Arrive with the will.
Leave with a way.

Explore your purpose.
Become your potential.

We’re a Catholic, Jesuit university in the heart of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that prepares our students with the knowledge, skills and sense of community they need to build meaningful careers, lead purposeful lives and transform the world around them.

 

We're highly rated.

Top 20%


Best national universities

U.S. News & World Report

#6


Nationally for job placement

Zippia.com, based on U.S. Department of Education data

Best Value


Top 55

U.S. News & World Report
 

Be a part of something greater.

Students don’t just come to Marquette for a degree. They come here to build lifelong connections and find a community of kindred spirits focused on the greater good. They leave ready to Be The Difference in their own extraordinary ways.

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UNDERGRADUATE

75+ majors and 80+ minors

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GRADUATE

90+ certificate, master’s and doctoral degree programs

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ONLINE

Online graduate programs

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HEALTH PROGRAMS

10 health care professional programs

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LAW SCHOOL

19 law programs

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BUSINESS GRADUATE DEGREES

Nationally ranked MBA programs

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We make connections that count.

Top 20 in best undergrad teaching - US News & World Report

Number 12 in Best Schools for Internships - Princeton Review

13 in 1 student-to-faculty ratio

 

We are Marquette.*

8,000+

undergraduates 

115,000+

alumni around the world

3,700+

graduate and professional students

1,690

first-generation undergraduate students
 

*This is who we are. See what we do, every day at Marquette Today.

 

You'll stand out with a Marquette degree.

96%

of graduates with full-time employment consider their job to be related to their career goals

Undergraduate First Destination Survey 2023

96%

of our alumni are employed full time 10 years after graduation

Zippia.com/U.S. Department of Education data

99%

of graduating seniors participated in at least one high-impact learning activity (such as an internship, service, student organization)

Graduating Senior Survey 2023

Live large. Live well.

Curious what campus life at Marquette is all about? Expect to have the time of your life!

 

Research, scholarships and innovation.

People across the globe are facing big challenges, and we need all available brains and bodies on board to solve them. So at Marquette, we have multiple opportunities to generate ideas, foster innovation and research critical questions. 

 

More ideas mean more solutions.*

1 in 4

Undergraduates participate in faculty research

#38

Most Innovative Schools

U.S. News & World Report

$40M+

Research and development expenditures FY22 

 

*Read about our research impact at Marquette Today.

 

We take you into the community. Because being the difference begins at home.

 

Building a foundation of service for future generations

A new first-year classroom experience teaches the importance of building a community connection while laying a foundation for a lifetime of service.

 

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MU and Milwaukee. Together since 1881.

Our central location just over a mile from Lake Michigan gives you the ideal spot to discover Milwaukee, our hometown. You’ll find world-class sports, dining, concerts, festivals, shopping, art and theatre — all within walking distance. And with an extensive number of nonprofits, organizations and companies in every industry, including several Fortune 500 headquarters, Milwaukee boasts an abundance of job and internship opportunities.

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Aerial of campus
 

There's only one way to get here.