Marian College

The Sisters of St. Francis Oldenburg established Saint Francis Normal School in 1851 as a normal school for females. Saint Francis Normal School merged with Immaculate Conception Junior College in 1936. The new institution was named Marian College after the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus. Marian College moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1937 and began admitting men in 1954.

At present, Marian College offers education through the following nine departments:

• Business
• Language, literature, and communication
• Performing and visual arts
• Education
• Theology and philosophy
• Natural and behavioral sciences
• Nursing
• Sports studies
• History and social science

Marian College is located near the Major Taylor Velodrome which helped the institute develop an excellent cycling team. This team is a member of the National Collegiate Cycling Association, NCCA. Marian College has 16 more National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics teams for both men and women.

Marian College Highlights

Where Marian College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High female/male ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC
• Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Marian Students

The student enrollment at Marian was 2,043 in 2007-2008 (1,850 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

About 0% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Marian participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Housing and Meals

Marian provides on-campus housing for 700 of its 1,850 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Marian Athletics

School sports include football (Mid-States Football Association), basketball (Mid-Central College Conference), baseball (Mid-Central College Conference), and track (Mid-Central College Conference).

Marian offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 76 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 84 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Marian Admissions (2008-2009)

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