| Name |
Marietta College |
| Address |
215 Fifth Street
Marietta, OH 45750 |
| Website |
http://www.marietta.edu |
| Email |
admit@marietta.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
90% |
| Percent Fraternity |
22% |
| Percent Sorority |
22% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
80% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
90% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
Yes |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (65%), women's dorms (10%), men's dorms (9%), sorority housing (5%), fraternity housing (7%), apartment for single students (4%) |
| College Owned Singles |
13% |
| College Owned Doubles |
75% |
| College Owned Triples |
6% |
| College Owned Apartments |
6% |
| College Owned Other |
0% |
| Num College Owned |
16 |
| Sprinkler System |
6% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
120 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
80% |
| Nearest Airport |
Columbus, Ohio (120), Parkersburg, WV (10) |
| Nearest Train |
N/A |
| Nearest Bus |
Marietta, Ohio (on campus) (1) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
N/A |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
7% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Black History Month; Family Weekend; Little Sibs Weekend; Homecoming; Theatre Performances; Choir/Band Concerts; International Week; Greek Week; Doo Dah Day; Annual Rock Concert |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
80 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Psi Omega; Alpha Sigma Lambda; Beta Beta Beta; Gamma Sigma Alpha; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Lambda Pi Eta; Omicron Delta Kappa; The Order of Omega; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Sigma Iota; Pi Epsilon Tau; Pi Kappa Delta; Pi Sigma Alpha; Psi Chi; Sigma Delta Pi; Sigma Tau Delta; The Society for Collegiate Journalists; Tau Pi Phi |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Intervarsity Christian Fellowship; Marietta Campus Ministry |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) American International Association; Cultural Initiatives |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Art and Design Club; Arts and Humanities Council; The American Chemical Society; Circle K; College Union Board; The Environmental Science/Biology Club; Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance; French Club; College Democrats; College Republicans; Geological Society; Great Outdoors Club; Honors House; Student Athletic Trainer Organization; Model UN; Pre Law Club; Psychology Club; Philanthropy Connection; International Rainbow Alliance; Society for Entrepreneurship and Business; Spanish Club; Student Athletic Advisory Council; Marietta Visitation Planners; Society of Human Resources; Society of Petroleum Engineers; Teacher Education Association; Forensics Team; Student Senate; etc. |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Marcolian, Once per week |
| Num Frats |
4 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
4 |
| Percent Frat Members |
22% |
| Num Sororities |
3 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
3 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
22% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1797 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
1,345 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
54,260,046 |
| Application Deadline |
April 15 |
| Application Fee |
25 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
22,656 |
| Room Board |
6,446 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, other |
| Remedial |
reading, math, writing, study skills |
| Counseling |
career, personal, academic, psychological |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
65% |
| Job One Year |
80% |
| Job Two Years |
92% |
| Firms |
State Farm Insurance; Bureau of Public Debt; Chevron; Deloitte & Touche; Cintas; National City Bank; Schlumberger; Sherwin Williams |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
246,706 |
| Num Subscriptions |
6,714 |
| Num Microforms |
133,305 |
| Num Audiovisual |
7,269 |
| Num Ebooks |
17,000 |
| Library Facilities |
The Slack Research Collection; The Cutler Collection; The Dawes Collection; The Harry Philip Fischer Collection; The Hildreth Collection; The Stephen Durward Hoag Collection; The Marietta College Archives; The Marietta College Library Art; The Manuscripts and Documents of the Ohio Company of Associates; The Manuscript Collection; The Putnam Papers; The Rare Book Collection; The Charles Goddard Slack Collection; The Rodney M. Stimson Collection |
| Museums |
historical archives, dinosaur exhibit |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
N/A |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
50 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
120 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
0 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
N/A |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
