Private nonprofit · University
Marian University
Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city
- 95.5%
- Admit rate
- $24,018
- Avg net price
- 67%
- Graduation rate
- $58,759
- Median earnings
Marian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Indianapolis, Indiana (large city setting), enrolling 2,266 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
About Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County. In 1816, the year Indiana gained statehood, U.S. Congress designated four sections of land in central Indiana as the future seat of state government, contingent on tribal removal. With a permanent collection of 54,000 works, the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields is the city's primary art museum. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Indianapolis, IN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 136 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Indianapolis (IND) · major hub
How Marian University compares
More selective than 12% · #39 most selective of 42 in Indiana
Higher than 73% · #14 of 45 in Indiana
Higher than 49%
Higher than 65% · #13 of 44 in Indiana
Cheaper than 32% · #34 cheapest of 45 in Indiana
Lower than 11%
Lower than 50%
Larger than 61%
Percentiles compare Marian University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Indiana.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate2,26667%
- Graduate1,10833%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,50767%
- Men75933%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White56%
- Black17%
- Hispanic15%
- Asian2.4%
- Other or multiracial10%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,266
- Graduate enrollment
- 1,108
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Students over 25
- 21%
- Median family income
- $49,554
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $69,543
- Endowment
- $122,719,378
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 95.5%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
- —
- SAT average
- —
- SAT reading
- —
- SAT math
- —
- ACT composite
- —
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $40,664
- Room & board
- $13,850
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
- Total cost of attendance
- $56,258
- Average net price
- $24,018
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 67%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,704
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,759
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- Students with federal loans
- 66%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 52%
About 18% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 1,204
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 53%
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NAIA Division II
- Football conference
- Mid-States Football Association
- Varsity athletes
- 1,060 (695 men · 365 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (13)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- B
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 1.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 6
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 4
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,486 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Four-year (or more) true cost
Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.
$21,690/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Marian University discounts heavily: 91% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $25,119. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 462 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $58,759
- Typical debt at graduation
- $27,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 46%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 71%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $7,206 (13%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 21°F
- Annual rain
- 40.7″
- Annual snow
- 25.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Indianapolis Eagle Creek AP, IN US station (5 mi from campus).
What Marian University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











