Quad

Head-to-head

U. Tampa
Marist

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Marist grads earn $18.4K more ten years out than U. Tampa's ($77,819 vs. $59,436)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Marist graduates 16 pts more of its students than U. Tampa (80% vs. 64%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    U. Tampa has 2.0× as many undergrads as Marist

    Undergrads
  4. 4

    U. Tampa costs about $7.1K less per year on average than Marist ($37,326 vs. $44,453, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  5. 5

    Marist's grants cover 35% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at U. Tampa

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    U. Tampa has 6 pts more first-gen students than Marist (25% vs. 19%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

U. Tampa admits 40%, Marist 57%; Marist's yield is higher, at 20%.

Acceptance rate
U. Tampa40%
Marist57%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. TampaVery selective
  • MaristSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. TampaTest-blind
Marist
1190–1340
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. TampaGPA, school record, and prep program required
  • MaristGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Tampa is twice Marist's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Tampa10.6K
Marist5.2K
Pell Grant share
U. Tampa15%
Marist14%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at U. Tampa, and Business Administration and Management at Marist; Marist has 15 students per faculty member to U. Tampa's 17.

Students per faculty member
U. Tampa17 to 1
Marist15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. TampaFinance, General10%
  • MaristBusiness Administration and Management, General19%

What each costs

U. Tampa costs about $7.1K less a year than Marist on average; Marist's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Tampa$37.3K
Marist$44.5K
Aid generosity
U. Tampa28%
Marist35%

What each pays off

Marist's former students earn more, a median $77.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Tampa$59.4K
Marist$77.8K
Graduation rate
U. Tampa64%
Marist80%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Tampa got more selective while Marist got less.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. TampaGrowing+121%
  • MaristGrowing+16%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why