Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university dedicated to serving God by serving students and contributing to the advancement of knowledge. Our mission, therefore, is the search for truth, the discovery and sharing of knowledge, the fostering of personal and professional excellence, the promotion of a life of faith, and the development of leadership expressed in service to others.

Students, whether traditional or non-traditional, undergraduate, graduate or professional, come to Marquette University to share our commitment to the pursuit of excellence in all things as a lifelong endeavor. They come to join a community whose members -- faculty, staff, students, trustees, alumni and friends alike -- believe that education must encompass the whole person: spiritual and moral, as well as intellectual, the heart as well as the mind. And they come seeking the educational, professional and cultural advantages of a university located in the heart of the city.

The Wisconsin university, in turn, takes seriously the responsibility to foster and support excellence in teaching and research, to keep a Marquette University education accessible to a diverse population of students, and to offer personal attention and care to each member of the Marquette community.