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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Franciscan)
Location Indianapolis, IN
Population 1,700,000
Website https://www.marian.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,440 (30%)
Days Without Precipitation 240 (37%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 827
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 4%
From Region 15%
Athletes 48.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 66%
Hispanic 12%
Black 6%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 29.6% 29.6% 2012 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2013 Men: 29.1% 29.1% 2014 Men: 32.8% 32.8% 2015 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2016 Men: 35.6% 35.6% 2017 Men: 35.8% 35.8% 2018 Men: 32.6% 32.6% 2019 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2020 Men: 34.6% 34.6% 2021 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2023 Men: 36.6% 36.6% 2024 Men: 41.6% 41.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 Native: 1.5% 1.5% 2014 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 Asian: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2011 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2012 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2013 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2014 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2015 Black: 18.7% 18.7% 2016 Black: 12.9% 12.9% 2017 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2018 Black: 14.9% 14.9% 2019 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2022 Black: 10.9% 10.9% 2023 Black: 7.4% 7.4% 2024 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 Hispanic: 4.6% 4.6% 2015 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2016 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2017 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2018 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2019 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Hispanic: 14.1% 14.1% 2021 Hispanic: 8.0% 8.0% 2022 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2023 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2024 Hispanic: 12.7% 12.7% 2011 White: 89.7% 89.7% 2012 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2013 White: 82.7% 82.7% 2014 White: 81.7% 81.7% 2015 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2016 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2017 White: 82.8% 82.8% 2018 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2019 White: 77.8% 77.8% 2020 White: 73.8% 73.8% 2021 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2022 White: 73.0% 73.0% 2023 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2024 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2011 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2016 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2023 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2022 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2024 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2025 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2021 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2021 Black: 5.4% 5.4% 2022 Black: 5.6% 5.6% 2023 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Black: 6.3% 6.3% 2025 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2021 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2022 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2023 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2024 Hispanic: 10.0% 10.0% 2025 Hispanic: 12.2% 12.2% 2020 White: 72.0% 72.0% 2021 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2022 White: 71.6% 71.6% 2023 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2024 White: 67.3% 67.3% 2025 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2020 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 International: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2023 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2024 International: 6.9% 6.9% 2025 International: 5.6% 5.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Byrum School of Business 43 58% / 42% 14% $63,214 62 100%
Accounting 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $66,609 69 —
Business Administration 27 — 67% / 33% 11% $61,698 59 100%
Finance 3 — 100% / 0% 33% $68,729 73 —
Management Information Systems — — — — $66,356 68 —
Marketing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,786 63 —
Marketing 5 — 40% / 60% 40% $63,231 62 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 73 29% / 71% 0% $63,238 62 98%
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,584 65 —
Mathematics — — — — $63,752 63 —
Biology 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $62,054 59 —
English — — — — $47,774 20 —
History 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,382 39 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $53,231 35 —
Psychology 20 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,760 48 100%
Public Relations 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,458 60 —
Social Work 7 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,150 32 100%
Writing — — — — $47,960 20 —
Digital Media 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,722 37 —
Graphic Design 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,194 14 —
Music — — — — $40,788 8 —
Criminal Justice 21 — 24% / 76% 0% $77,104 83 96%
Forensic Science 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $67,309 70 —
Homeland Security — — — — $67,223 70 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 76 28% / 72% 4% $62,512 60 99%
Dental Hygiene 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $62,776 61 —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 17 — 12% / 88% 0% $60,139 55 100%
Exercise Science 11 — 27% / 73% 18% $67,871 71 96%
Radiologic Technology 17 — 24% / 76% 0% $60,139 55 100%
Respiratory Care 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $60,139 55 100%
Health Administration 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $62,944 61 —
Sport Management 6 — 100% / 0% 17% $67,871 71 96%
Art Therapy — — — — $55,464 42 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 14 21% / 79% 0% $72,144 77 98%
Early Childhood Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $73,088 79 98%
Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,777 77 —
Elementary Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $73,088 79 98%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education — — — — $68,916 73 —
Secondary Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $73,088 79 98%
Special Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $69,122 73 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 23 0% / 100% 0% $75,601 81 97%
Nursing 23 — 0% / 100% 0% $75,601 81 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $37,640
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 44%
