PRINCETON REVIEW NAMES MARQUETTE A
”BEST IN THE MIDWEST” UNIVERSITY

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
RANKS MARQUETTE IN TOP 90 NATIONALLY

Released: August 20, 2004

Two new national rankings out today single out Marquette University's academic programs for national recognition. The Princeton Review's 2005 National College Survey results named Marquette one of the best universities in the country. Marquette is profiled in the edition of The Best Midwestern Colleges , in which the Princeton Review calls the university a “solid, demanding Catholic school in Milwaukee .” With this ranking, the Princeton Review seeks “to identify the colleges and universities that we feel stand out within each region.” In addition, U.S. News & World Report's 2005 America 's Best Colleges rankings place Marquette at number 90 nationally among more than 250 universities.

An excerpt from the Princeton Review 's profile of Marquette:
"There is really a lot more to Marquette than 'community service' opportunities and the excellent basketball program…," notes one student at this solid, demanding Catholic school in Milwaukee . Undergrads here warn that "sometimes professors forget that we are college students and some of us work. The workloads can sometimes get out of hand." When students feel overwhelmed, however, they can take advantage of the "many opportunities to get help and ask questions." Marquette 's faculty members are "engaging, funny, and knowledgeable" and "encourage meeting outside of class and accessing them at all times, even at home. They have flexible office hours and truly try to get to know their students."