Marquette University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Marquette University is 15:1, and the school has 38.7 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; Health Professions and Related Programs; and Social Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 89.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 27% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 10% Engineering 9% Health Professions and Related Programs 9% Social Sciences 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Accounting (BS and MSA); Biomedical Engineering (BSBE and MS); Civil Engineering (BSCE and MS); Clinical and Translational Rehabilitation Health Science (BS and MS); Dental Scholars (BS and DDS); Economics (BA and MSAE); Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSEE and MS); Human Resources (BS and MSHR); International Affairs (BA and MA); Law Scholars (BS or BA and JD); Nursing for Non-Nursing Graduates (MSN); Physical Therapy (BS and DPT); Physician Assistant (BS and MPAS); Political Science (BA and MA); Speech Language Pathology (BS and MS)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	89%
4-year graduation rate	61

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data