College · Private nonprofit · Indianapolis, IN · City
Marian University
Indianapolis, IN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate95%
6-yr median pay$56k
Net price / yr$24k
Undergrad size2,266
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $24k/yr for a shot at a $56k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 95% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
2,266 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $56k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $24k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$225k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$96k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$129k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $40.7k
- Room & board
- $13.8k
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
How students pay for it.
Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans66%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$56k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 2,266
- Location
- Indianapolis, IN
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- Marian
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White56%
- Black17%
- Hispanic15%
- Two or more races6%
- International3%
- Asian2%
- Unknown2%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$50k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 45
What you can study.