The student population at Marietta College is 1,109 (1,023 undergraduate and 86 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 222 (16.68%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,204 where 1,109 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,331 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,109 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,331 to 1,109 students, a net loss of 222 (16.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Marietta College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,331 | 1,246 | 774 | 472 | 85 | 21 | 64 |
| 2016-17 | 1,224 -107 | 1,144 -102 | 702 -72 | 442 -30 | 80 -5 | 20 -1 | 60 -4 |
| 2017-18 | 1,145 -79 | 1,065 -79 | 650 -52 | 415 -27 | 80 | 20 | 60 |
| 2018-19 | 1,130 -15 | 1,052 -13 | 618 -32 | 434 19 | 78 -2 | 14 -6 | 64 4 |
| 2019-20 | 1,217 87 | 1,141 89 | 626 8 | 515 81 | 76 -2 | 15 1 | 61 -3 |
| 2020-21 | 1,254 37 | 1,168 27 | 618 -8 | 550 35 | 86 10 | 16 1 | 70 9 |
| 2021-22 | 1,265 11 | 1,173 5 | 599 -19 | 574 24 | 92 6 | 19 3 | 73 3 |
| 2022-23 | 1,198 -67 | 1,109 -64 | 561 -38 | 548 -26 | 89 -3 | 18 -1 | 71 -2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,171 -27 | 1,085 -24 | 555 -6 | 530 -18 | 86 -3 | 19 1 | 67 -4 |
| 2024-25 | 1,109 -62 | 1,023 -62 | 538 -17 | 485 -45 | 86 | 17 -2 | 69 2 |
| Average | 1,204 | 1,121 | 624 | 497 | 84 | 18 | 66 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,121 where 1,023 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Marietta College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,246 | 1,177 | 735 | 442 | 69 | 39 | 30 |
| 2016-17 | 1,144 | 1,053 | 658 | 395 | 91 | 44 | 47 |
| 2017-18 | 1,065 | 960 | 595 | 365 | 105 | 55 | 50 |
| 2018-19 | 1,052 | 992 | 594 | 398 | 60 | 24 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 1,141 | 1,062 | 592 | 470 | 79 | 34 | 45 |
| 2020-21 | 1,168 | 1,110 | 585 | 525 | 58 | 33 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | 1,173 | 1,105 | 564 | 541 | 68 | 35 | 33 |
| 2022-23 | 1,109 | 1,027 | 527 | 500 | 82 | 34 | 48 |
| 2023-24 | 1,085 | 1,019 | 533 | 486 | 66 | 22 | 44 |
| 2024-25 | 1,023 | 919 | 494 | 425 | 104 | 44 | 60 |
| Average | 1,121 | 1,121 | 588 | 455 | 1,121 | 36 | 42 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 84 where 86 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Marietta College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 85 | 83 | 21 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 80 | 75 | 18 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 79 | 19 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 78 | 77 | 14 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 76 | 75 | 14 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 86 | 86 | 16 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 92 | 91 | 19 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 80 | 14 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 80 | 17 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 86 | 84 | 17 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Average | 84 | 84 | 17 | 64 | 84 | 1 | 2 |
The percentage of white students is 82.06%. The percentage was 70.17% 10 years ago and Marietta still has a high percentage of white students. 0.90% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.52% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.25% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 70.17% to 82.06%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.65% to 0.90%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.18% to 3.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.48% to 3.25%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3227 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5033 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Marietta College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 22 | 69 | 33 | 0 | 934 | 35 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 21 | 56 | 27 | 2 | 805 | 36 |
| 2017-18 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 27 | 0 | 746 | 64 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 0 | 823 | 33 |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 0 | 949 | 51 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 13 | 52 | 31 | 0 | 1,010 | 46 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 29 | 0 | 1,049 | 48 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 34 | 1 | 978 | 55 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 35 | 0 | 960 | 54 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 910 | 44 |
| Average | 2 | 13 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 916 | 47 |
21 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 110.00% since 2022. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Marietta College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,331 | 0 | 0 | 1,331 |
| 2016-17 | 1,224 | 0 | 0 | 1,224 |
| 2017-18 | 1,145 | 0 | 1 | 1,144 |
| 2018-19 | 1,130 | 0 | 0 | 1,130 |
| 2019-20 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | 1,217 |
| 2020-21 | 1,254 | 0 | 0 | 1,254 |
| 2021-22 | 1,265 | 0 | 0 | 1,265 |
| 2022-23 | 1,198 | 10 | 72 | 1,116 |
| 2023-24 | 1,171 | 18 | 89 | 1,064 |
| 2024-25 | 1,109 | 21 | 0 | 1,088 |
| Average | 1,204 | 5 | 16 | 1,183 |
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