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CHARACTER
• Co-ed, residential, private, liberal arts college
• Founded in 1946 by Walter Hendricks (student and close friend of Robert Frost)
• Located in the Green Mountains of southeastern Vermont, two hours from Boston and 20 minutes from the Appalachian Trail, Marlboro's 350-acre campus includes many buildings that were originally family farm buildings.
• Marlboro College promotes independence by requiring students to participate in the planning of their own programs of study and to act responsibly within a self-governing community.
WORTH NOTING
• Marlboro's Plan of Concentration allows juniors and seniors to create and pursue a program of study working closely with faculty sponsors.
• Marlboro offers an International Studies degree through the World Studies Program, which has placed students in working internships in more than 50 different countries.
• Marlboro College received a 98 (out of 100) Academic rating by The Princeton Review in 2007, which features Marlboro College in three new books: Best Northeastern Colleges - 222 Select Schools to Consider, Best 366 Colleges and the College Navigator. In The Best 366 College, Marlboro also received a 98 rating for “Professors Interesting” rating and a 95 for “Professors Accessible” rating.
• Nearly 70% of Marlboro’s graduates enroll in graduate school. The most frequently attended in order of popularity are Antioch New England University, Harvard, Columbia, University of Vermont, Yale, Boston University, Lesley College, University of New Hampshire, University of Washington and Middlebury College.
ENROLLMENT
• 330 students
• 45% men, 55% women
• 35 states represented on campus; countries represented include Morocco, Ecuador, Canada, India, Mexico, and Finland
• 10% of students are from Vermont.
FACULTY & ACADEMICS
• 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio
• Average class size: 10 (95% have under 20 students)
• In lieu of general distribution requirements, all students must pass the Clear Writing Requirement, a twenty page portfolio of expository writing, to continue their studies at Marlboro.
TUITION & FEES
• Comprehensive Fee: $39,540
• 80% of students receive financial aid and merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 are available to those who qualify.
• 1/3 of Marlboro students qualify for Federal Pell Grant.
• Marlboro College is committed to helping every student who qualifies for financial aid assemble the resources necessary to attend.
CAMPUS LIFE
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80% of students live on campus.
• Many campus decisions are made at monthly Town Meetings, where students, faculty, and staff each have an equal vote.
• The Marlboro College Outdoor Program offers regular sea kayaking, whitewater rafting, caving, climbing, and backpacking outings, along with trips to the area's top ski resorts.
• Marlboro students take the lead in creating cultural offerings for the campus with plays, dance performances, concerts, and lectures.
ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS
• Average GPA: 3.3
• ACT Composite Range 24 - 32
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SAT ranges: 590-690 Verbal, 510-650 Math, 640-720 Writing
• 62% graduated in the top quarter of their class.
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10% students of color.
• The fall 2007 class includes a student representative for the Connecticut State Board of Education, a licensed Practical Nurse and AmeriCorps Volunteer, a male member of a high school feminist club, the founder of the “Be Green” school environmental organization, a public educator for the Alaska Zoo and Egyptian ambassador for a nation-wide traveling model U.N., a math tutor at a Community College, an Eagle Scout, a former radio intern for WFMU in New York, and a magna cum laude achiever from the national Latin Exam who also raised a seeing-eye puppy.
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