Rankings and Recognition

Whether it's preparing students for their first jobs or propelling graduate and professional students to even greater heights, a Marquette education helps students reach their full potential. But don't just take our word for it.

Marquette ranks 75th in the 2014 edition of America's Best Colleges, released by U.S. News & World Report. The university is one of only 50 universities recognized in the "Best Value Schools" category, which relates a school’s academic quality to the 2012–13 net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid.

In other rankings, The Princeton Review named Marquette one of the country's "Best 376 Colleges" for 2012 and included the university as one of eight Wisconsin institutions of higher education on the "2013 Guide to 322 Green Colleges," produced in collaboration with the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council.

Additionally, the Fiske Guide to Colleges named the university a "Best Buy School," one of only 49 in its 2012 edition; Kiplinger’s Personal Finance listed it among its "Best Values in Private Colleges for 2011–12"; and Washington Monthly ranked it 32nd nationally in 2010 based on its contribution to the public good.

Speaking of the public good, Marquette was the 10th higher education institution bestowed the Changemaker Campus title by the Ashoka Institute, a leader in social entrepreneurship — the practice of applying sustainable business models to solve social problems.

Other notable rankings from U.S. News & World Report:

  • In the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management, the part-time M.B.A. program was ranked 50th (2014); the graduate international business program 22nd (2013)*; the executive M.B.A. program 15th (2013)*; the undergraduate program 87th (2013)*; the program in supply chain management 16th (2013)*; the program in finance 17th (2013)*; the program in accounting 23rd (2013)*; and the entrepreneurship program 24th (2012)*.
  • In the Law School, the part-time law program was ranked 18th (2014); dispute resolution program eighth (2013)*; and legal writing program 22nd (2012)*.
  • In the College of Education for 2014, the graduate program was ranked 65th.
  • In the College of Health Sciences, the physical therapy program was ranked 12th (2013); speech pathology and audiology 62nd (2013); and the physician assistant program 42nd (2012)*.
  • In the College of Engineering for 2013*, the graduate biomedical engineering program was ranked 51st.
  • In the College of Nursing for 2012*, the graduate program was ranked 44th and nursing-midwifery 19th.

* Note that U.S. News & World Report doesn't evaluate all programs annually.

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Beyond rankings

Marquette is well-known for its commitment to the community — whether it's in Milwaukee or around the world. So much so that Honor Roll Logo the university was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The designation recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities.