Marian University

Marian University is a private, non-profit Roman Catholic university in Indianapolis, Indiana. As of 2017, Marian University served 2,431 undergraduate students, 1,164 graduate students, and 650 medical students with a student-faculty ratio of 14:1.

 Founded in 1851 by the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, Indiana, the college was originally located in Oldenburg and moved to Indianapolis in 1937. Marian was referred to as Marian College from 1936 until 2009 when it was renamed Marian University.

 In 2013, the university opened the first medical school in over 100 years in Indiana to be the second operational medical school in Indiana at this time. Marian is religiously affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. Marian University is currently headed by President Daniel Elsener.

The Student Government Association of Marian University (SGA) is actively involved with campus events such as homecoming and the fall festival. Intramural sports are popular, especially basketball, flag football, and ultimate frisbee. Construction of a new dining commons, fitness facility, and the Paul J. Norman Center, the new home of the Byrum School of Business, will be completed in 2018.

Students perform plays and other theatrical performances, including a marching band and speech team. In 2010, the speech team which won the state championship and placed 10th in Division I at the national forensics championship.

Each year, the speech team travels to nearly 12 tournaments, plus a week-long trip to the National Forensic Association's Individual Events Tournament in April. At tournaments, students compete in a variety of events such as impromptu speaking, persuasive speaking, and dramatic interpretation.

The Knights are the athletic teams of Marian University. The Marian University mascot is Knightro, the Knight. The university competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as a member of the Crossroads League, formerly known as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCC), and the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association for football.