Short answers, pulled from the story.
John Martin Henni established Marquette College on the 28th of August 1881. The first Catholic bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee led this effort with funding from Belgian businessman Guillaume Joseph DeBuey.
The all-male institution admitted its first female students in 1909. This move made it the first coeducational Catholic university in the world.
Lake Michigan lies roughly one mile east of the campus edge. Wisconsin Avenue bisects the grounds, placing academic buildings on the south side while residence halls occupy the north side.
The men's basketball team won the NCAA Championship title in 1977 by defeating the University of North Carolina. Basketball became the leading spectator sport at the university after football was discontinued following the 1960 season.
As of April 2013, approximately 110,000 living alumni belonged to the Marquette University Alumni Association. Some received Pulitzer Prizes, Fulbright Scholarships, Truman Scholarships, Academy Awards, and Emmy Awards.