Marquette University (Marquette) is a private catholic jesuit research university based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Marquette is a private Catholic Jesuit research university in Milwaukee with undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs in arts and sciences, business, communication, education, engineering, health sciences, nursing, dentistry, law, and interdisciplinary fields. The institution traces its development to 1881, and its present academic identity reflects a long pattern of growth rather than a single modern expansion. Marquette opened in 1881 as Marquette College after earlier incorporation and fundraising efforts. It grew from a small Catholic college into a comprehensive Jesuit university, adding medicine, law, engineering, business, journalism, women’s education, graduate study, health professions, and major research programs. Academically, Marquette supports a broad mix of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, certificate, and interdisciplinary study. Representative undergraduate choices include Biomedical Engineering B.S., Civil Engineering B.S., Computer Science B.S., Data Science B.S., Nursing B.S.N., Finance B.S.. Graduate study includes options such as Business Administration M.B.A., Data Science M.S., Computer and Information Science M.S., Criminal Justice Data Analytics M.S., Applied Psychology Data Analytics M.S., while doctoral education extends into fields including Computer Science Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Ph.D., Counseling Psychology Ph.D., Computational Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Ph.D.. Research spans biomedical sciences, engineering, computer science, data analytics, psychology, rehabilitation, health, nursing, materials, water, business, education, theology, humanities, and community-engaged work. Milwaukee’s healthcare and industrial sectors support clinical, engineering, and employer partnerships. Marquette’s urban campus is near downtown Milwaukee, major hospitals, businesses, manufacturers, courts, cultural institutions, nonprofits, and Lake Michigan. Students participate in research, clinical education, service, professional organizations, athletics, internships, and Jesuit mission-based community engagement. For current cost planning, For 2026–27, standard full-time undergraduate tuition is $53,890 per year for students in Arts and Sciences, Business, Communication, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, and Nursing. Standard university fees are published separately, and housing, food, health insurance, books, transportation, and program-specific charges add to total cost. These published amounts are planning figures and can change with residency, program, credit load, housing, insurance, or board action at Marquette University. Marquette uses a holistic undergraduate admissions process and is test optional. Applicants who do not submit ACT or SAT scores are not penalized in admission review and remain eligible for university merit consideration, including the Père Marquette Scholarship. Milwaukee creates career access in healthcare, engineering, manufacturing, finance, consumer products, technology, communications, law, education, social services, consulting, and nonprofit organizations. Taken together, Marquette University is best understood as an institution whose academic portfolio, research mission, student support, and regional setting are closely connected. Marquette also uses certificates, accelerated pathways, online options, and other nontraditional formats to extend selected academic areas beyond the standard four-year or graduate sequence. The university’s location in Milwaukee gives students access to the civic, research, cultural, health, business, and public-sector networks that shape its surrounding region.