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Summary
Marquette University is a private institution that was founded in 1881. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,113, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 94 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Marquette University's ranking in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 82. Its tuition and fees are $31,822 (2011-12).
Marquette University, a private Catholic, Jesuit school, is in walking distance of downtown Milwaukee, a burgeoning city known for its restaurants, zoo, and athletics. The Marquette Golden Eagles are members of the NCAA Division I Big East Conference and are especially competitive in basketball. The men’s basketball team plays in the Bradley Center, which is also home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. There is no varsity football team, but enthusiasts of the sport can play at the club and intramural levels. (Snow football is an intramural sport at Marquette, too.) Other unique sports options include coed club waterskiing and wakeboarding and intramural innertube water polo. Students have about 250 clubs and organizations to get involved in, and about 10 percent of the student body takes part in the Greek system, which includes more than 20 fraternities and sororities. To kick off each spring semester, the university holds the Winter Flurry, a week of games and activities that culminates in a semiformal dance known as Snowball. Freshmen and sophomores must live on campus, unless they reside locally with a family member or guardian. Lake Michigan is a mile from campus, and students can travel on Milwaukee County Transit System buses for free with school ID.
Marquette has more than 20 academic centers and institutes on campus, including the Thermofluid Science and Energy Research Center and National Sports Law Institute. The Les Aspin Center for Government, located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., sends students to study and intern in the nation’s capital for a semester. Notable alumni include Gail Collins, a New York Times columnist; Patrick Eugene Haggerty, cofounder of Texas Instruments; and Chris Farley, an actor who starred on Saturday Night Live and in Tommy Boy. (In that film, Farley’s character, Tommy Callahan, is also a Marquette graduate.)
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As Wisconsin's largest private university, Marquette offers endless opportunities: the chance to live, study and play in the heart of a dynamic city; nationally known programs and powerhouse faculty; a Catholic, Jesuit tradition that emphasizes ethics and lifelong values. For 130 years, we have inspired students to Be The Difference in their professional and personal lives. Our students tell us that a Marquette education is worth the investment, and we're proud to be one of the lowest-cost private colleges among U.S. News and World Report's top 100 national universities. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1881 |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | $326,003,000 |
Applying
When applying to Marquette University, it's important to note the application deadline is December 1. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due December 1. The application fee at Marquette University is $30. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 62.2 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | 62% |
| Application deadline | December 1 |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | December 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Marquette University is 15:1, and the school has 39.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Marquette University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Engineering; Social Sciences; and Health Professions and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 88.8 percent.
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Student Life
Marquette University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,113, with a gender distribution of 47.7 percent male students and 52.3 percent female students. 55.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 45.0 percent of students live off campus. Marquette University is part of the NCAA I athletic conference.
See what students are saying about life at Marquette University.
| Total enrollment | 11,806 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA I |
Campus Info & Services
Marquette University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. Marquette University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at Marquette University, 20 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Marquette University.
| Students who have cars on campus | 20% - Low |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Marquette University, 61.7 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $15,219.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $31,822 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $10,500 (2011-12) - High |
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