Marymount College (Kansas)

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Marymount College was a four-year liberal arts college located in Salina, Kansas. Originally opened in 1922 as a women's college, Marymount was the oldest Catholic liberal arts college in the state.

The college was affiliated with the Jesuits and operated under the auspices of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Later in its history, Marymount became a coeducational institution and was accredited by the Higher Learning Commission in 1932. The college was situated on a thirty acre campus and had five major buildings. With three dormitories the school was able to house 350 resident students.

Marymount closed in June 1989. Its records and student transcripts were housed at St. Mary of the Plains College, but when that college closed Marymount's records and student transcripts were transferred to Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.

Although Marymount did not have a football team, the Spartans were always an NAIA powerhouse in men's basketball. The cancellation of the basketball program was one of the contributing factors to the demise of the college.^{[citation needed]}