Marquette University ranks 77th among the top national universities in the 2009 edition of America's Best Colleges, released by U.S. News & World Report. Marquette was listed among the 262 U.S. universities that offer undergraduate majors, as well as master's and doctoral degrees. Marquette once again was one of only 25 schools recognized for service learning under “Academic Programs to Look For.” Service learning programs involve volunteer work in the community as an instructional strategy, enriching the classroom experience. In addition, the magazine listed Marquette as one of its "A+ options for B students."
Also for 2009, Kiplinger's placed Marquette No. 44 among the Top 50 private universities in its annual ranking of Best Values in Private Colleges. The list of 100, which is divided into 50 private universities and 50 liberal-arts colleges, is based on academic quality and affordability, with quality accounting for two-thirds of the total.
Marquette's graduate programs also have received top scores from U.S. News & World Report*:
- The College of Nursing’s graduate programs scored 54th — placing the college in the top 20 percent of programs around the country — and nursing-midwifery was 18th (2007).
- The Law School was ranked in the "Top 100"; the Law School's dispute resolution program was ranked sixth; and the legal writing program was 26th (2008).
- The part-time master’s in business administration was ranked 12th (2009).
- The executive MBA program was ranked 20th (2009).
- The physician assistant program was ranked 40th (2007).
- The biomedical engineering program was ranked 33rd (2008).
- The College of Education was ranked 91st (2009).
- The physical therapy program was ranked 19th (2008).
- Biological sciences was ranked 136th (2007)
- Clinical psychology was ranked 99th (2008)
- Speech-language pathology was ranked 72nd (2008)
* Note that U.S. News & World Report doesn't evaluate all programs each year.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
- The College of Nursing offers one of only five Ph.D. programs with a teacher-scholar focus.
- Our medical school acceptance rate surpasses the national average.
- Alumni serve in senior leadership positions at major U.S. companies, including Kimberly-Clark Corp., CDW Computer, Manpower Inc., American Cancer Society, Fox Sports Network, the San Francisco Giants, Teen People magazine, Ebony magazine and the e-magazine Salon.com (that's just a few).
- Multiple alumni have won the venerated Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
Marquette ranks 48th in the nation in Washington Monthly magazine’s annual college guide. The magazine rates individual schools based on their tangible contributions to the public interest — the degree to which they recruit and graduate low-income students; produce doctoral students and research; and encourage students to serve in ROTC, the Peace Corps and other service programs.
Marquette has also been named in The Princeton Review’s annual publication “Best 368 Colleges.” Only 15 percent of the four-year colleges in America and two Canadian colleges were chosen for the book. In its profile on Marquette, The Princeton Review described classes as challenging.
Students surveyed praised Marquette for being “a small campus in a big city with a big heart” and having a “comfortable atmosphere.” Students also felt Marquette provides a well-balanced experience, “a happy medium between working hard academically, making great friends while having a good social life and getting prepared for life after college.” 
Quick Facts About Marquette
| Identity: | Catholic, Jesuit, private |
| Established: | 1881 |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Undergraduate: | 8,048 |
| Postgraduate: | 3,500 |
| Campus: | Urban, 90 acres |
| Athletics: | 14 NCAA Division I teams (Big East) |
| Colors: | Blue and Gold |
