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Marietta College is a coeducational, private college located in Marietta, Ohio, United States. It was founded in the year 1835. The campus encompasses nearly three city blocks in Marietta. The institution offers major degrees in more than 40 fields and many minors with a strong liberal arts foundation. The college also provides opportunities to study abroad.
Marietta College has a notable Greek life. A few of the fraternities and sororities that it hosts are Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Delta Tau Delta, among others. The institution also encourages an active student life and is home to several clubs and organizations including athletics & recreation, academic clubs, religious groups, and cultural groups.
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Campus LocationIrvine Bldg
Marietta, OH 45750
USA
Main Tel: (740) 376-4643
Web Site The campus is in a small city. |
Marietta College HighlightsWhere Marietta College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in media, drama and performing arts, photography and commercial art, and engineering.
- Large number of students.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High faculty salary.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 255 | 39 | | Master | 47 | 5 | | Associate | | 2 |
Marietta StudentsThe student enrollment at Marietta was 1,605 in 2007 (1,534 full-time equivalent). About 51% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 49% of the class. Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%. About 7% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 93% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 24,842 | | Room | $ 4,070 | | Board | $ 3,320 | | Books and supplies | $ 680 | | Other | $ 1,180 |
Financial Aid: Marietta participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 53 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 25 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 20 |
Housing and MealsMarietta provides on-campus housing for 1,199 of its 1,534 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Marietta AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Marietta is in the Ohio Athletic Conference for major sports.
Marietta Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 79% | | Women | 73% | | All | 76% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 460-600 | | Math | 480-600 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (56 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Finance
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded) - Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (32 awarded) - Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education
- Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
ENGINEERING (25 awarded) FINE ARTS (3 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (37 awarded) - Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- General Studies
- History
- International/Global Studies
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- Political Science and Government
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (2 awarded) MEDIA (41 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Journalism
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Organizational Communication
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (25 awarded) - Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Physician Assistant
MUSIC (1 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded) - Athletic Training/Trainer
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded) - Commercial and Advertising Art
SCIENCE (24 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Marietta with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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