Martin University
About
Martin University was a private college in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was founded by Boniface Hardin and Jane Edward Schilling in 1977 to serve low-income, minority, and adult learners and it closed at the end of 2025. It was the only predominantly Black institution (PBI) of higher education in Indiana.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 20 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data20 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Action history · 5
- Dec 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalHigher Learning Commission
- Aug 2021Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2017Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2014Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationHigher Learning Commission
- Jun 2012Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 135 students received $656K in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 206 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Martin
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
- Public property2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Martin vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Martin selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMartin University | 0% | Open admission | 198 | $18,114 | Baccalaureate |
| 44% | 96.0% | 424 | $38,997 | Baccalaureate | |
| 41% | 89.1% | 121 | $14,834 | Baccalaureate | |
| 25% | 50.7% | 180 | $28,299 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | Open admission | 359 | $5,970 | Baccalaureate | |
| 65% | 82.9% | 255 | $20,586 | Baccalaureate | |
| 56% | 55.7% | 712 | $23,624 | Baccalaureate | |
| 68% | 70.2% | 358 | $25,184 | Baccalaureate | |
| 100% | Open admission | 64 | $10,364 | Baccalaureate | |
| 19% | 40.7% | 468 | $21,697 | Baccalaureate | |
| 54% | 75.3% | 844 | $24,034 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 57.1% | 182 | $26,861 | Baccalaureate | |
| 44% | 79.6% | 274 | $25,203 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 75.2% | 661 | $26,728 | Baccalaureate | |
| 55% | 100.0% | 94 | $9,337 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 62.8% | 659 | $19,616 | Baccalaureate | |
Magdalen College | 53% | 44.4% | — | $15,922 | Baccalaureate |
| 12% | 95.4% | 390 | $16,670 | Baccalaureate | |
| 32% | 95.8% | 88 | $38,460 | Baccalaureate | |
| 20% | 100.0% | 168 | $25,163 | Baccalaureate | |
| 27% | 57.9% | 298 | $16,383 | Baccalaureate | |
| 12% | 48.7% | 467 | $12,587 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 100.0% | 351 | $11,916 | Baccalaureate | |
| 57% | 76.7% | 549 | $18,277 | Baccalaureate | |
| 8% | 100.0% | 506 | $18,434 | Baccalaureate | |
| 92% | 43.4% | 495 | $18,260 | Baccalaureate | |
| 55% | 53.1% | 467 | $26,674 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 75.5% | 444 | $17,758 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 89.6% | 97 | $18,489 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | 100.0% | 138 | $6,845 | Baccalaureate | |
Wells College | 41% | 69.6% | — | $22,921 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 45% | 75.4% | 358 | $18,489 |
Institutions like Martin
Explore the federal data for institutions in Martin's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateCalifornia
American Jewish University
Grad rate44%Admit rate96.0%Enrollment424Net price$38,997View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Antioch College
Grad rate41%Admit rate89.1%Enrollment121Net price$14,834View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Bennett College
Grad rate25%Admit rate50.7%Enrollment180Net price$28,299View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Beulah Heights University
Grad rate0%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment359Net price$5,970View data - BaccalaureatePennsylvania
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
Grad rate65%Admit rate82.9%Enrollment255Net price$20,586View data - BaccalaureateLouisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana
Grad rate56%Admit rate55.7%Enrollment712Net price$23,624View data - BaccalaureateMaine
College of the Atlantic
Grad rate68%Admit rate70.2%Enrollment358Net price$25,184View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Divine Word College
Grad rate100%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment64Net price$10,364View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
East-West University
Grad rate19%Admit rate40.7%Enrollment468Net price$21,697View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Hampshire College
Grad rate54%Admit rate75.3%Enrollment844Net price$24,034View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Hebrew Theological College
Grad rate50%Admit rate57.1%Enrollment182Net price$26,861View data - BaccalaureateMassachusetts
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Grad rate44%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment274Net price$25,203View data - BaccalaureateIndiana
Holy Cross College
Grad rate45%Admit rate75.2%Enrollment661Net price$26,728View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Kentucky Mountain Bible College
Grad rate55%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment94Net price$9,337View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Lyon College
Grad rate47%Admit rate62.8%Enrollment659Net price$19,616View data - BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Magdalen College
Grad rate53%Admit rate44.4%Enrollment—Net price$15,922 - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Paine College
Grad rate12%Admit rate95.4%Enrollment390Net price$16,670View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Pontifical College Josephinum
Grad rate32%Admit rate95.8%Enrollment88Net price$38,460View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Providence Christian College
Grad rate20%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment168Net price$25,163View data - BaccalaureateOklahoma
Randall University
Grad rate27%Admit rate57.9%Enrollment298Net price$16,383View data - BaccalaureateMississippi
Rust College
Grad rate12%Admit rate48.7%Enrollment467Net price$12,587View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Sacred Heart Major Seminary
Grad rate67%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment351Net price$11,916View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Salem College
Grad rate57%Admit rate76.7%Enrollment549Net price$18,277View data - BaccalaureateKentucky
Simmons College of Kentucky
Grad rate8%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment506Net price$18,434View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Soka University of America
Grad rate92%Admit rate43.4%Enrollment495Net price$18,260View data - BaccalaureateNew Mexico
St. John's College
Grad rate55%Admit rate53.1%Enrollment467Net price$26,674View data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Sweet Briar College
Grad rate52%Admit rate75.5%Enrollment444Net price$17,758View data - BaccalaureateNew Hampshire
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Grad rate63%Admit rate89.6%Enrollment97Net price$18,489View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
University of the West
Grad rate38%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment138Net price$6,845View data - BaccalaureateNew York
Wells College
Grad rate41%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment—Net price$22,921
Martin Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page provides information about the Department of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at Martin University. It highlights the director, Brian L. Steuerwald, Ph.D., HSPP, and provides contact details. A link to the Martin University Research Policy is also available.
Visit IR office page- Brian L. Steuerwald, Ph.D., HSPPDirector of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardmartin.edu
- Data definitionCOVID-19 Policy | Martin University | IndianapolisThe Martin University COVID-19 policy outlines vaccination requirements for students and employees, including mandates for booster shots, and provides guidelines on mask usage, physical distancing, quarantine, and isolation procedures. All students and employees are required to be vaccinated, with specific protocols outlined for exemptions. The policy also covers procedures for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, and cleaning and disinfection, adapting to guidance from the CDC and evolving data.martin.edu
- Data dictionaryData dictionaryMartin University is Indiana's only predominantly black institution (PBI) founded in 1977 to serve low-income, minority, and adult learners, primarily African American, female, and over 25. The university aims to provide opportunities for disenfranchised individuals through education, with a significant portion of students receiving financial aid. Graduates often become leaders in the community, with notable alumni in various professional roles. The university values a future-oriented, interconnected, and learning-centered approach.martin.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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