Marquette University

PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
http://www.marquette.edu

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Overview
TypePrivate institution
Year Founded1881
Religious AffiliationRoman Catholic (Jesuit)
Undergrad Students8,010
Endowment266,772,000
Application DeadlineRolling
Application Fee30
SelectivityMore selective
Application DeadlineRolling
Tuition25,074
Room/Board8,120
Services
Associated FirmsM&I Bank, Target Corporation, Accenture, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Acuity, Ernst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Quad Graphics, Direct Supply, Kohl's, Kohler Company, KPMG, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Epic Systems, General Electr
Campus Safety24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Serviceson-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
MuseumsHaggerty Museum of Art; Helfaer Theatre; St. Joan of Arc Chapel, a 15th century chapel that was dismantled and transported from Chasse, France, to Marquette and reconstructed on the campus' Central Mall in 1965-66; state-of-the-art John P. Raynor, S.J. library; new School of Dentistry; Valley Field, an outdoor recreation and sports complex that includes a grass soccer field, two artificial turf fields, an eight-lane, 400-meter running track and sites for field events; and the Al McGuire Center athletics facility.
Basic Servicesnonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
MuseumsHaggerty Museum of Art; Helfaer Theatre; St. Joan of Arc Chapel, a 15th century chapel that was dismantled and transported from Chasse, France, to Marquette and reconstructed on the campus' Central Mall in 1965-66; state-of-the-art John P. Raynor, S.J. library; new School of Dentistry; Valley Field, an outdoor recreation and sports complex that includes a grass soccer field, two artificial turf fields, an eight-lane, 400-meter running track and sites for field events; and the Al McGuire Center athletics facility.
Periodical Subs21,006
# of Books1,401,953
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 monthsN/A
within one year88%
within two yearsN/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities4.6%
Students in sororities7.3%
Campus Size80 acres
College housing offeredYes
Students in college housing52%
College housing typescoed dorms (51%), women's dorms (9%), men's dorms (7%), sorority housing, fraternity housing (1%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (26%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (4%)
Popular EventsBayanihan Student Organization Fall Fashion Show, Hunger Clean-up, Winter Flurry/Snow Ball, Senior Week, Diwali Festival of Lights, Mass of the Holy Spirit, O-Fest, Midnight Madness Basketball Kickoff
Nearest AirportMilwaukee (9), Chicago, O'Hare (80)
Nearest TrainMilwaukee (1)
Army ROTCOffered on campus
Navy ROTCOffered on campus
Extracurricular
Students activitieschoral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
Number of Organizations227
# of fraternities11
# of sororities10
Students in fraternities5%
Students in sororities7%
Student Papers(Appears as submitted by school) The Marquette Tribune (two times per week)
Honor SocietiesPhi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu, Beta Alpha Psi, Alpha Epsilon Delta, every college and most majors have honor societies
Religious Organizations(Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade For Christ, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christian Fellowship, Christian Fellowship of Marquette, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Knights of Columbus, Muslim Student Association, St. Robert Bellarmine Society, WELS Ministry- Marquette University
International Organizations(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Council, Latin American Student Organization, Indian Student Association, Bayanihan Student Organization, African Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Arab Student Association
Other Organizations(Appears as submitted by school) Amnesty International, Students for an Environmentally Active Campus, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Circle K, Gay/Straight Alliance, Habitat for Humanity, Students for Life