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Marquette University's Athletics Nickname
Survey Results: Conclusions

The opinions and feelings of alumni are strongly favorable toward the Marquette Warriors. Among students, faculty and staff, there are significant numbers of respondents on both sides of the issue.

  • 92% of alumni said they identify with the Marquette Warriors.

  • 62% of students said that they identify with the Marquette Warriors. 19% were neutral or did not answer, and another 19% did not identify with the Marquette Warriors.   

  • Among faculty and staff, opinions were more closely divided: 55% of the faculty did identify, 33% did not, and 12% were either neutral or did not answer. 52% of the staff did identify with the Marquette Warriors, 27% did not identify and 21% were either neutral or did not answer.   

  • Considering respondents as whole, the words most often chosen to describe the athletics nickname Marquette Warriors are strong (81%), competitive (75%), well known (74%) and winner (63%).

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