215 Fifth Street
Marietta, Ohio 45750

Marietta College is located in one of the first settlements in the Northwest, Marietta, Ohio. Almost two decades ago, the private, liberal arts college was founded on the principal of educating students in liberal arts and sciences. Today Marietta blends those curriculums with career-oriented programs among a culturally diverse student body hailing from 42 states and 12 countries.

These career-oriented programs are offered in sports medicine, computer science, petroleum engineering, and environmental science. Other concentrations are available in leadership, finance, and Asian Studies. Students receive a strong liberal arts foundation to prepare them for graduate school or their desired career. Marietta confers bachelor's degrees in an array of areas and master's degrees in International Corporate Media, Education, Physician Assistant Studies, and Psychology.

Quick Facts

Marietta College has more than 1,400 students, a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1, and the ratio of women to men is 1 to 1.

92 percent of Marietta's faculty hold Ph.D degrees and are highly regarded in their fields.

Marietta's athletic teams are part of the Ohio Athletic Conference, NCAA Division III.

Marietta College's Phi Beta Kappa chapter is the 16th oldest in the nation. Nationwide, only seven percent of colleges and universities have earned the Phi Theta Kappa distinction.

This private, liberal arts college is among the 37 "Revolutionary Colleges" in America with a history dating back to the 18th century.

Marietta College awards more than $9 million of their funds for financial assistance each year.

McDonough Leadership Program, Honors Program, Study Abroad, Investigative Studies Program: Independent study and research, Internships in U.S. and abroad, Career Advising Program: four-year program of career preparation, and China Program provide educational enrichment to Marietta College's students.

First year students will participate in the First Year Program, a program that helps students transition from high school to college life at Marietta. Freshman students will enroll in the First Year Seminar and the College Life and Leadership Laboratory.

Fall 2005, Marietta College received a 10 million dollar gift to build the Learning and Library Resource Center. The Dawes Library has over 250,000 volumes and 450 print periodicals, more than 4,000 online periodicals and other resources available through Ohiolink, a collection of Ohio academic libraries.

Marietta College has appeared in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges, Peterson's Competitive Colleges, Barron's Best Buys in Higher Education, and The Princeton Review's Best Midwestern Colleges.

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