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Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

https://www.marquette.edu

#239 National Colleges

82.96% Admission Rate
Least Selective

8,259 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, large, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Marquette University () is a private Jesuit research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of the diocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The university was named after 17th-century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette, SJ, with the intention to provide an affordable Catholic education to the area's emerging German immigrant population. Initially an all-male institution, Marquette became the first coeducational Catholic university in the world in 1909 when it began admitting its first female students.

Marquette is part of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and currently has a student body of about 12,000. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Marquette is one of the largest Jesuit universities in the United States, and the largest private university in Wisconsin.

Marquette is organized into 11 schools and colleges at its main Milwaukee campus, offering programs in the liberal arts, business, communication, education, engineering, law and various health sciences disciplines. The university also administers classes in suburbs around the Milwaukee area and in Washington, DC. While most students are pursuing undergraduate degrees, the university has over 68 doctoral and master's degree programs, a law school, a dental school (only one in the state), and 22 graduate certificate programs. The university's varsity athletic teams, known as the Golden Eagles, are members of the Big East Conference and compete in the NCAA's Division I in all sports.


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Location

City
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)

Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 20.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 16.2%
Engineering 13.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 11.5%
Health Professions And Related Programs 10.7%
Social Sciences 10.3%
Psychology 5.1%
Education 2.7%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 2.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 1.5%
History 1.1%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.1%
Public Administration And Social Service Professions 0.7%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.7%
Physical Sciences 0.6%
Visual And Performing Arts 0.4%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.3%
Natural Resources And Conservation 0.3%
Theology And Religious Vocations 0.2%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 0.2%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies 0.1%

Cost

Tuition
$43,936.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
45.10%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$29,756.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1255 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 670 615 560
Verbal 650 605 560

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 26 24
English 31 27 23