Milwaukee's a great smaller city. Esp for college -- not sure I'd want to go to college in a major metropolis like Chicago with so many distractions.

But of course, if for some reason proximity to the Art Institute or other downtown Chicago high culture or high-end shopping has to be an integral part of one's college experience (seriously?!), remember that Milwaukee is only about 45 minutes further from the Loop than Loyola's northern Chicago campus is. It's not as if Milwaukee is in North Dakota.

From a jobs/internships perspective, it's probably also worth noting that Marquette is unmistakably the big kahuna of Milwaukee area universities, which opens a lot of doors in the Milwaukee area. Loyola has a fine reputation and alumni network, but within Chicago its students have to compete with other highly qualified students from Northwestern, Chicago, DePaul and UIC, as well as from all the other strong midwestern schools whose students gravitate to Chicago (eg Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, etc).

Anonymous wrote:I live in milwaukee & definitely think Chicago has more to offer- the art institute, its a big city but I feel like ppl really love Marquette and its a very close knit community/network and I don't really get that vibe from Loyola grads, they usually are more about where they went ti grad school?? if that makes sense? Marquette is not really close to the lake and the campus is kinda stuck in a highway bypasses though and you have to gettheorugh rough patches to get to the cute pats of milwaukee from campus as well. Loyola is in one of the suburbs on the lake right? Not right in Chicago from what I can remember.

Marquette students go to the lake all the time. Yes, it is a tight knit community. Campus is a typical Jesuit University---located in an area of need. Third ward of Milwaukee is the best and is an easy walk from campus (about 1 mile).

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Anonymous wrote:Which school would you prefer over the other?

It really depends upon your major. But overall Marquette is definately the Better university. Milwaukee is a great town, and MU has great spirit. Very pleased with my kid's 4 years there.

Marquette is a great school and I like Milwaukee, but if one were to choose based on locale, come on, Chicago has more to offer (and I don't mean crime -- Chicago actually has a lower overall crime rate). But then again, I'm originally from Chicago so am admittedly biased.

Obviously Chicago is a great town and I think most people know that. Lived there for many years, attending college barely north of Chicago, but was pointing out that Milwaukee is an amazing town with a lot more to offer than most think. It's a mini-Chicago IMO. My DC just finished 4 years there and loved it---I loved visiting (pre covid, since then we didn't get there until graduation) and had my favorite restaurants and places to visit each time.