Marist College, recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report and Barron's Best Buys in College Education, is noted for its leadership in the use of technology. Founded in 1929, Marist overlooks the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York, midway between New York City and Albany, the state capital.
| TYPE OF INSTITUTION | Independent Coeducational Comprehensive Liberal Arts College |
| PRESIDENT | Dr. Dennis J. Murray (1979 - Present) |
| CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD | Robert R. Dyson (1994 - Present) |
| ACADEMIC PROGRAMS | 32 toward Bachelor's degrees |
| 10 toward Master's degrees | |
| 20 toward Certificates | |
| MAIN CAMPUS | 180 acres along the eastern shore of the Hudson River |
| 49 buildings | |
| 37 student housing facilities | |
| Estimated value of $400 million | |
| STUDY SITES | Main Campus - 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie |
| Fishkill Center | |
| Florence, Italy | |
| Marist Abroad (14 countries with Marist programs; 32 countries with consortium agreements) |
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| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park | |
| Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook | |
| LIBRARY | $25 million "high-tech complex" (NY Times) overlooking the campus green and scenic Hudson River |
| 190,000 volumes | |
| Access to millions of pages in thousands of scholarly journals through electronic databases | |
| The library continues to be at the leading edge of technology and is a completely wireless facility. | |
| ART GALLERY | Located in the Steel Plant Studios |
| Rotating exhibits featuring faculty, student, Hudson River Valley and nationally-recognized artists | |
| RIVERFRONT PARK | $3.5 million Longview Park on the former site of the IRA Regatta (national rowing championship) |
| OPERATING BUDGET | $133 million |
| STUDENTS | 5,000 on Main Campus |
| 4,200 traditional undergraduates (ages 17-22) | |
| 3,046 students living in campus housing | |
| 56% female; 44% male | |
| 750 adult continuing education students | |
| 854 full and part-time graduate students | |
| STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS | 81 |
| ATHLETICS | NCAA Division I (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - MAAC) |
| 23 intercollegiate varsity sports teams (12 women's teams, 11 men's teams) | |
| 12 club sports | |
| Approximately 1,600 students participating in intramurals | |
| TUITION | Full-time undergraduate: $26,105 annually |
| Part-time undergraduate: $610 per credit | |
| Graduate: $695 per credit | |
| ROOM AND BOARD | Plans vary; typical plan $12,000 annually |
| FACULTY | 218 full-time (78% with Ph.D. or other terminal degree) |
| 344 adjuncts | |
| STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO | 15:1 |
| TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES |
IBM Z Series Enterprise Server |
| Cisco Campus Network for voice/video/data | |
| Internet II institution | |
| 7,608 network ports | |
| 100% smart classrooms | |
| 25 computer labs | |
| ALUMNI | 31,221 |
| 8,825 in Mid-Hudson region | |
| 9,454 in Metro NYC region | |
| SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS | Marist Institute for Public Opinion |
| Hudson River Valley Institute | |
| CONSUMER INFORMATION | Consumer Information |
