Marquette University // Be The Difference
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Marquette University // Be The Difference
Meaningful education,
purposeful lives.
Apply today
Plan a visit
Discover our difference
We're here to help
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 60
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.
Undergraduate application
If you’re a first-year or transfer student, learn more about Marquette’s undergraduate admissions. Or if you’re ready to apply, start your application process below.
Apply to Marquette
Graduate School application
Explore more than 90 Marquette graduate program opportunities and start your application process below.
Apply to Graduate School
Graduate School of Management application
Discover Marquette’s graduate business programs and start your application process below.
Apply to GSM
Law School application
Learn more about Marquette University Law School and start your application process below.
Apply to Marquette Law School
Health Sciences Professional applications
Learn more about Marquette’s Health Sciences Professional programs and start your application process below.
Apply to Health Sciences Professional Programs
School of Dentistry application
Interested in dental school? Explore Marquette University’s School of Dentistry and start your application below.
Apply to Marquette School of dentistry
We make connections that
count.
We are Marquette.*
8,000+
undergraduates
115,000+
alumni around the world
3,700+
graduate and professional students
1,772
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 2024
96%
of our alumni are employed full time 10 years after graduation
Zippia.com/U.S. Department of Education data
96%
of graduating seniors reported satisfaction with their undergraduate Marquette University education
Graduating Senior Survey 2025
Live it up!
Curious what
campus life
at Marquette is all about? Expect to have the time of your life!
Research, scholarship 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
#48
Most Innovative Schools
U.S. News & World Report
$49.1M+
Research and development expenditures FY24
*Read about our research impact at
Marquette Today
.
Research in action
Marquette’s research and scholarship efforts advance knowledge, tackle the world’s challenges and strive to create value for all.
Research at Marquette
We take you into the community. Because
being the difference
begins at home.
Ranked No. 1 in community service
The Princeton Review ranked Marquette University in its list of best colleges for 2026, including a No. 1 ranking for engagement in community service for the second year in a row.
Get the story
Jesuit Educated
With a focus on critical thinking, leadership, academic excellence and scholarship, a Jesuit education helps shape students to be “for and with others." Rooted in a 500-year-old tradition founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Jesuit education principles prepare students to lead lives of purpose and service in the quickly changing world of today and readies them for the world of tomorrow.
Learn more
Marquette + 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. Even
Travel + Leisure
ranked Milwaukee in the top 5 Best U.S. Cities for Young Adults, based on livability, rent, jobs and social life.
Come for a visit. Stay for
The Difference
.
APPLY TODAY
PLAN A VISIT
DISCOVER OUR DIFFERENCE
WE'RE HERE TO HELP
There's only one way to get here.
Plan a visit
Here to help
©
Meaningful education,
purposeful lives.
Apply today
Plan a visit
Discover our difference
We're here to help
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 60
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.
Undergraduate application
If you’re a first-year or transfer student, learn more about Marquette’s undergraduate admissions. Or if you’re ready to apply, start your application process below.
Apply to Marquette
Graduate School application
Explore more than 90 Marquette graduate program opportunities and start your application process below.
Apply to Graduate School
Graduate School of Management application
Discover Marquette’s graduate business programs and start your application process below.
Apply to GSM
Law School application
Learn more about Marquette University Law School and start your application process below.
Apply to Marquette Law School
Health Sciences Professional applications
Learn more about Marquette’s Health Sciences Professional programs and start your application process below.
Apply to Health Sciences Professional Programs
School of Dentistry application
Interested in dental school? Explore Marquette University’s School of Dentistry and start your application below.
Apply to Marquette School of dentistry
We make connections that
count.
We are Marquette.*
8,000+
undergraduates
115,000+
alumni around the world
3,700+
graduate and professional students
1,772
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 2024
96%
of our alumni are employed full time 10 years after graduation
Zippia.com/U.S. Department of Education data
96%
of graduating seniors reported satisfaction with their undergraduate Marquette University education
Graduating Senior Survey 2025
Live it up!
Curious what
campus life
at Marquette is all about? Expect to have the time of your life!
Research, scholarship 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
#48
Most Innovative Schools
U.S. News & World Report
$49.1M+
Research and development expenditures FY24
*Read about our research impact at
Marquette Today
.
Research in action
Marquette’s research and scholarship efforts advance knowledge, tackle the world’s challenges and strive to create value for all.
Research at Marquette
We take you into the community. Because
being the difference
begins at home.
Ranked No. 1 in community service
The Princeton Review ranked Marquette University in its list of best colleges for 2026, including a No. 1 ranking for engagement in community service for the second year in a row.
Get the story
Jesuit Educated
With a focus on critical thinking, leadership, academic excellence and scholarship, a Jesuit education helps shape students to be “for and with others." Rooted in a 500-year-old tradition founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, Jesuit education principles prepare students to lead lives of purpose and service in the quickly changing world of today and readies them for the world of tomorrow.
Learn more
Marquette + 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. Even
Travel + Leisure
ranked Milwaukee in the top 5 Best U.S. Cities for Young Adults, based on livability, rent, jobs and social life.
Come for a visit. Stay for
The Difference
.
APPLY TODAY
PLAN A VISIT
DISCOVER OUR DIFFERENCE
WE'RE HERE TO HELP
There's only one way to get here.
Plan a visit
Here to help
©