Marian University
45 S National Ave, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935
Description
Marian University is a Catholic applied liberal arts institution of higher learning sponsored by the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes offering undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs. As a community, it welcomes diverse spiritual traditions and is committed to the transformation of the individual and the world through lifelong learning. Marian University is committed to the education of the whole person, striving to nurture intellectual, spiritual, aesthetic, psychological, social, and physical dimensions. The university's personal concern for students serves as the foundation for academic and student life as well as professional experiences. University programs integrate professional preparation with a liberal arts foundation. The university embraces justice, compassion, and service to the local and global community.Marian University is all about outstanding academic programs designed to meet the needs of undergraduate and graduate students, and working adults. It’s about a distinguished faculty, a flexible curriculum, and a whole world of exciting research, internship and other experiential learning opportunities. Few liberal arts institutions offer the extensive array and diverse mix of programs that Marian University does.
Our campus is a powerful blend of the exuberance of undergraduate students ready to shape a future driven by their ideas … the passion of graduate students eager to explore their potential in their specific field through collaborative research, thesis-writing, and intensive real-world projects … and the life experiences of working adults busy preparing for a whole new level of career success in Marian’s Adult Accelerated Program.
With more than 40 student organizations, 12 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic programs, an intriguing variety of housing options, and a diverse, vibrant and friendly family of students, life on the Marian campus is a theater of non-stop excitement where you play the lead role. It’s easy to get involved here, to be passionate about causes, to discover new interests, and to develop the leader within you.
Fond du Lac is an exciting mid-sized city at the foot of Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin’s largest inland lake. With a population of more than 40,000, Fond du Lac offers much to the prospecting business entrepreneur; to the couple looking for a great place to live, work, and raise a family; and to those who long to be close to nature and all that nature holds in recreational amenities.
Fond du Lac’s location places it within 60 minutes of Wisconsin’s three biggest markets — Milwaukee, Madison and Green Bay/the Fox Cities — where half of the state’s people live, work and play. It is for this reason that Fond du Lac is an important manufacturing and distribution center. Firms located here draw from a large pool of well educated and highly skilled workers.
Quick Facts
Location
Midwest
Setting
Large Town Setting
Type
Private
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Size
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Website
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
In-State Tuition
$20,900
Out-of-State Tuition
$20,900
Selectivity
Selective
Enrollment
2,756
Students
- Full-Time Undergrad Students
- 1,996
- Freshman Class
- 319
- Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
- 2,756
Undergraduate vs. Graduate
- Undergraduate
- 72%
- Graduate
- 28%
Full-Time vs. Part-time Students
- Full-Time
- 100%
- Part-Time
- 0%
Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State
- In-State
- 88%
- Out-of-State
- 12%
Gender of Students
- Women
- 73%
- Men
- 27%
Ethnic Diversity
- African-American
- 5%
- Asian
- 1%
- Caucasian
- 87%
- Latino
- 2%
- Other
- 5%
Students State Origin
- Wisconsin
- 88%
- Illinois
- 8%
- Other
- 4%
International Students
- International
- 0%
- Domestic
- 100%