Marquette is a Jesuit Catholic university with roughly 7,000 undergrads. Its campus in downtown Milwaukee, the largest city in Wisconsin, sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
About 65% of students come to Marquette from outside of Wisconsin, hailing from nearly every state and more than 60 countries. The university has 11 schools and colleges, and it offers around 80 majors for students to choose from. Biology, finance, engineering and nursing are all popular degree programs, and students go on to earn comparatively high salaries, with median earnings of about $76,000 a decade after enrollment.
Marquette is widely known for its athletics, too, with 14 men's and women's teams competing in the Big East Conference. At the beginning of each semester, students can learn about campus organizations at the popular Organization Fest (or “O-Fest”). The school's Jesuit affiliation makes its mark on campus life: The 600-year-old St. Joan of Arc Chapel, which has been at Marquette for six decades, is the heart of campus, and Mission Week is an annual opportunity for students to reflect on spirituality.
