College Overview
Type: |
Private institution |
Year Founded: |
1881 |
Religious Affiliation: |
Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
8,010 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$266,772,000 |
Application Deadline: |
Rolling |
Application Fee: |
$30 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$25,074 |
Room & Board Costs: |
$8,120 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral 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 |
Student Organizations: |
227 |
Honor Societies: |
Phi 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 |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Marquette Tribune (two times per week) |
Number of Fraternities: |
11 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
6 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
5% |
Number of Sororities: |
10 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
4 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
7% |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other |
Remedial: |
N/A |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious |
Career: |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other |
Local Hiring Firms: |
M&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 |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
1,401,953 |
Library Facilities: |
J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Collection, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Archives, Dorothy Day and Catholic Worker Archives, LaKota Sioux Mission Records, Conference Center |
Museums |
Haggerty 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. |
Computers Available: |
1,700 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
960 |
Wired Labs: |
1,500 |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
Yes |
Wireless Areas: |
in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
Wireless Capacity: |
3,500 |
Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-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) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed 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%) |
Sprinkler System: |
24% |
Fire Alarms: |
100% |
Campus Size: |
80 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Milwaukee (9), Chicago, O'Hare (80) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Milwaukee (1) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Milwaukee (1) |
Cars Permittedt: |
Yes |
Army ROTC |
Offered on campus |
Navy ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered on campus |
Alcohol Permitted: |
Yes |
Additional Policies: |
smoking prohibited, other |
Popular Events: |
Bayanihan 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 |
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