Marquette University is a private institution that was founded in the year 1881. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 8,113, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 94 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. Marquette University's ranking in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities, 82.
Marquette University, a private Catholic, Jesuit school, is just walking distance of downtown Milwaukee, a burgeoning city known for its zoo, restaurants, and athletics. The Marquette Golden Eagles participates in the NCAA Division I Big East Conference and are especially competitive in basketball. The men’s basketball team plays in the Bradley Center, which is home to the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. There is no football team, but enthusiasts of sport can play at the club and intramural levels.
Marquette has over 20 academic centers and institutes on campus, having the Thermofluid Science and Energy Research Center and National Sports Law Institute. The Les Aspin Center for Government situated on Capitol Hill in the Washington, DC grants students to study and intern in the nation’s capital for a semester. The notable alumni include Patrick Eugene Haggerty, cofounder of Texas Instruments; Gail Collins, a New York Times columnist; and Chris Farley, an actor who starred on Saturday Night Live and in the Tommy Boy.
Campus Location
PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
General Information
School type-private, coed college
Year founded-1881
Religious affiliation-Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban