194
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#19426
NicheBest Colleges in America#31826
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#31826
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#41226
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#44426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R2 Research University
Carnegie Classification
54 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR2 Research University54
Athletic conferenceSun Belt Conference5
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingWest Virginia colleges2
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
$40
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionRolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired
Admissions URLhttps://www.marshall.edu/admissions/appl…
Admissions emailadmissions@marshall.edu
Admissions phone304-696-3160
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
West Virginia Univ…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
West Virginia University WV · Public111018K
University of Kentucky KY · Public93.5%116527K
University of Wyoming WY · Public96.9%11708K
University of Montana MT · Public95.6%11907K
Western Michigan University MI · Public85.3%108013K
University of Massachusetts MA · Public83.8%118011K
Kansas State University KS · Public87.5%114016K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Marshall University

8 years of Marshall University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.