Transfer-Out Rate 35%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2012 Graduated: 50.6% 50.6% 2013 Graduated: 48.9% 48.9% 2014 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0% 2015 Graduated: 41.5% 41.5% 2016 Graduated: 45.0% 45.0% 2017 Graduated: 47.8% 47.8% 2018 Graduated: 53.0% 53.0% 2019 Graduated: 56.0% 56.0% 2020 Graduated: 48.4% 48.4% 2021 Graduated: 55.8% 55.8% 2022 Graduated: 51.3% 51.3% 2023 Graduated: 41.2% 41.2% 2024 Graduated: 44.2% 44.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2012 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2013 Men: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Men: 35.1% 35.1% 2015 Men: 36.4% 36.4% 2016 Men: 27.8% 27.8% 2017 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2018 Men: 51.0% 51.0% 2019 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2020 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2021 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Men: 45.3% 45.3% 2023 Men: 27.9% 27.9% 2024 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2011 Women: 52.6% 52.6% 2012 Women: 52.3% 52.3% 2013 Women: 55.0% 55.0% 2014 Women: 63.3% 63.3% 2015 Women: 43.4% 43.4% 2016 Women: 52.1% 52.1% 2017 Women: 48.9% 48.9% 2018 Women: 54.1% 54.1% 2019 Women: 58.0% 58.0% 2020 Women: 52.7% 52.7% 2021 Women: 59.2% 59.2% 2022 Women: 54.7% 54.7% 2023 Women: 48.3% 48.3% 2024 Women: 43.8% 43.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2013 Black: 21.7% 21.7% 2014 Black: 29.0% 29.0% 2015 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2016 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2017 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2018 Black: 26.2% 26.2% 2019 Black: 21.1% 21.1% 2020 Black: 27.3% 27.3% 2021 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2022 Black: 20.7% 20.7% 2023 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2024 Black: 15.4% 15.4% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2013 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2014 Hispanic: 61.5% 61.5% 2015 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2016 Hispanic: 23.5% 23.5% 2017 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2018 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Hispanic: 61.9% 61.9% 2020 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2021 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Hispanic: 48.3% 48.3% 2023 Hispanic: 29.0% 29.0% 2024 Hispanic: 41.0% 41.0% 2011 White: 54.0% 54.0% 2012 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2013 White: 50.9% 50.9% 2014 White: 59.5% 59.5% 2015 White: 50.7% 50.7% 2016 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2017 White: 51.3% 51.3% 2018 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2019 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2020 White: 53.0% 53.0% 2021 White: 62.7% 62.7% 2022 White: 55.4% 55.4% 2023 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2024 White: 48.1% 48.1%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 36.7% 84 17% / 83% 2% $65,668 67 98%
Business & Economics 25.3% 58 55% / 45% 12% $63,654 63 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 16.2% 37 24% / 76% 0% $56,036 44 100%
Professional 10.5% 24 21% / 79% 0% $75,880 82 96%
Education 6.1% 14 21% / 79% 0% $72,145 77 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 9 44% / 56% 0% $62,054 59 —
Arts 0.9% 2 100% / 0% 0% $49,458 24 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,584 65 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 1 #421 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 1 #560 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 73%
Yield (Unbound) 15%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 73% 73% 73%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 81.9% 81.9% 2012 Acceptance: 77.0% 77.0% 2013 Acceptance: 75.6% 75.6% 2014 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7% 2015 Acceptance: 83.9% 83.9% 2016 Acceptance: 77.2% 77.2% 2017 Acceptance: 67.6% 67.6% 2018 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0% 2019 Acceptance: 64.6% 64.6% 2020 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2021 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2022 Acceptance: 71.6% 71.6% 2023 Acceptance: 66.9% 66.9% 2024 Acceptance: 75.0% 75.0% 2011 Yield: 37.4% 37.4% 2012 Yield: 35.5% 35.5% 2013 Yield: 32.5% 32.5% 2014 Yield: 27.7% 27.7% 2015 Yield: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 Yield: 27.8% 27.8% 2017 Yield: 30.9% 30.9% 2018 Yield: 24.5% 24.5% 2019 Yield: 28.7% 28.7% 2020 Yield: 23.5% 23.5% 2021 Yield: 27.2% 27.2% 2022 Yield: 24.9% 24.9% 2023 Yield: 21.3% 21.3% 2024 Yield: 18.0% 18.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,057 1,057 2012 Applicants: 1,031 1,031 2013 Applicants: 1,021 1,021 2014 Applicants: 1,178 1,178 2015 Applicants: 1,174 1,174 2016 Applicants: 1,245 1,245 2017 Applicants: 1,684 1,684 2018 Applicants: 1,962 1,962 2019 Applicants: 1,868 1,868 2020 Applicants: 1,596 1,596 2021 Applicants: 1,062 1,062 2022 Applicants: 1,262 1,262 2023 Applicants: 1,596 1,596 2024 Applicants: 1,619 1,619 2011 Admitted: 866 866 2012 Admitted: 794 794 2013 Admitted: 772 772 2014 Admitted: 904 904 2015 Admitted: 985 985 2016 Admitted: 961 961 2017 Admitted: 1,138 1,138 2018 Admitted: 1,276 1,276 2019 Admitted: 1,207 1,207 2020 Admitted: 1,080 1,080 2021 Admitted: 810 810 2022 Admitted: 903 903 2023 Admitted: 1,067 1,067 2024 Admitted: 1,214 1,214 2011 Enrolled: 324 324 2012 Enrolled: 282 282 2013 Enrolled: 251 251 2014 Enrolled: 250 250 2015 Enrolled: 282 282 2016 Enrolled: 267 267 2017 Enrolled: 352 352 2018 Enrolled: 313 313 2019 Enrolled: 346 346 2020 Enrolled: 254 254 2021 Enrolled: 220 220 2022 Enrolled: 225 225 2023 Enrolled: 227 227 2024 Enrolled: 219 219

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2017 25th: 980 980 2018 25th: 900 900 2019 25th: 880 880 2020 25th: 870 870 2021 25th: 800 800 2017 75th: 1070 1070 2018 75th: 1090 1090 2019 75th: 1080 1080 2020 75th: 1120 1120 2021 75th: 1080 1080

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 460 460 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 420 420 2021 25th: 390 390 2017 75th: 540 540 2018 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 550 550 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 440 440 2019 25th: 440 440 2020 25th: 450 450 2021 25th: 410 410 2017 75th: 530 530 2018 75th: 550 550 2019 75th: 530 530 2020 75th: 560 560 2021 75th: 520 520

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2012 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2013 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2014 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2015 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2016 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2017 Submitted: 90.0% 90.0% 2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2019 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2020 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2021 Submitted: 31.0% 31.0% 2022 Submitted: 19.0% 19.0% 2024 Submitted: 0.0% 0.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.