The real 4-year cost of Marietta College in Ohio
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at Marietta College went from $26,080 to $38,874, an average of 1.8% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $26,080 | – | – |
| 2009 | $27,066 | – | – |
| 2010 | $28,340 | – | – |
| 2011 | $29,690 | – | – |
| 2012 | $30,950 | – | – |
| 2013 | $31,940 | – | – |
| 2014 | $33,140 | – | – |
| 2015 | $34,300 | – | – |
| 2016 | $35,330 | – | – |
| 2017 | $36,040 | – | – |
| 2018 | $36,040 | – | – |
| 2019 | $36,040 | – | – |
| 2020 | $36,040 | – | – |
| 2021 | $37,460 | – | – |
| 2022 | $38,022 | – | – |
| 2023 | $38,874 | $38,874 | – |
| 2024 | – | $39,569 | $38,939–$40,200 |
| 2025 | – | $40,277 | $39,004–$41,571 |
| 2026 | – | $40,998 | $39,069–$42,989 |
| 2027 | – | $41,731 | $39,134–$44,456 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $40,998 |
| Year 2 | $41,731 |
| Year 3 | $42,478 |
| Year 4 | $43,238 |
| 4-year total | $168,445 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $128,445
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $86,653
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $12,544/ yr
- rising 2.1% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $55,134
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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- Defiance College$38,778
- The University of Findlay$39,646
- Columbus College of Art and Design$39,650
- Baldwin Wallace University$38,086
- Art Academy of Cincinnati$37,953
- Ursuline College$37,860
- Ohio Northern University$37,600
- Antioch College$37,043
Use this data
Published figures for Marietta College from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.