Marquette University offers prospective undergraduate, graduate and professional students a wide array of academic choices — and more than 60 majors — through its nationally and internationally recognized colleges and schools.
Marquette's colleges and schools are:
"The Jesuit work ethic is all the rage at Marquette University, where students say academic excellence is abundant. Distribution requirements are rigorous, including coursework in mathematics, theology, science, and liberal arts. Milwaukee provides a hopping social scene."
— The Princeton Review:
Visiting College Campuses 2004
"'Marquette students really are a community. Everyone supports everyone else,' says a senior. Innovative programs combine classroom theory with volunteer opportunities in Milwaukee and beyond...Still, no matter how dynamic the basketball team or how impressive the facilities, it's the family atmosphere that makes Marquette what it is.
— Fiske Guide to Colleges 2005
The College of Business Administration is ranked 46th by BusinessWeek in its listing of the country's best undergraduate business schools based on student engagement, outcomes following graduation, and academic quality.
"Marquette University... is dedicated to transforming the lives of women and men by helping them become not merely leaders in their professions, but leaders in the human community."
— Peterson's Competitive Colleges 2004
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 14 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
