Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The university was named after 17th century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette, with the intention to provide an affordable Catholic education to the area's emerging German immigrant population.
Address: 1250 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233, United States
Former names | Marquette College (1881-1907) |
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| Motto | Numen Flumenque (Latin) Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin) |
Motto in English | God and the River For the greater glory of God |
| Established | 1881 |
| Type | Private Nonprofit Research Coeducational |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Endowment | US $531.7 million (2014) |
| President | Dr. Michael R. Lovell |
| Provost | Dr. Margaret Faut Callahan (interim) |
Academic staff | 1,100 |
| Students | 12,002 |
| Undergraduates | 8,387 |
| Postgraduates | 3,615 |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
| Campus | Urban - 93 acres (37.6 ha) |
| Colors | Marquette Blue Marquette Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I - Big East |
| Sports | 14 Varsity sports teams (7 men's and 7 women's) |
| Nickname | Golden Eagles |
| Mascot | Golden eagle |
| Affiliations | AJCU ACCU NCA WAICU NAICU |
| Website | www |
