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The law is a jealous mistress, and requires a long and constant courtship.
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Marquette University Law School
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
JD Admissions & Requirements
Data from 2024 admissions cycle
Marquette University Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, Marquette University Law School was ranked 59 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Marquette University Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 194 with an acceptance rate of 29.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
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For more than a century, Marquette University Law School has been committed to training men and women to serve the public interest by becoming highly skilled and ethical attorneys. Traditionally, the curriculum has emphasized the practical aspects of legal education, including an impressive array of clinical, internship, and supervised fieldwork programs. This emphasis includes particular excellence in the areas of intellectual property, dispute resolution, sports law, labor and employment law, criminal law, family law, and litigation-related courses. The National Sports Law Institute, the premier sports law program in the United States, is a part of the Law School. Our more than 7,000 alumni serve in a broad range of legal, public, and corporate positions throughout the United States.
The Law School is located on the university campus—two blocks from the Milwaukee County Courthouse and a short walk from the federal courthouse and downtown Milwaukee. Marquette is the only law school in southeast Wisconsin. Marquette—a Catholic, Jesuit, and urban university—is the largest private university in the state. The Catholic and Jesuit nature of the school manifests itself in a specific concern for the well-being of each student, indeed each individual—the Marquette principle of cura personalis. Persons of all religious and cultural backgrounds attend Marquette, serve on our faculty, and are valued in our community. The Law School is committed to academic freedom, the broadest possible scope of inquiry, and the examination of any subject.