Maryville College
Private College in Maryville, TN. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $49,279.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $49,279 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 50%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $25,375, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 61% puts Maryville College on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. 3,383 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. A 14% yield rate is low: the admitted pool is much larger than the entering class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 71% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 15% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. A 12:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,028 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $21,469 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $15,094 while those at $110k+ pay $26,769. 99% of students get grant aid averaging $30,578, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Borrowing is widespread: 64% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 317 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,094 |
| $30–48k | $16,512 |
| $48–75k | $20,758 |
| $75–110k | $20,832 |
| $110k+ | $26,769 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 662 of these 1,028 students, totalling $6,634,654 — an average of $10,022 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Blount County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)