Emerson vs Marist
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.Emerson CollegeBoston, MACompass Score: Excellent · Top 12%A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NYCompass Score: Excellent · Top 13%
At a glance
- Marist has the higher graduation rate: 80% against 77% at Emerson.
- For families earning up to $30,000, Marist has the lower price after aid: $26,083 a year, against $32,650 at Emerson.
- Marist has the lower average price after aid: $41,544 a year, against $49,180 at Emerson.
Scores
Compass Score
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 12%
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 13%
Academic Excellence
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 12%
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F. Top 13%
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): the rest of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): the rest of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank, so no college gets a D or an F.
The college
Category
Regional universities
Regional universities
Location
Boston, MA
Poughkeepsie, NY
Setting
City
Suburb
Students
5,670
6,452
Sports
NCAA Division III · New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference
NCAA Division I · Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Admission
Admission rate
51%
57%
Average SAT
1358
1295
ACT middle 50%
29–32
25–31
Outcomes
Graduation rate
77%
80%
First-year retention
87%
86%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$62,832
$77,819
Median debt
$23,000
$25,000
Cost
Average price after aid
$49,180
$41,544
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$32,650
$26,083
$30,001–$48,000
$32,621
$27,200
$48,001–$75,000
$41,927
$36,178
$75,001–$110,000
$46,252
$42,001
Over $110,000
$57,288
$45,643
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Marketing $76,623
- Journalism $63,337
- Speech-language pathology $61,496
- Public relations $59,301
- Communication studies $59,202
- Economics $118,557
- Computer science $111,893
- Applied mathematics $109,170
- Accounting $106,313
- Computing and information science $102,640
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The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.