Marquette University

Marquette University

Former names	Marquette College (1881-1907)
Motto	Numen Flumenque (Latin) Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (Latin)
Motto in English	God and the River For the greater glory of God
Type	Private Nonprofit Research Coeducational
Established	1881, 136 years ago
Affiliation	Catholic (Jesuit)
Endowment	$551.6 million
President	Michael Lovell
Provost	Daniel J. Meyers
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 & gold
Athletics	NCAA Division I – Big East
Sports	14 Varsity sports teams (7 men's and 7 women's)
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Affiliations	AJCU ACCU NCA WAICU NAICU
Website	www.marquette.edu

Marquette University /mɑːrˈkɛt/ is a private, coeducational Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the central United States. Established by the Society of Jesus as Marquette College on August 28, 1881, it was founded by John Martin Henni, the first Bishop of Milwaukee.

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. Initially an all-male institution, Marquette became the first coed Catholic university in the world in 1909, when it began admitting its first female students.

Marquette is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The university is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and currently has a student body of about 12,000. Marquette is one of the largest Jesuit universities in the United States, and the largest private university in Wisconsin.

Marquette is organized into 11 schools and colleges at its main Milwaukee campus, offering programs in the liberal arts, business, communications, education, engineering, law and various health sciences disciplines. The university also administers classes in suburbs around the Milwaukee area and in Washington, DC. While most students are pursuing undergraduate degrees, the university has over 50 doctoral and master's degree programs and 37 graduate certificate programs. The university's varsity athletic teams, known as the Golden Eagles, are members of the Big East Conference and compete in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. In 2014, U.S. News & World Report ranked Marquette 75th among national universities. Forbes ranked Marquette 87th among American research universities in 2013.