Founded in 1929, Marist University is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies on the Hudson River. Marist serves over 5,000 undergraduate students with over 45 Bachelor's programs and over 700 graduate students with over a dozen Master's programs. Marist's Steel Plant showcases faculty, student and Hudson Valley artists and hosts the Annual Silver Needle Runway show. Musicals, plays and lectures are frequently hosted in the Nelly Goletti Theatre, Fusco Recital Hall and Symphonic Hall. The campus holds men’s and women’s athletic games and competitions on site as well as crew races on the Hudson River. Longview Park overlooks a scenic stretch of the Hudson River along the Marist waterfront.
