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Maryville College

Maryville, TNQuad's selectivityAccessible
Known forGenerous aid
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Admissions · Fall 2024

6 in 10 applicants admitted

Maryville admits about 6 in 10 applicants (61%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 75% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

61%

61%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

3,383

Admitted

2,061

Yield

14%

of admits enroll

Applications +66% since fall 2014 · admit rate 71% → 61%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 1,005 undergrads, where 38% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.

1K

undergrads · larger than 37% of colleges

Diversity index

0.51

Pell Grant

38%

above the median

First generation

32%

about the median

Large suburbNCAA D-III · Collegiate Conference of the SouthStudy abroadUndergrad research
More diverse · index 0.37 → 0.51 since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (13% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,364 a year on instruction per student.

12 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 59% of colleges

Most popular major

Business Administration and Management, General

13% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Business Administration, Management and Operations

$63.1K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

100%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$9.4K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $22,575 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $1.7K less than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $21,469 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $55,728.

59%

$22.6K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $1.7K below the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$55,728 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
26% · avg $27K
of first-years got a grant without federal aid (a proxy: at most colleges that's merit aid)
Aid generosity

Very generous

grants cover 59% of full price

Federal loans

58%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office Veterans' benefits
Cost steady · −4% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $49,279 ten years after enrolling, more than at 37% of colleges; 57% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.8 years of that salary.

57%

57%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$49.3K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$25.4K

≈ $269/month for 10 years

Retention

71%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 54% → 50% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price fell 5% after inflation, and what the average first-year paid moved with it. Applications rose 66% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 71% to 61%.

  • Cost

    Steady

    −4% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +66%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 71% → 61%

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.37 → 0.51

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

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IPEDS unit ID 220710 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything