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Marian University

Marian University reports 2,266 undergraduates in Indianapolis, IN. Its federal reporting group is labeled Marian University. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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Marian University · Indianapolis, Indiana · Federal institution ID (UNITID): 151786.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Marian University).

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$24,435

family income
under $30k

$20,235

$30–48k

$22,711

$48–75k

$25,398

$75–110k

$24,074

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$24,0182023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Marian University rose from $14,198 (2008) to $24,018 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,198
2009	$16,826
2010	$18,686
2011	$19,516
2012	$19,459
2013	$19,367
2014	$19,193
2015	$20,575
2016	$20,366
2017	$19,937
2018	$19,658
2019	$19,266
2020	$21,765
2021	$22,484
2022	$23,594
2023	$24,018

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$56,2582024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Marian University rose from $34,129 (2009) to $56,258 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$34,129
2010	$35,374
2011	$36,632
2012	$37,819
2013	$39,369
2014	$39,937
2015	$41,872
2016	$43,723
2017	$44,810
2018	$46,512
2019	$48,252
2020	$49,112
2021	$50,130
2022	$51,522
2023	$52,691
2024	$56,258

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$14,432
2001	$15,630
2002	$16,580
2003	$17,460
2004	$18,240
2005	$19,060
2006	$19,900
2007	$20,800
2008	$22,800
2013	$28,400
2014	$29,400
2015	$30,500
2016	$31,500
2017	$33,000
2018	$34,000
2019	$35,000
2020	$36,000
2021	$36,600
2022	$37,600
2023	$39,100

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Marian University reports published tuition of $40,664 in this record. Marian University's $40,664 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Marian University reports 2,266 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

67.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Marian University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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67.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Marian University rose from 37.8% (entered 1991) to 67.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.8%
1992 cohort	43.4%
1993 cohort	49.4%
1994 cohort	44.8%
1995 cohort	53.3%
1996 cohort	44.3%
1997 cohort	40.8%
1998 cohort	50.2%
1999 cohort	51.4%
2000 cohort	46.2%
2001 cohort	53.5%
2002 cohort	44.8%
2003 cohort	48.1%
2004 cohort	55.5%
2005 cohort	58.2%
2006 cohort	58.8%
2007 cohort	52.4%
2008 cohort	54%
2009 cohort	56.4%
2010 cohort	55.5%
2011 cohort	52.2%
2012 cohort	57%
2013 cohort	62.6%
2014 cohort	60.3%
2015 cohort	64.5%
2016 cohort	63.6%
2017 cohort	61%
2018 cohort	67.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Marian University).

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$17,125	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,694	$4,577
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,813	$4,459
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,750	$3,969
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,468	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,501	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$22,375	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$27,608	$7,636
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$29,217	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$28,875	$8,784
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$10,417
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,125	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,250	$8,334
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$8,334

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$55,704

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$56,234

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$58,759

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Marian University).

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Marian University admitted 3,575 of 3,745 applicants in Fall 2024. The 95.5% rate describes that application pool.

95.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $39,100 tuition · 2023–24 2,266 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Marian University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Marian University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Marian University received 3,745 applications and admitted 3,575 (95.5%), with 559 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

95.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	79.4%
Fall 2002	76.3%
Fall 2003	74.2%
Fall 2004	72.7%
Fall 2005	62.8%
Fall 2006	65.4%
Fall 2007	61.5%
Fall 2008	54.1%
Fall 2009	53.9%
Fall 2010	53.6%
Fall 2011	53.5%
Fall 2012	54.6%
Fall 2013	58%
Fall 2014	56.4%
Fall 2015	56.1%
Fall 2016	59.6%
Fall 2017	58.7%
Fall 2018	61.4%
Fall 2019	61.5%
Fall 2020	64.2%
Fall 2021	73.1%
Fall 2022	93.8%
Fall 2023	95.3%
Fall 2024	95.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1180Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	860	1080
Fall 2002	860	1070
Fall 2004	890	1120
Fall 2005	910	1130
Fall 2006	910	1120
Fall 2007	890	1100
Fall 2008	910	1120
Fall 2009	900	1100
Fall 2010	940	1140
Fall 2011	880	1080
Fall 2012	920	1110
Fall 2013	920	1120
Fall 2014	900	1120
Fall 2015	890	1090
Fall 2016	900	1140
Fall 2017	1000	1200
Fall 2018	1020	1200
Fall 2019	970	1180

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	19	24
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	23
Fall 2010	19	23
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2014	20	26
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	19	25
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2004–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,266Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Marian University rose from 1,343 (Fall 2002) to 2,266 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,343
Fall 2003	1,542
Fall 2004	1,631
Fall 2005	1,573
Fall 2006	1,725
Fall 2007	1,906
Fall 2008	1,892
Fall 2009	1,947
Fall 2010	2,039
Fall 2011	2,133
Fall 2012	2,090
Fall 2013	2,054
Fall 2014	1,999
Fall 2015	1,969
Fall 2016	2,019
Fall 2017	2,173
Fall 2018	2,226
Fall 2019	2,237
Fall 2020	2,375
Fall 2021	2,668
Fall 2022	2,347
Fall 2023	2,336
Fall 2024	2,266

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

76%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Marian University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 84% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 76%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	70%
Fall 2005 cohort	78%
Fall 2006 cohort	76%
Fall 2007 cohort	70%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	70%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	77%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	78%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	77%
Fall 2023 cohort	76%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Marian University

Faculty pay at Marian University averages $92,724 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Marian University as a primarily residential campus of 2,266 undergraduates — and 75.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Marian University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 95.5%. Review Marian University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Marian University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Marian University95.5%

Indiana median77.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Marian University$40,664

Indiana median$32,352

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Marian University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Marian University).

Marian University reporting group (shared)$58,759

Indiana median$52,071

National median$53,781

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Marian University, Indiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Marian University	Indiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	95.5%	77.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,664	$32,352	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$58,759Shared group value	$52,071	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Marian University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Marian University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$81,706
Finance and Financial Management Services	$77,771
Accounting and Related Services	$76,780
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$66,959
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$66,491
Marketing	$61,951
Biology, General	$54,648
Psychology, General	$53,635
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,399

These 9 fields listed for Marian University measure earnings after completion. The $58,759 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Marian University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules. Debt and earnings figures are shared across campuses in the federal reporting group (Marian University).

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Marian University report?

Marian University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 95.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Marian University's acceptance rate?

95.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,575 admitted from 3,745 applicants.

How much does Marian University cost?

At Marian University, tuition is $40,664. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Marian University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $58,759. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Indiana

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion — 88.9% admitted
Indiana University-Kokomo — 86.5% admitted
University of Southern Indiana — 95.8% admitted
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne — 96% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.