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The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Robert Blust,
Dean of Undergraduate Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
800 222-6544
800 222-6544 (toll free)
414 288-3764 (fax)
admissions@marquette.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
December 1 |
| Final filing date for fall: |
December 1 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
1% |
| Application fee: |
$30 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
yes |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Additional units of math, science, social studies, and academic electives recommended. Minimum composite ACT score of 21 (combined SAT I score of 1000), rank in top half of secondary school class, and minimum 2.0 GPA required. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
required |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
required of some |
| Off-campus interview: |
can be arranged with admissions representative |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used |
| School's test preference: |
no preference |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
December 1 for SAT I/ACT |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Math: |
2 required, 4 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Social studies: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
2 required, 4 recommended |
| Total: |
16 required, 22 recommended |
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
EOP, conditional admission, Freshman Frontier Program |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank important
- recommendations important
- standardized test scores important
- essay important
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities considered
- particular talent/ability considered
- character/personal qualities considered
- alumni/ae relationship considered
- geographical residence considered
- state residency considered
- religious affiliation/commitment considered
- minority affiliation considered
- volunteer work considered
- work experience considered
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.5 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
99% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 37%
Top quarter: 69%
Top half: 95%
Bottom half: 5% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
60% |
| Average SAT I: |
593 verbal, 602 math |
| Combined SAT I middle 50% range: |
1040 - 1270 |
| Average ACT: |
26 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
24 - 29 |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
16% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
84% |
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| Notification of admission: |
by January 15 |
| Acceptance of admission: |
must accept by May 1 |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
15,150 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
7,500 (50%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
1,825 (24%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
yes |
| Number of students put on waiting list: |
2,000 |
| Number accepting place on waiting list: |
1,000 (50%) |
| Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled: |
250 (25%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
52% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
62% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$200, nonrefundable |
| Room deposit amount: |
$200, nonrefundable |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes, up to 1 year |
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The financial aid information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.
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| Financial aid officer: |
Susan Teerink,
Director of Student Financial Aid |
| Contacting the office: |
414 288-0200
414 288-1718 (fax)
financialaid@
marquette.edu |
| FAFSA number: |
003863 |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$27,720 |
| Additional required fees: |
$408 |
| Book fees: |
$900 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$1,850 |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$9,120 - $9,120 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 1 | yes | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
April 1 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 78% | of first-year students |
| 72% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 21% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 77% | of first-year students |
| 83% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 92% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 97% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 87% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any need-based gift aid: |
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| 89% | of first-year students |
| 89% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 56% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 84% | of first-year students |
| 85% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 83% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 10% | of first-year students |
| 9% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 1% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 37% | of first-year students |
| 36% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 11% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 77% | for first-year students |
| 77% | for full-time undergraduates |
| 39% | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $18,761 | for first-year students |
| $18,248 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,425 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $13,196 | for first-year students |
| $11,619 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $5,060 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $7,508 | for first-year students |
| $9,188 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $7,941 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $4,299 | for first-year students |
| $5,367 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $3,842 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 12% | of first-year students |
| 7% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $8,651 | for first-year students |
| $8,242 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $0 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| Students who received a non-need-based athletic award: |
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| 1% | of first-year students |
| 2% | of full-time undergraduates |
| 0% | of part-time undergraduates |
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| Average non-need-based athletic award: |
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| $18,979 | for first-year students |
| $20,451 | for full-time undergraduates |
| $11,035 | for part-time undergraduates |
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| School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: |
yes |
| Percent of students who received aid that participated in Federal Work Study: |
7% |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
- Federal Nursing Loans
- State Loans
- College/University Loans
- Alternative and private loans
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| Parent loans packaged to meet need: |
no |
| Percent of undergraduates who have borrowed through all loan programs: |
65% |
| Average student debt upon graduation: |
$25,753 |
| Types of payment plans: |
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- Academic Management Services (AMS)
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
- Marquette Merit Based is not based on need, but it used to cover need.
