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| Metric | Rocky Mountain | Marian |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 78%Fall 2025 | 75% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 72% / 67% | 68% / 80% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 78% / 83% / 34%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 39% / 18% / 65%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Applicants | 863Fall 2025 | 1,619 |
| Admitted | 671Fall 2025 | 1,214 |
| Enrolled | 187Fall 2025 | 219 |
| Yield | 28%Fall 2025 | 18% |
| SAT middle 50% | 893–1133 | – |
| ACT middle 50% | 18–24 | – |
| Sent an SAT | 6 (3%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Sent an ACT | 48 (26%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | ConsideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | Very importantFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Essay | Very importantFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Legacy status | ConsideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.44Fall 2025 | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | 22% (of the 56% with a rank)Fall 2025 | – |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | – |
| Early action | Not offered2025–26 | – |
| Wait list | No wait listFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Interview | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: State residency | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Very importantFall 2025 | – |
| Test policy | Test-blindFall 2027 applicants | Test-optional |
| Application fee | $35 | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | No set reply dateFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 54%Fall 2025 | – |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | City: Small |
| Carnegie class | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Small | Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small |
| Research activity | Not a research tier | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | United Church of Christ | Roman Catholic |
| Athletics | NAIA | Division III |
| Conference | Frontier Conference | Northern Athletics Conference |
| ROTC | Army | Army |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 771Fall 2025 | 1,010 |
| Beds in college housing | 571 | 501 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | – |
| Women in a sorority | – | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | – | – |
| Pell Grant | 31% | 33% |
| First-gen | 32% | 39% |
| Men / women | 56% / 44%Fall 2025 | 38% / 62% |
| Part-time students | 2%Fall 2025 | 22% |
| Students 25 and older | 6% | 23% |
| First-years from in state | 50% | 49% |
| First-years from other states | 43% | 27% |
| First-years from abroad | 7% | 3% |
| New transfer students this fall | 43 | 128 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 13% | 37% |
| Diversity index | 0.53Fall 2025 | 0.54 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 14 to 1 | 11 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 72%Fall 2025 | – |
| Full-time faculty share | 94% | 91% |
| Average faculty salary | $62,188 | $73,445 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 160 | 229 |
| Most popular majors | Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew 18% · Business Administration and Management, General 14% · Psychology, General 13% | Business Administration and Management, General 12% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 10% · Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 9% |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,659 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $5,320 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $45,648 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) | $9,314 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 64% | 72% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $22,790 | $24,148 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 53% | 47% |
| Net price, students with grants | $20,791 | $22,697 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $48,298 | $45,953 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $48,298 | $45,953 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $33,252 | $33,000 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $33,252 | $33,000 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | – | – |
| First-years with grants | 100% | 100% |
| Average grant | $25,508 | $21,805 |
| Aid from the college | 100% | 100% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | 32% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $24K (proxy) | 13% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $17K (proxy) |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | – |
| Aid priority date or deadline | – | – |
| Need met, first-years | 77%2024–25 | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | $30,7112024–25 | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 18%2024–25 | – |
| Aid for international students | 47 students, average $33.4K2024–25 | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $49,036 | $53,501 |
| Graduation rate | 49% | 58% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 38% | 37% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 58% | 45% |
| Pell graduation gap | 20 pts lower | 8 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 51% | 48% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | Under 30 students | 41% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 69% | 67% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 36% | 46% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 47% | 57% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 31% | 28% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $25,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 55% | 78% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $14,375 | $17,952 |
| Website | rocky.edu | marianuniversity.edu |
Sources:Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;Rocky Mountain College Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25;Common Data Set, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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