Overview
Marquette University is an independent, coeducational institution of higher learning that was founded in 1881 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic religious order established in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola. Marquette is named after Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), a French Jesuit missionary and explorer in North America. Marquette University has been educating people of faith to be leaders in their professional lives, their communities, and in society for more than 120 years. The University's Catholic, Jesuit tradition is reflected in its outstanding academic opportunities as well as in the University's active and committed partnership with the surrounding community.

Today's Marquette students are working adults seeking professional training, graduate students in search of unique research opportunities, students pursuing law and dental degrees, and undergraduate students who choose a university that offers all of the cultural and professional enrichment guaranteed by its location in the heart of the nation's seventeenth-largest city.

The 2,285 Marquette graduate students comprise a diverse group. Fifty-seven percent are part-time students, and more than 17 percent are international students. Approximately one-third of the graduate students receive financial aid through the Graduate School Office in the form of assistantships, fellowships, and scholarships.

The Location and Community
Marquette University is located on an 80-acre urban campus that is adjacent to downtown Milwaukee. Approximately 75 percent of the campus is contained within a small area that is closed to traffic. Milwaukee offers a multitude of cultural, social, and athletic opportunities, including art galleries, college and professional sports teams, symphony and professional ballet companies, and numerous thespian groups and community playhouses. The Milwaukee lakefront is a beautiful area that hosts various musical and ethnic fests throughout the summer. The University's proximity to downtown offers access to many world-class businesses, including Harley Davidson, Northwestern Mutual Life, Allen Bradley Corporation, and others. Many of these businesses interview regularly at Marquette, offer internships and paid research opportunities, and serve as sites for professional and continuing-education classes.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The Marquette University Graduate School offers doctoral degree programs in the following areas: biological sciences; biomedical engineering; chemistry; civil engineering; clinical psychology; counseling psychology; educational policy and leadership; electrical and computer engineering; English; functional imaging; history; interdisciplinary (Ph.D. program that combines two or more of the University's graduate departments, allowing the student to create a unique doctoral program); mathematics, statistics, and computer science; mechanical engineering; nursing; philosophy; and religious studies.

Master's degrees are offered in all of the above programs as well as in accounting; advertising and public relations; bioinformatics; broadcast and electronic communication; business administration; communication; communication studies; computing; counseling and educational psychology; dentistry; dispute resolution; economics; engineering management; executive Master of Business Administration; foreign languages and literature (Spanish); health-care technologies management; human resources; international affairs; journalism; mass communication; political science; public service (with programs in administration of justice, dispute resolution, and health-care administration); religious communication; science, health, and environmental communication; speech-language pathology; theology; and transfusion medicine. Specific nondegree certificate programs are available in civil engineering, dentistry, dispute resolution, educational policy and leadership, electrical and computer engineering, engineering management, gerontology, mechanical engineering, nursing, professional communication, and speech-language pathology.

Professional degrees are offered in law (J.D.) and dentistry (D.D.S.). In addition, the University offers dual-degree programs that combine a professional (J.D. or D.D.S.) degree with a traditional graduate degree. Several departments offer joint programs with the Medical College of Wisconsin that lead to doctoral degrees in bioinformatics, functional imaging, and health-care technologies management. Marquette University also offers five- or six-year bachelor's to master's degree programs in engineering, nursing, economics, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, political science, and speech pathology.

Facilities & Resources
Marquette's Memorial, Science, and Law Libraries contain more than 1.2 million volumes of books and bound journals, 6,000 e-journals and e-books, and 10,000 serial subscriptions. The online catalog system, MARQCAT, provides access to book and periodical holdings, electronic indexes to journal literature, and directional information on library hours, staff, programs, and services. Memorial Library also includes the Department of Special Collections and the University Archives, which contain 6,000 cubic feet of archival and manuscript collections and more than 6,000 rare books. Thematic research centers and institutes include the Center for Archeological Research; the Center for Dispute Resolution Education; the Center for Electronic Learning; the Center for Energy Studies; the Center for Family Business; the Center for Highway and Traffic Engineering; the Center for Industrial Processes and Productivity; the Center for Intelligent Systems, Controls and Signal Processing; Les Aspin Center for Government; the Center for Mass Media Research; the Center for Materials Science and Technology; the Center for Psychological Services; the Center for Rapid Prototyping; Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship; the Center for Supply Chain Management; the Center for Water Quality; the Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center; the Institute of the Catholic Media; the Institute for Urban Environmental Risk Management; the National Sports Law Institute; the Institute for Natural Family Planning; the Institute for the Transformation of Learning; the Institute for Urban Life; the Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center; the Parenting Center; and the Wakerly Media Laboratory.

Expenses and Aid
Tuition is $630 per credit hour with the following exceptions: dental graduate programs-biomaterials, $840 per credit; endodontics, $33,450 per year; orthodontics, $27,175 per year; prosthodontics, $22,715 per year; graduate education courses, $470; and English as a Second Language courses, $470 per credit hour.

Financial Aid:
Fellowships, assistantships, scholarships, and a wide variety of grants and loans are available for qualified graduate students. Competition deadlines for non-need-based University-funded financial aid are February 15 for fall, November 15 for spring, and April 15 for summer. Teaching and research assistantships include full tuition and stipends that ranged from $11,160 to $16,600 per year in 2003-04. Numerous grants include stipends of up to $13,000 and varying amounts of tuition. Need-based scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs are also available.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Limited on-campus graduate student housing is available in the form of efficiencies ($401 per month), studios ($319 to $463 per month), one-bedroom apartments ($417 to $865 per month), two-bedroom apartments ($1026 to $1599 per month), and three-bedroom apartments ($888 to $1599 per month). A variety of off-campus apartments are available.

How to Apply
Most departments accept applications and admit applicants at any time if all required materials are received at least six weeks before the beginning of the term (four months for international students). Application forms are available from the Graduate School Office or online (http://www.grad.mu.edu/apply) and must be submitted with a $40 nonrefundable fee. The M.B.A. and business-related programs require GMAT scores, and most other programs require GRE or MAT scores. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of all students whose native language is not English. Letters of recommendation and personal interviews may be required. Specific application requirements are available in the Graduate School Office, listed in the Graduate Bulletin, and found on the Internet.

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