Private nonprofit · University

Marian University

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin · Small city

75.0%
Admit rate
$21,937
Avg net price
44%
Graduation rate
$53,501
Median earnings

Marian University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin (small city setting), enrolling 1,010 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,010 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 75% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

About Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Fond du Lac is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. "Fond du Lac" is French for the "bottom of the lake", so named because of its location at the bottom (south end) of Lake Winnebago. Fond du Lac is the county seat of Fond du Lac County and the site of the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds. The Fond du Lac County Fair takes place in late July. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
34 miles
Nearest airport
34 miles to Appleton (ATW)

How Marian University compares

Selectivity75.0%

More selective than 55% · #10 most selective of 34 in Wisconsin

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 30% · #29 of 33 in Wisconsin

First-year retention67%

Higher than 25%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$53,501

Higher than 49% · #25 of 36 in Wisconsin

Average net price$21,937

Cheaper than 41% · #19 cheapest of 33 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$25,000

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 68%

Undergraduate enrollment1,010

Larger than 38%

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 Wisconsin.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,235students
  • Undergraduate1,01082%
  • Graduate22518%

Undergraduates by gender

1,010undergrads
  • Women70270%
  • Men30830%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White65%
  • Black7.2%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,010
Graduate enrollment
225
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$57,509
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,386
Endowment
$10,599,666

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 208 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Wisconsin70%
  • Other U.S. states30%

A regional draw: about 65% of first-years come from Wisconsin, the rest from elsewhere.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
75.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$35,178
Room & board
$9,849
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$44,450
Average net price
$21,937

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)
44%
Graduated on time (4 years)
30%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
35%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,839
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$53,501
Median debt at graduation
$25,000
Students with federal loans
78%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
56%

About 15% 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)

All students
30%
Low-income (Pell)
38%
First-generation
37%

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
501
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
50%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
387 (187 men · 200 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 (12)

Soccer66
Ice Hockey60
Volleyball50
Baseball43
Basketball39
Lacrosse28
Softball26
Golf23
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)16
Bowling16
Field Hockey12
Tennis8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,246 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.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3
Burglary
0.3

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.

< $30k
$17,449
$30–48k
$13,638
$48–75k
$17,998
$75–110k
$21,164
$110k+
$27,106

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.

Est. total to a degree
$80,924

$17,998/year × about 4.5 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.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$15,642
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 94% — get grant money from Marian University itself, averaging $15,642, which softens the sticker price.

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 213 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)
$53,501
Typical debt at graduation
$25,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
47%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

Women
$51,496
Men
$60,286

Men out-earn women by $8,790 (17%) 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
80°F
Winter low
9°F
Annual rain
31.4″
Annual snow
38″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fond DU Lac Wwtp, WI US station (2 mi from campus).

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.