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Marquette University was founded on August 28, 1881 as Marquette College by John Martin Henni, the first Catholic bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The university was named after 17th century missionary and explorer Father Jacques Marquette, S.J.. The highest priority of the newly established college was to provide an affordable Catholic education to the area's emerging German immigrant population. Marquette College officially became a university in 1907. Marquette University High School, formerly the preparatory department of the university, became a separate institution the same year. Initially an all-male institution, Marquette University became the first coed Catholic university in the world, when it admitted its first female students in 1909.
Marquette University acquired the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1913, and opened schools of medicine (including nursing), dentistry, and pharmacy. Marquette's School of Medicine separated from Marquette in 1967 to become the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The two largest donations to Marquette University came within the same academic year. The second-largest gift was given by an anonymous couple who have, over time, donated over $50 million to the university. On December 18, 2006, President Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J. announced that the couple donated $25 million to the College of Engineering. Less than five months later, on May 4, 2007, Marquette announced a $51 million gift from Raymond and Kathryn Eckstein that will directly benefit the Marquette University School of Law. The gift is currently the largest amount ever given to a Wisconsin university.
Marquette is located on a 93-acre (38 ha) campus in the near downtown Milwaukee neighborhood of University Hill, on the former Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Lake Michigan is roughly one mile east of the edge of campus. The campus encompasses 9th Street on the east, to 20th Street on the west, and from Wells Street on the north, to Clybourn Street on the south. Wisconsin Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Milwaukee, bisects the campus, placing academic buildings on the south side, and residence halls and other offices and buildings on the north side. Named after the university, the Marquette Interchange is also close to campus.
The university includes 11 schools and colleges: Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business Administration, J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication, College of Education, College of Engineering, College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, College of Professional Studies, Graduate School, Marquette University School of Dentistry, and Marquette University Law School. Marquette's largest college is the Helen Way Klingler College of Arts and Sciences.
In 2010, Marquette ranked 75th overall among undergraduate programs for national research universities by U.S. News & World Report. Washington Monthly, another nationally-recognized college ranking source, listed Marquette as 32nd among the country's 258 best universities. Washington Monthly "ranks colleges and universities on their contributions to society as engines of social mobility, fostering of scientific and humanistic research and promoting among students an ethic of service to country." The Center for College Affordability & Productivity in Washington, D.C. ranked Marquette 69th overall, based on professor reviews, graduation rates, student grants, and the success of graduates in their vocations. Entrepreneur Magazine also included Marquette in rankings of the top 100 entrepreneurial universities and colleges in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In the 2010 edition, Princeton Review named Marquette as one of the "Best 371 Colleges in the U.S.," a "College With a Conscience" for continued dedication to service and ethics-based curriculum, and one of the best Midwestern schools. Marquette was named to the 2008 list of institutions on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction. In 2009, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranked Marquette 44th in the country for best value among private institutions. Marquette was also selected as one of 44 schools listed in the 2010 Fiske Guide to Colleges as a "Best Buy School."
College of Arts & Sciences The biological sciences major was ranked 136th and clinical psychology was ranked 99th in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
College of Health Sciences The physical therapy program was ranked 19th in the nation in 2008 by U.S. News & World Report. The physician assistant program was ranked 40th in the nation in 2007. The speech-language pathology program was ranked 72nd in the nation in 2008. College of Business Administration BusinessWeek listed Marquette's College of Business Administration as 53rd among undergraduate business programs in 2008, and 36th overall in the category of "Academic Quality Rank". Based on data from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Marquette University students scored in the top ten nationally (for first-time candidates without advanced degrees) for the following sections of the CPA Exam: #2 in Auditing, #3 in Financial Accounting & Reporting and #8 for Business Environment. The Graduate School of Management's part-time master's degree in business administration program was ranked 16th by U.S. News & World Report for 2008. Princeton Review named Marquette's part-time MBA program one of the top 290 MBA programs for 2008. College of Nursing In 2007, U.S. News listed the College of Nursing graduate program as the 54th best in the country. Its nursing-midwifery program was 18th nationally. The College has one of only five doctorate programs in the U.S. with a "teacher/scholar" focus.
Marquette University acquired the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1913, and opened schools of medicine (including nursing), dentistry, and pharmacy. Marquette's School of Medicine separated from Marquette in 1967 to become the Medical College of Wisconsin.
The two largest donations to Marquette University came within the same academic year. The second-largest gift was given by an anonymous couple who have, over time, donated over $50 million to the university. On December 18, 2006, President Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J. announced that the couple donated $25 million to the College of Engineering. Less than five months later, on May 4, 2007, Marquette announced a $51 million gift from Raymond and Kathryn Eckstein that will directly benefit the Marquette University School of Law. The gift is currently the largest amount ever given to a Wisconsin university.
Marquette is located on a 93-acre (38 ha) campus in the near downtown Milwaukee neighborhood of University Hill, on the former Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Lake Michigan is roughly one mile east of the edge of campus. The campus encompasses 9th Street on the east, to 20th Street on the west, and from Wells Street on the north, to Clybourn Street on the south. Wisconsin Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Milwaukee, bisects the campus, placing academic buildings on the south side, and residence halls and other offices and buildings on the north side. Named after the university, the Marquette Interchange is also close to campus.
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