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MARIETTA COLLEGE

Marietta College
215 Fifth Street
Marietta, OH 45750

Official telephone: (740) 376-4643

Website: www.marietta.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 692 men, 720 women, 1,412 total
Full-time undergraduates: 664 men, 672 women, 1,336 total
Part-time undergraduates: 28 men, 48 women, 76 total
Total graduate students: 38 men, 80 women, 118 total
Full-time graduate students: 23 men, 50 women, 73 total
Part-time graduate students: 15 men, 30 women, 45 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 20
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast, Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 50%
First-year student breakdown:
3.9% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.3% Hispanic
81.8% White (non-Hispanic)
3.6% total international (nonresident aliens)
7.0% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
3.3% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.7% Hispanic
81.9% White (non-Hispanic)
4.7% total international (nonresident aliens)
6.3% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 120 acres
City or town school is located in: Marietta, Ohio
Population of city/town: 18,000
Nearest major city: Columbus, Ohio
Distance of nearest major city: 120 miles
Population of nearest major city: 720,000

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (68%)
  • women's dorms (7%)
  • men's dorms (8%)
  • sorority housing (5%)
  • fraternity housing (5%)
  • single-student apartments (7%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 95%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 75%
Percent of students who live off campus: 25%
Students required to live on campus: All unmarried students under age 25 must live on campus unless living with family.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 64%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Rare books. Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Dinosaur exhibit.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, Center for Families and Children
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, Alternative Technology
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 3
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of men who join fraternities: 18%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 18%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): The Marcolian (weekly)
Number of honor societies: 23
Total number of registered organizations: 80
Campus-based religious organizations:
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Newman Community
Minority student organizations:
American-International Association, Cultural Initiatives
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
concert choir, concert, jazz, and pep bands, jazz/rock ensemble, dance team, theatrical group, forensics team, team managers, environmental awareness group, computer club, Circle K, tournaments, Great Outdoors Club, ski club, Rainbow Alliance, Young Democrats, Young Republicans, Model UN, Philanthropy Connection, teacher education association, Society of Petroleum Engineers, marketing club, service and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Debbie Lazorik,
Athletics Director
Director of women's athletics: Jeanne Arbuckle
School colors: Navy Blue & White
School mascot: Pioneers
Athletic conference memberships: Ohio Athletic Conference (Division III)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's crewno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballno 
Women's crewno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 34%
Athletic facilities:
Don Drumm Stadium
Marietta Field
Pioneer Park
Ban Johnson Gymnasium
Beren Tennis Center
Dyson Baudo Recreation Center

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Columbus, Ohio (120 miles)
Nearest other airport: Parkersburg, WV (10 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Marietta, Ohio (on campus) (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 5%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 25% immediately, 20% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Case Western Reserve University (OH);Emory University (GA);Ohio State University--Columbus (OH);Ohio University (OH);Pace University (NY);Yale University (CT)
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 65% within six months of graduation, 80% within one year of graduation, 92% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Chevron, Unocal, Marathon, Anadarko, Exxon-Mobil, Deloitte & Touche, Cleveland Clinic
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Charles Gates Dawes - U.S. Vice President, Nobel Prize Winner Story Musgrave - Scientist, Physician, Astronaut



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