Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Marquette University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 11,746 students in fall 2024, including 8,045 undergraduates and 3,701 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Marquette University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 136 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Law, and Biomedical Sciences. It awarded 2,890 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Mission
Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving our students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others. All this we pursue for the greater glory of God and the common benefit of the human community.
Key figures
11,746
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
2,890
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
136
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 136
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
91%
First-year retention, part-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,546
Master's degrees
822
Doctoral degrees (research)
90
Professional doctorates
373
Postbaccalaureate certificates
31
Post-master's certificates
28
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
11,746
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,045
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,701
Full-time, fall 2024
87%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,825
Undergraduates, 2024-25
8,627
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,198
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
7%
Students taking some online courses
37%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big East Conference
President
Dr. James (Kimo) Ah Yun
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization