Marian University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Previously known as Marian College of Fond du Lac, Marian University is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in the year 1936 as Marian College. It gained university status in the year 2008. The university offers degrees and certificate programs to students through the following schools:

• School of Arts, Humanities and Letters
• School of Business
• School of Criminal Justice
• School of Education
• School of Math and Natural Science
• School of Nursing
• School of Social and Behavioral Science

The Greek organizations available on campus include Theta Phi Alpha, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Beta Gamma, Alpha Xi Delta, and Panhellenic Council. The university's athletics department fields men's teams in basketball, baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, and hockey, and women's teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, and tennis.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, nursing and emergency medicine, and security and law enforcement.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,891 in 2009-2010 (2,371 full-time equivalent).

About 28% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students and graduate students are 45%.

Students under 25 years old represent 44% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Marian provides on-campus housing for 436 of its 2,371 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Marian offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (142 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Information Technology

DESIGN (2 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (327 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Urban Education and Leadership

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (11 awarded)

• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Spanish Language and Literature

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (19 awarded)

• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (150 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (50 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (17 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology