Marist University Student Population

How many students at Marist?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Marist University has a total enrollment of 6,356 students, including 5,551 undergraduate and 805 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,628 male students (41.3%) and 3,728 female students (58.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,229 White students (66.5%) and 835 Hispanic students (13.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,551 undergraduate students (87.3%) and 805 graduate students (12.7%).
• Class Delivery: 493 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,799 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Marist's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,628 male (41.35%) and 3,728 female (58.65%) students are attending Marist University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.49.

By class level, 5,551 (87.33%) are undergraduate students and 805 (12.67%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.03% are male and 57.97% are female, while among graduate students, 36.65% are male and 63.35% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,229 White, 231 Black, and 244 Asian students out of a total of 6,356 are attending at Marist University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Marist University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Marist has 423 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 5,822 students under 25 years old, and 534 students over 25 years old out of 6,356 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 423 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. Marist has 5,439 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 112 students aged 25 and over.

It has 383 graduate students aged under 25 and 422 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Marist University, 493 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,799 students are enrolled in some online courses.

310 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 183 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,551 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 122 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.20%.