Marquette University Top Questions

Describe the students at your school.

Lauren

Classmates are often times involved in class discussions and extremely helpful to other students in the class. If you miss a class, just send out an email and someone will give you the notes. Classmates are studious but also have a fun side.

Jerry

They are very down to earth and friendly. By far the nicest people I have ever met. Coming from Minnesota, which is known for being called, "Minnesota nice", I belive the students at Marquette are by far much nicer than the people in Minnesota.

Jerry

They are very down to earth and friendly. By far the nicest people I have ever met.

Trevor

A lot of the same types of people. Most are from Wisconsin and are upper class. You will see all different types of people but for the most part you will see preppy, dressed up and hair done students. Politics are balanced, not too many right or not too many left.

Alyssa

I have never felt more accepted! I was bullied quite a bit growing up, so I was somewhat hessitant about starting college in a whole new arena of peers, but there was no need at all to worry. I feel like anyone and everyone can fit in at Marquette. There are not cliques here; however, everyone has their "group" that they can fit into. Being a member of the track team, I am really close with my team, and I absolutely love that. I love belonging and Marquette is a perfect place to belong to!

Sean

Hard-working, hard-partying, generally caring people.

Maggie

most of my classmates are in the same grade as me. Most of my classes are very often small, so I really get to know them.

Kirsten

They seem to be intelligent, caring students who are eager to learn and do their best.

Joanna

Students are bright and thoughtful, but there is a definite competitive edge in general.

Matthew

Awesome.

Emerson

Many of my classmates are dull and not as quick witted as a college student should be...

Colleen

Upper middle class for the most part, with parents that value a good college education. Most students spend a lot of money on appearance, they enjoy going out on the weekends but spend the week doing school work and meeting with their group organizations (whether it's frats, sororities, or business clubs).

John

Fun and spirited group of indivifuals.

Kimberly

Nursing classmates are very determined and excited to learn.

Harper

Marquette is predominately white, upper/middle class. But there definitely are other racial groups. There are also clubs geared towards these racial groups.

Alison

The student body is, bluntly, anything but diverse, speaking from the class room point of view. The professors are a but diverse, but the campus seems predominantly white suburban students. Students wear everything from sweatpants to suits to class. Nothing is innappropriate. It depends on what students have going on that day and what types of classes they have, and if presentations are happening. I have found that MU students are mostly friendly and outgoing, and genuinely like to meet new people. I never once felt lonely in a class, nor do you walk to class without seeing someone you know.

Jane

Marquette is a very casual place, everyone walks around in sweatpants and sweatshirts. Many students become friends through classes as well as extracirricular activities. Most students are from the Midwest and come from middle to upper class families.

Josh

Most students are average midwesterners. Most of them come from either Milwaukee, the surrounding areas of Wisconsin, or Chicagoland. While all economic groups are represented to some degree, most people are either middle class or upper middle class. I've always been fine with interacting with most people, whoever looks friendly. Generally, there aren't very many people who are openly exclusionary. Most students have political opinions, and here there are a mix of ideologies. Liberalism is probably most common, but conservatism also has a strong base, particularly among those in the ROTC program. Not many people focus on their future salary, which is a strong contrast to our neighbor down the street, the Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Megan

Very diverse and accepting. There is a gay-straight alliance group at Marquette, which I find interesting being that it is Jesuit. As a member of the gay community myself, I value acceptance and pride. I like knowing I am part of an organization that does not judge based on race, gender, or sexual orientation.

Karen

The kind of student that would fit in the best would be someone with money, who is religious, and is conservative. There are other groups but it is mostly this type that is seen. Many students are either from WI or the chicago area.

Matt

I like most of the students. It's not a very culturally diverse campus, but that's fine because the city surrounding it is.

Ryan

Marquette can be summed up as a rich, white, conservative school with little diversity or acceptance of it. Sexual issues are not discussed.