Marquette University ranks 75th among the top national universities in the 2011 edition of America's Best Colleges, released by U.S. News & World Report. Marquette was listed among 262 U.S. universities that offer undergraduate majors, as well as master's and doctoral degrees, the premier category of institutions ranked by the publication.
The university once again was named among the "A+ Options for B Students" and one of only 50 universities recognized in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category.
In other rankings, The Princeton Review named Marquette one of the country's "Best 373 Colleges" for 2011 and listed the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management among its "Best 301 Business Schools" for 2010. Additionally, the Fiske Guide to Colleges named the university a "Best Buy School," one of only 45 in its 2011 edition, and Washington Monthly ranked it 32nd nationally in 2010 based on its contribution to the public good. Ranking categories included social mobility — recruiting and graduating low-income students; research — producing cutting-edge scholarship and doctoral graduates; and service — encouraging students to give back to their country.
Marquette's graduate programs also have received top scores from U.S. News & World Report:
- The College of Nursing’s graduate programs scored 54th — placing the college in the top 20 percent of programs around the country — and nursing-midwifery was 18th (2009)*.
- The Law School's dispute resolution program was ranked sixth, the legal writing program was 22nd and the part-time law program 24th.
- The executive MBA program was ranked 14th (2010).
- The College of Education was ranked 105th (2010).
* Note that U.S. News & World Report doesn't evaluate all programs each year.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
- The College of Nursing offers one of only five Ph.D. programs with a teacher-scholar focus.
- Our medical school acceptance rate surpasses the national average.
- Alumni serve in senior leadership positions at major U.S. companies, including the American Cancer Society, CDW Computer, Ebony magazine, Fox Sports Network, Kohler Co., Manpower Inc. and the e-magazine Salon.com (that's just a few).
- Multiple alumni have won the venerated Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
The Princeton Review named Marquette one of its "Best 373 Colleges" for 2011, placing it among only about 15 percent of the country’s 2,500 four-year colleges and two Canadian colleges. Selection criteria included
academics, admissions selectivity, financial aid, fire safety, and green standards, a measure of a school's commitment to environmentally related policies, practices and education. Students praised the "dedication to academic excellence"; "involved and intelligent" student body; and professors who "strive to know you personally and help you achieve your goals" and are "committed to the Jesuit way of education." The ranking is based on
institutional data, university visits, student feedback, and Princeton Review staff and advisory board members.
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 14 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
