ALWAYS FORWARD
Notable Achievements
T he Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg continue to inspire Marian University’s bold leadership initiatives. This legacy of forging transformational leaders in education, healthcare, the sciences, pastoral ministry, and more invites everyone in the Marian community to prayerfully consider what they are called to invest in our vision, not only to protect what the Sisters created, but also to propel it forward in bold and innovative ways. In 2022, Marian University formally launched its newest strategic plan, Journey to 2030: Always Forward . Driven by innovation, quality, and swift acts of courage, our Journey to 2030 will help to secure a better future for our university and our students. In the spirit of boldness, Marian University is setting forth on a path to raise $500 million by 2030. These investments will be used primarily to fund our three strategic priorities: Access and Success; STEHM (science, technology, engineering, health sciences, and mathematics); and Faith in Action. This funding is imperative in continuing the exponential growth of Marian University and setting our students on the pathway to achieving their dreams academically, professionally, and personally. With respect to the Journey to 2030: Always Forward strategic plan, our administration, faculty, and staff echo the sentiments of another Marian foundress, Mother Clarissa Dillhoff, guiding us with words she wrote to her fellow Sisters nearly 100 years ago: “This new adventure has been thrust upon us with a speed never before experienced… and it’s worth the venture.”
Dedicating his professional life to the mission of Catholic education, Daniel J. Elsener became the eighth president of Marian College, now Marian University, on August 1, 2001. As a result of President Elsener’s energetic and visionary leadership, Marian University has experienced great success advancing excellence in learning, including but not limited to:
Marian University has joined the Doctoral/ Professional Universities Carnegie Classification, and in its first year ranked top two in Indiana for social mobility and ranked 250 among all
National Universities according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings (2023).
Enrollment has grown by 75% over the past 10 years, a testament to Marian University’s relevant academic offerings. The launch of the E. S. Witchger School of Engineering and opening of its state-of-the-art building (2022-23). The creation and national prominence of Marian University’s Fred S. Klipsch Educators College , an innovative undergraduate teacher preparation program recognized by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) as among just 48 universities nationwide and the only A+ program in Indiana for going above and beyond the standards set by literacy experts for teaching the “science of reading.” The creation of Indiana’s second medical school, the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM, established 2013). This year, Marian University celebrates the MU-COM’s 10th anniversary and the more than 1,000 alumni physicians who have graduated from the MU-COM. Intercollegiate athletics (NAIA and Collegiate Cycling) is a major part of the leadership development at Marian University that consistently ranks among the top 10 in the nation . n
STUDENT POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Current total enrollment includes approximately 4,000 students across multiple campuses and programs (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees)
935 student-athletes
Student housing on campus is at capacity
74% of students from Indiana 37% from unrepresented backgrounds
74 %
36% growth in Latino students year-over-year
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