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- academic merit scholarships/grants
- athletic scholarships
- ROTC scholarships
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| Percent of scholarship aid awarded to out-of-state students: |
0% |
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| Total undergraduates: |
3,693 men, 4,355 women, 8,048 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
3,452 men, 4,117 women, 7,569 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
241 men, 238 women, 479 total |
| Total graduate students: |
1,181 men, 1,307 women, 2,488 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
510 men, 648 women, 1,158 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
671 men, 659 women, 1,330 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Midwest |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
52% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 5.1% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.5% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 5.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 6.6% | Hispanic |
| 81.0% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.9% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.2% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 4.8% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 4.6% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 4.9% | Hispanic |
| 83.7% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 1.5% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.2% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
80 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Milwaukee |
| Population of city/town: |
600,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
Milwaukee |
| Population of nearest major city: |
600,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.marquette.edu/places/ |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (58%)
- women's dorms (9%)
- men's dorms (8%)
- sorority housing
- fraternity housing (1%)
- single-student apartments (18%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- special housing for international students (1%)
- other housing including specialty housing for honor students, engineering, and nursing students (4%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
93% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
52% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
48% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with family. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
26% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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smoking prohibited, Smoking prohibited in campus-owned housing. |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
1700 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Help Desk (seven days per week), Wireless Access Available on Campus, D2L, CheckMarq (Student self service), Printwise (Remote Printing), AntiVirus Software for all students, email (POP3 and web based), Calendar, Web based storage |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Collection, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Archives, Dorothy Day and Catholic Worker Archives, LaKota Sioux Mission Records, Conference Center |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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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. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance, non-remedial study skills |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Career Fairs, Graduate & Professional School Assistance |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, Tutors available for any student throught the Tutoring Program. |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
90% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
11 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
2% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
12 |
| Number of sororities that have chapter houses: |
4 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
4% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
Marquette Tribune |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
230 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Campus Crusade for Christ, Schoenstatt University Men, Schoenstatt University Women, St. Robert Bellarmine Society, Wisconsin Lutheran Ministry (WELS), Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christian Fellowship of Marquette, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Union, Knights of Columbus, Latter Day saint Student Association, Lutheran Student Union, Muslim Student Association |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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African Students Association, Irish Dance Company, Italian Club, Latin American Student Organization, Malaysian Student Organization, Pacific Islands Student Organization, Society of Caribbean Ambassadors, We L.E.A.D., Arab Student Association, Bayanihan Student Association, Black Student Council, Chinese Student Association, Cuban American Student Association, Global Village, Indian Student Association, Indonesian Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Amnesty International, College Republicans, Avalanche Outdoor Club, Debate Club, Honors Program Association, Gay Straight Alliance, Students for Life, Marquette University Gospel Choir, Hype Dance Marquette, Marquette Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Marquette University Players Society, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Marquette Radio WMUR, Marquette Television MUTV, Marquette Tribune, Marquette University Student Government, Residence Hall Association, Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, Commuter Student Organization, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Habitat for Humanity, Students for an Environmentally Active Campus, Students Supporting Special Olympics, Global Medical Relief, Circle K International, Engineers without Borders, College Democrats |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Steve Cottingham,
Athletic Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Sarah Bobert |
| Athletic department's mailing address: |
Director of Athletics
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881 |
| School colors: |
blue and gold |
| School mascot: |
Golden Eagles |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Big East Conference (Division I, Football I-A) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's golf | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's basketball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's cross-country | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's soccer | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's softball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's tennis | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | yes | NCAA Div. I |
| Women's volleyball | yes | NCAA Div. I |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
5% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
60% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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arena, centers, fields, tennis, and stadium
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, basketball, football, floor hockey, free-throw shooting, inner-tube water polo, kickball, racquetball, sand volleyball, soccer, softball, squash, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, weight lifting, Wiffle ball, wrestling. |
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| Club sports for men: |
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baseball, diving, fencing, football, lacrosse, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, swimming, tae kwon do, ultimate frisbee, volleyball |
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| Club sports for women: |
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curling, fencing, diving, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, softball, swimming, tae kwon do
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Milwaukee (9 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Chicago, O'Hare (80 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Milwaukee (1 mile) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Milwaukee (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
33% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
excellent |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
28% within one year of graduation |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Creighton University (NE);Illinois State University (IL);Iowa State University (IA);Johns Hopkins University (MD);Loyola University Chicago (IL);Marquette University (WI);Northwestern University (IL);Ohio State University--Columbus (OH);Seattle University (WA);Southern Illinois University--Carbondale (IL);St. Louis University (MO);Tufts University (MA);University of Illinois--Chicago (IL);University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign (IL);University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (MN);University of Wisconsin--Madison (WI);University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (WI) |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
84% within one year of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Accenture, Cowhey, Gudmundson, Leder, Cypress Semiconductor, Deloitte & Touche, Department of Vetern Affairs, Direct Supply, Inc. , Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Epic Systems Corporation, Ernst & Young-Chicago/MKE, Extendicare Health Services, Frantz Group, ALDI Inc. , General Electric, GMR Marketing, Grant Thornton, LLP, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Johnson Controls, Kohler Company, Kohl's Department Stores, Kolb & Co. SC, KPMG LLP, Kraft Foods - Oscar Meyer, Aurora Health Care , Marshall & Isley Corporation (M&I), Medical College of Wisconsin, Miller Brewing Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Protiviti, Quad Graphics, Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc. , Rockwell Automation, SC Johnson & Son, Schenck Business Solutions - Wisconsin, Baxter Healthcare , Target Corporation, Target Stores, Virchow Krause & Co. , Vogel Consulting, Wells Fargo, Brady Corporation , Briggs & Stratton, Cintas Corporation, Clifton-Gunderson, LLP MILW., Covance Laboratories |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Jeff Joerres, Bus Ad '83, Chairman, CEO and President of Manpower Inc., a world leader in the employment services industry Brian Gunderson, Arts '85, chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
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