In 2024, Washington Monthly ranked Marietta 32nd among 223 colleges that award almost exclusively bachelor's degrees in the U.S. based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.
== Student life ==
There are several national and international fraternities and sororities on campus. Students attending Marietta College have the opportunity to qualify for any of 23 honor societies.
== Athletics ==
Marietta College is a member of the NCAA Division III and the Ohio Athletic Conference, a 10-team collegiate conference founded in 1902 and the third-oldest in the nation. The Pioneers compete in 22 varsity sports, including teams in crew, baseball, basketball, football, women's volleyball, track & field, cross country, tennis, soccer, and softball. They added men's and women's golf to the athletic department for the 2017 season and lacrosse in 2018.
Marietta's baseball team has won six national championships, and an NCAA Division III record: in 1981, …
