Marian University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Marian University

Marian University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,010 students of which 1,397 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Marian University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 75.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,937, with published in-state tuition of $35,178 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 42.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.5%. Graduates earn a median of $53,501 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,839 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 102100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.