Marian University
Indianapolis, IN · private, nonprofit · 2,266 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Marian University field?
Marian University, in Indianapolis, IN, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NAIA as a member of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference and the Crossroads League.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 19 players against 16, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Marian University's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 19 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median of 9, by 124%, and about the same distance from the NAIA median. Marian University lists 1 head coach and 5 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.2 players per coach, well below the NAIA median of 7, by 55%.
Marian University's women's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 12 players in 2020 to 16 in 2025. That 2025 roster is well above the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median of 9, by 78%, and about the same distance from the NAIA median. Marian University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 16 players per coach, well above the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference median of 4.5, by 256%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Marian University fund its athletes?
Marian University reported 850 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 575 men and 275 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $12,536,509, about $15,891 per male athlete and $12,360 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $32,777 for men's sports and $18,912 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $57 and $69 per athlete.
What is Marian University like academically?
Marian University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 95% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
The full cost of attendance is around $56,258 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $24,018 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 57% of the sticker price on average.
67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $58,759, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Marian University?
Health Professions dominates: it accounts for 48% of degrees awarded, with Business, Management & Marketing a distant second at 16%.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (334 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (35 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (31 degrees)
- Biology, General (26 degrees)
- Marketing (24 degrees)
- Finance and Financial Management Services (22 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (22 degrees)
- Public Health (22 degrees)
- History (19 degrees)
What is Carmel, IN like to live in?
Marian University sits in Carmel, a large city of about 101,000 people in Hamilton County, Indiana.
Household incomes in Carmel, a median of about $134,602, sit far above the Indiana median and likewise far above the national one, 71% higher than the country as a whole.
Housing costs more here than in most of Indiana: a typical home is valued around $455,500, 126% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,607 a month is 58% over the state figure.
Commutes average about 25 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 25% work from home.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 41, with 25% under 18 and 15% aged 65 or over.
75% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Indiana average of 29%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Marian University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Marian University fields men's tennis (NAIA, Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference) and women's tennis (NAIA, Crossroads League), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Marian University?
- Marian University is in Indianapolis, IN, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
- How much does Marian University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $56,258 a year, and an average net price of $24,018 after grants and scholarships.