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Marian University

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Marian University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,246, made up of 1,021 undergraduates and 225 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Marian University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 322 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 33 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,246
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
322
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 74

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 14
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Psychology 2
Education 17
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Communication and Journalism 6
History 1
Physical Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
229
Master's degrees
93

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,246
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,021
Graduate students, fall 2024
225
Full-time, fall 2024
67%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,576
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,250
Graduate students, 2024-25
326
Full-time, 2024-25
56%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
33
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
40%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference; Northern Athletics Conference
President
Aaron Sadoff
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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