- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Marian University
Fond Du Lac, WICity: smallZIP 54935Founded 1936
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1936
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.marianuniversity.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Marian University
Marian University is a private nonprofit university in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, with 1,010 undergraduates. It admits 75% of applicants, graduates 46% within six years and costs $22,225 a year after aid.
46%graduate
Admission rate75%
Retention68%
4-year graduation34%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans57%
$22,225net price / year
75%admission rate
—average SAT
46%graduate in 6 years
$59,860median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,722median debt
#780 of 1,704 for earnings#1,037 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,162 of 1,738 for graduation rate#700 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $47,431tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,422
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,422
- Average net price
- $22,225national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,132
$30,001–48,000$12,417
$48,001–75,000$15,139
$75,001–110,000$16,598
$110,001+$29,904
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 75%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college75%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college46%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 46%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 34%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,662
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,860middle 50%: $43,508–$80,617
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,722
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,617
Median, Marian University$59,860
Lower quarter$43,508
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,010
- Part-time
- 22%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 23.2
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 92%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,154 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,320
- Endowment, end of year
- $10,599,666
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic12%
Black7.2%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races3.3%
U.S. nonresident5.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown3.8%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions36%
Business & management19%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting10%
Psychology8.7%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.4%
Education6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.9%
Public administration & social service3.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 239080. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6761997.