Brian Troyer serves as the acting vice president of Enrollment Management. He oversees the development and implementation of undergraduate enrollment initiatives and is responsible for the following areas: Undergraduate Admissions, Registrar, Student Financial Aid and International Education.

Prior to joining Marquette in 2016, he held various leadership roles in admissions and enrollment at the University of Kentucky and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Throughout his career, Brian has prioritized expanding access, leveraging data to inform practice and building connections between the work of new student enrollment and continuing student success. During his eight years as dean of Undergraduate Admission at Marquette, the institution welcomed its largest and most diverse classes in history. With the help of a tremendously talented team in Undergraduate Admissions, Brian implemented a variety of policies and practices to support student access and success and help Marquette achieve its undergraduate enrollment goals.

Brian is president-elect of the National Catholic College Admission Association. He is also actively involved with the Wisconsin Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC), the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) admissions and enrollment groups. Brian has presented at regional and national conferences on topics including admissions and financial aid, demographic shifts in secondary and higher education, the use of standardized testing in college admissions and the impact of college athletics on enrollment.

Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in communication (2007) and master’s degree in higher education (2011) from the University of Kentucky. He has completed his coursework in Marquette’s Ph.D. program in Educational Policy and Leadership and is currently working on his dissertation. His research focuses on disparities in college access and on centering each student’s lived experience within the college search and selection process.