Cost & financial aid brief
Marist University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does Marist University cost after financial aid?
Aid reduces the listed price, but the remaining average cost varies sharply by family income. The gap between the published cost of $67,574 and the average net price of $41,544 is $26,030 for aid recipients.
Aid covers about 39% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Across the income bands, range from $26,083 for the lowest-income families to $45,643 for the highest-income families; the middle band averages $36,178.
The lower-middle and upper-middle bands average $27,200 and $42,001, respectively. This pattern shows larger price reductions at lower family incomes rather than an equal discount across bands.
The published cost of attendance at Marist University is $67,574. Azimuth ranks the university #1,369 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $26,083, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $36,178, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $45,643. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $19,560.
Aid covers about 39% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, leaving an average net price of $41,544 across all bands. That is $14,173 above the median of $27,371 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $25,000 in federal student loans, $801 above the peer median of $24,199. 95.8% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.
Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $51,958. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Federal borrowing reaches 95.8% of federal aid recipients at Marist University, so debt is a common part of the cost picture. Among federal-loan borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt at completion is $25,000.
At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median federal debt is $24,199; Marist's median is above it by $801. For the separate population of Parent PLUS borrowers, median borrowing is $51,958.
Marist University pairs high earnings four years after completion with a less favorable model comparison. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $78,561 four years after completion.
Azimuth places those earnings in the 87th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what expects for similar students, point the other way.
Graduates earn about $5,761 less than the model expects for similar students. Azimuth places this measure in the 33rd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The earnings scenarios span $58,042 in the downside case, $78,561 in the typical case, and $101,704 in the upside case. Median federal student debt at completion is $25,000, above the $24,199 peer median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years. High observed earnings sit alongside debt above peers and earnings below the model’s expectation.
For the separate parent-borrower population using Parent PLUS, median federal borrowing is $51,958. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $51,958
- Estimated parent payment
- $660/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | High pressure |
| $100,000 | High pressure |
| $150,000 | Caution |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $25,000
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $51,958
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $284/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $660/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $944/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $78,561, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
6.1% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.