Marian University

A CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE ABILITIES, RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL, ETHNIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.

MARIAN UNIVERSITY SERVED 3,722 STUDENTS AS MEASURED FALL, 2020. THIS WAS COMPRISED OF 2,568 UNDERGRADUATE, AND 392 GRADUATE AND 751 DOCTORAL STUDENTS. INCLUDED IN THESE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE TRADITIONAL FULL AND PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATES, ACCELERATED ON-LINE ADULT PROGRAMS, ACCELERATED 2ND NURSING, MEDICAL AND OTHER DOCTORAL AND GRADUATE STUDENTS. MARIAN OFFERS 51 UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES. THE TOP 10 PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF MAJORS ARE: NURSING, BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, MARKETING, EXERCISE SCIENCE, SECONDARY EDUCATION, FINANCE, PSYCHOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION. GRADUATE PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OFFERED ARE: TEACHER EDUCATION, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, SPECIAL EDUCATION, CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND SCHOOL COUNSELING. DOCTORAL PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OFFERED ARE: DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, CERTIFIED NURSE ANESTHETISTS, FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE MARIAN STUDENT POPULATION IS AS FOLLOWS: IPEDS RACE/ETHNICITY: WHITE - 65%, BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN - 13%, HISPANIC/LATINO - 7%, ASIAN - 5% AND OTHER -10%. STATE RESIDENCY: INDIANA 73%, CONTIGUOUS STATES - 7%, OTHER 20% (INCLUDING 1% INTERNATIONAL). GENDER: FEMALE - 56%, MALE - 43% AND UNKNOWN - 1%. RELIGION: CHRISTIAN, ROMAN CATHOLIC - 45%, CHRISTIAN OTHER - 44%, OTHER/NO RELIGION - 11%. THE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IS THE ONLY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND THE 2ND MEDICAL SCHOOL (ALONG WITH INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL). THE UNIVERSITY GRADUATED ITS FIRST STUDENT IN SPRING 2017. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO PLACE PHYSICIANS IN INDIANA AND THE NEIGHBORING STATES. PLACEMENT DEMOGRAPHICS ON THE CLASS OF 2021 INCLUDE: 97% PLACEMENT RATE, 54% IN PRIMARY CARE, 70% PRIMARY CARE SHORTAGE AREAS, 28% IN INDIANA, A TOTAL OF 30 STATES, 75 CITIES. IN OCTOBER, 2020 MARIAN ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF THE E.S. WITCHGER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING. PENDING APPROVAL FROM THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION, DEGREES WILL BE OFFERED IN ELECTRICAL, COMPUTER, MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. THE INAUGURAL CLASS FOR THE E.S. WITCHGER SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING WILL ENTER MARIAN IN FALL 2022. MARIAN WILL SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE ACCREDITATION BOARD FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (ABET) WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED AFTER THE PROGRAM PRODUCES ITS FIRST GRADUATING CLASS. PROGRAM PRODUCES ITS FIRST GRADUATING CLASS.