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Huntington, WV · Public · 7,266 undergraduates · urban

Marshall University

Less selective

Marshall serves West Virginia with a broad professional mix that now includes aviation alongside health, engineering, business, and education.

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Institutional profile

Established Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Emerging Affordability Strong Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Strong
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
96.5% admitted

6,499 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

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Completion
54.2%

$46,354 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets Marshall University apart

Academic design

Health sciences, engineering, business, education, science, and aviation-related programs support applied career preparation.

Campus pattern

Campus sits in Huntington near the Ohio River.

Career & value signal

Regional hospitals, schools, engineering employers, government, and aviation training create practical pathways.

Can I get in?

96.5% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

6,499

About 96 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 96.5%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%890–1130
7401280
ACT middle 50%18–24
1428

Of admitted students, 73% submitted an SAT, and 56% submitted an ACT. Submission rates alone do not settle the choice. Submit a score if it strengthens the application.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA32%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Marshall University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What Marshall University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Health sciences, engineering, business, education, science, and aviation-related programs support applied career preparation.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Marshall serves West Virginia with a broad professional mix that now includes aviation alongside health, engineering, business, and education.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Regular DecisionApr 30
Application routeInstitution application

$40 application fee

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Computer scienceAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

EngineeringAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$27,640
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$8,000
Affordability profileStrong

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at Marshall University

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years54.2%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one75.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$46,354

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business/Commerce, General

Recent graduates194
Median earnings

Admits separately

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Recent graduates143
Median earnings$43,714

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

Recent graduates132
Median earnings$42,925

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates122
Median earnings$45,309

What is campus life like?

Marshall University beyond the classroom

Campus sits in Huntington near the Ohio River.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Health sciences, engineering, business, education, science, and aviation-related programs support applied career preparation.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Campus sits in Huntington near the Ohio River.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Regional hospitals, schools, engineering employers, government, and aviation training create practical pathways.

7,266 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available