8月31日, 2022 – In this new academic year, Marist welcomes one of its largest incoming classes in history, 多于1,340 freshmen starting their college careers as Red Foxes. The incoming Class of 2026 is also among the most racially, 种族, 和 geographically diverse in the College’s history, with more than one-quarter identifying as students of color.  This first-year class comes to Marist from around the country 和 the world. 58% of the Class of 2026 comes from outside New York State, with Marist first-years hailing from states such as Wisconsin, 德州, 马里兰, 加州, 科罗拉多州, 夏威夷, 密苏里州, 路易斯安那州, 内华达, 北卡罗莱纳, 密歇根州和田纳西州.

在国际方面, the new first-year class features students from Brazil, 加拿大, 哥伦比亚, 埃塞俄比亚, 乔治亚州, 德国, 加纳, 危地马拉, 香港, 印度, 意大利, 肯尼亚, 黎巴嫩, 墨西哥, 摩洛哥, 尼泊尔, 荷兰, 尼日利亚, 巴基斯坦, 卢旺达, 新加坡, 西班牙, 火鸡, 阿拉伯联合酋长国, United Kingdom 和 one student from Ukraine. The full student body is also as wide-ranging as it has ever been at Marist. The current Red Foxes come from nearly every state 和 over 50 countries from around the world.

Among the first-year class, there are eleven National 科学 Foundation Scholars (NSF) in the class. Marist was awarded a grant from NSF earlier this year to support high achieving students in STEM majors. 还有四个新的 Gilder Lehrman Institute scholars, awards distributed to exceptional students who want to study history. 

A Marist student moves in to campus over the weekend for the new academic year

“We are fortunate to have so many talented students joining us this fall,肖恩·凯勒说, 招生副校长, 市场营销, 和传播学. “This incoming class has overcome the uncertainty of the past few years through strong academic performance, being intellectually curious 和 making a difference in their high schools 和 local communities. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish at Marist 和 beyond!”

Returning students have some words of wisdom for the new class.

致2026届毕业生, make sure to take advantage of everything there is to offer at Marist 和 make the most of your time here,24岁的劳伦·库里说. 

“Marist is a place with a big heart 和 big opportunities, make the most of it.24岁的Erin Trodden说.

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The families of two new Marian Hall roommates meet during Move-In Weekend.

bet亚洲365欢迎投注的 出国留学 program is ranked second in the nation among master’s-granting institutions for semester 和 academic-year abroad as well as total number of students studying abroad in the most recent 门户开放报告 on International Educational Exchange. More than half of Marist students spend time abroad before graduation.

“Studying abroad allowed me to grow both personally 和 academically,” said Grace Williams, ’23. “It was one of the most integral formative experiences of my life 和 I am eternally grateful to Marist for the chance to live in Florence.”

This is also a big year for transfers, with Marist welcoming over 140 new transfer students for the fall semester, which is a 27% increase in enrollment compared to last fall. 转移 students come from 14 different states including 加州, Washington, Maine, Florida & 乔治亚州. There are also international transfer students from 加拿大, China 和 哥伦比亚. 

“转移ring to Marist was the best decision I’ve ever made,” said Jenna Farley ’22. “The community is just so welcoming 和 there's always such a great energy on campus that makes every day exciting!”