PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
General Information
Type: Private institution
Year Founded: 1881
Religious Affilation: Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 8,010
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $266,772,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: Rolling
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $25,074
Room/Board: $8,120
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: N/A
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 88%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: M&I Bank, Target Corporation, Accenture, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Acuity, Ernst and Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Quad Graphics, Direct Supply, Kohl’s, Kohler Company, KPMG, Deloitte, Grant Thornton, Epic Systems, General Electr
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 1,401,953
Number of current serial subscriptions: 21,006
Number of microforms: 782,488
Number of audiovisuals: 14,479
Number of ebooks: 1,550
Other library facilities: J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Collection, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Archives, Dorothy Day and Catholic Worker Archives, LaKota Sioux Mission Records, Conference Center
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Haggerty Museum of Art; Helfaer Theatre; St. Joan of Arc Chapel, a 15th century chapel that was dismantled and transported from Chasse, France, to Marquette and reconstructed on the campus’ Central Mall in 1965-66; state-of-the-art John P. Raynor, S.J. library; new School of Dentistry; Valley Field, an outdoor recreation and sports complex that includes a grass soccer field, two artificial turf fields, an eight-lane, 400-meter running track and sites for field events; and the Al McGuire Center athletics facility.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 1,700
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 500
Classrooms: 960
Labs: 1,500
Other areas: 5,000
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,500
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 52%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 4.6%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 7.3%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 52%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (51%), women’s dorms (9%), men’s dorms (7%), sorority housing, fraternity housing (1%), apartments for married students, apartment for single students (26%), special housing for disabled students (1%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (4%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 2%
Doubles: 55%
Triples or Suites: 16%
Apartments: 27%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 17
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 24%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 80 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Milwaukee (9), Chicago, O’Hare (80)
Nearest train station: Milwaukee (1)
Nearest bus station: Milwaukee (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 26%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 34%
Average undergraduate wage: 2,500
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: smoking prohibited, other
Campus
Most popular events: Bayanihan Student Organization Fall Fashion Show, Hunger Clean-up, Winter Flurry/Snow Ball, Senior Week, Diwali Festival of Lights, Mass of the Holy Spirit, O-Fest, Midnight Madness Basketball Kickoff