Marquette University High School founded in 1857, is a four-year college preparatory school for boys conducted by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The curriculum is college preparatory only. MUHS is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Enrollment

• 1,063 young men from over 140 primary schools in five counties
• Freshman class enrollment 274
• Minority student enrollment 20%
• Non-Catholic student enrollment 16%
• Approximately 33% of the student body lives in the city of Milwaukee

Academic Information

All course offerings with full descriptions can be found under Academics. MUHS offers a variety of Advanced Placement and Honors courses. In addition to the minimum academic requirement of 23 credits for graduation, all students must complete the Freshman Retreat, Sophomore Retreat and 169 Service Program volunteer hours.

Because MUHS has selective admissions and a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, a cumulative ranking system does not fairly and accurately represent a student’s relative achievement. Therefore, MUHS does not rank.

All students are prepared for admission to college. There are no weighted classes, grades or GPAs.

• The mean GPA for MUHS students is 3.07
• The Average ACT score for the class of 2011 was 27.7
• During the past six years, MUHS has had a very impressive average:
  •   8 National Merit Finalists
  • 11 Semi-Finalists
  • 13 Commended seniors per year

Faculty

• 87 Teachers
• 7 Jesuits
• 27 Lay Women
• 53 Lay Men
• Average teaching experience at MUHS is 10 years
• 73% have minimally one Master's Degree
• Teacher-Student Ratio - 1:12
• Average Class Size - 21.1

College Placement

Over 97% of MUHS graduates go on to attend a four-year college or university.

Currently, the following selective schools include MUHS grads in their student bodies: