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The roots of Marietta College reach back to 1797, when it was known as the Muskingum Academy. Since receiving its charter from the state of Ohio in 1835, Marietta has continued to mature into one of the finest small, contemporary liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes.com consistently rank Marietta among the best small, liberal arts colleges in the nation. The College offers its more than 1,200 undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue 44 majors, 52 minors and five pre-professional programs, which prepare students for careers in dentistry, law, medicine and veterinary medicine. Marietta also has a 3-2 binary engineering program and graduate programs in Psychology and Physician Assistant Studies.

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The roots of Marietta College reach back to 1797, when it was known as the Muskingum Academy. Since receiving its charter from the state of Ohio in 1835, Marietta has continued to mature into one of the finest small, contemporary liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Forbes.com consistently rank Marietta among the best small, liberal arts colleges in the nation. The College offers its more than 1,200 undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue 44 majors, 52 minors and five pre-professional programs, which prepare students for careers in dentistry, law, medicine and veterinary medicine. Marietta also has a 3-2 binary engineering program and graduate programs in Psychology and Physician Assistant Studies.

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Marietta College senior receives Charles J. Ping Student Service Award

Marietta College senior one of 12 students honored by Ohio Campus Compact with a Charles J. Ping Student Service Award.
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Leadership - 2018 May 4

Marietta College students attend the 2024 Naval Academy Leadership Conference

Four Marietta College students recently attended the 2024 Naval Academy Leadership Conference in Annapolis, Maryland.
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Leadership - 2024 Feb 1

Marietta College students meet state legislators at Day on the Square

Nine Marietta College students participated in Day on the Square, an event held in Columbus, Ohio, with state legislators where colleges and universities across the state discuss the needs of education.
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Leadership - 2023 Apr 20

McDonough Scholars selected to be Worldwide Bloggers

Two Marietta College students will maintain a blog while they study abroad this semester.
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Leadership - 2017 Jan 31
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