Marquette University

Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881. MU is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Marquette was ranked 77th among National Universities in U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2009”.

Marquette’s campus is spread across an area of over 90 acres. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health Sciences
College of Nursing
College of Professional Studies
Graduate School
Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences
J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication
Law School
School of Dentistry

Marquette's student body includes more than 11,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 80 countries. Greek life at Marquette has over 8% of all students being part of either a sorority or fraternity. There are more than 10 social sororities and over 9 social fraternities on campus. They are governed by Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC); Panhellenic Association (NPC); and National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC).

Campus Location

615 N 11th St
Milwaukee, WI 53233
USA
Main Tel: (414) 288-7710
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Marquette University Highlights

Where Marquette University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, media, law, business and management, and medicine.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
High faculty salary.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	1,745	76
Master	604	37
First-professional degree	280	2
Doctorale	129	19
Postbaccalaureate certificate	41	5
First-professional certificate	13	2
Post-master's certificate	3	1

Marquette Students

The student enrollment at Marquette was 11,516 in 2007 (10,307 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 68% of enrolled students, graduate students are 24%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 8%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 26,678
Room	$ 5,508
Board	$ 3,082
Books and supplies	$ 900
Other	$ 1,350

Financial Aid: Marquette participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Marquette:

School	Location	Enrollment
Hofstra University	Hempstead, NY	12,490
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, TX	8,668
Syracuse University	Syracuse, NY	19,084
American University	Washington, DC	11,449
Baylor University	Waco, TX	14,174
Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY	14,849
Drake University	Des Moines, IA	5,617
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	10,829
University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	10,395
Boston University	Boston, MA	32,053

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		328
Without tenure; working toward tenure		148
Without tenure; tenure not available		183

Housing and Meals

Marquette provides on-campus housing for 4,728 of its 10,307 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Marquette Athletics

Marquette is in the Big East Conference for major sports.

Marquette offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 70 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 77 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Marquette Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	67%
Women	68%
All	67%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	540-630
Math	550-660
Writing	530-640

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (532 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Business/Managerial Economics
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (85 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences
Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (111 awarded)

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
Educational Leadership and Administration
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Latin Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Psychology Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Science Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (241 awarded)

Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering
Engineering/Industrial Management
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (29 awarded)

Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Work

LAW (223 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Professions and Studies
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS (362 awarded)

Anthropology
Applied Economics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
Economics
English Composition
English Language and Literature
Foreign Languages and Literatures
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Relations and Affairs
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (28 awarded)

Computational Mathematics
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics

MEDIA (265 awarded)

Advertising
Broadcast Journalism
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Journalism
Organizational Communication
Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (101 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Physician Assistant
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (168 awarded)

Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Gerontology
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (145 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (54 awarded)

Philosophy
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Religion/Religious Studies
Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (188 awarded)

Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physics
Physiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (98 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (156 awarded)

Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Educational Psychology
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology