-27%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Marian University fell 27% between 2021 and 2024 (40.5% → 29.5%).
Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Marian University
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. 1,050 undergraduate students. 67 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Marian University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-21%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Marian University fell 21% between 2021 and 2024 (55.8% → 44.2%).
+21%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Marian University rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.1k → $35.2k).
+21%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Marian University rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.1k → $35.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$53,501+7% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$49,839
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry41.2%-17% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$17,340+83% · '97→'20
At program completion1,050-41% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS62.3%-6% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time66.8%-4% · '01→'24
latest cohort$33,000+172% · '00→'24
out-of-state $33,000SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $17,340 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $53,501 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-41%
Marian University · undergrad enrollment fell
1,710 → 1,010
+172%
Marian University · in-state tuition rose
$12,939 → $35,178
+172%
Marian University · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,939 → $35,178
+83%
Marian University · median debt rose
$13,625 → $25,000
-100%
Marian University · cohort default rate fell
4.8% → 0.0%
+22%
Marian University · pell share rose
26.7% → 32.6%
+23%
Marian University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$43,000 → $52,758
+26%
Marian University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$39,600 → $49,839
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$130,634Educational Administration and Supervision.$89,638Criminal Justice and Corrections.$73,451Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$72,107Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$69,518Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$65,301Educational/Instructional Media Design.$63,283Business Administration, Management and Operations.$59,268Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$57,360Social Work.$50,092
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
10 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Marian University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$572,400
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $20,296
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Marian University graduates earn $X” — not “Marian University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Marian University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.