- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Marquette University
Milwaukee, WICity: largeZIP 53233Founded 1881
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1881
- Motto
- God and the River
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.marquette.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Marquette University
Marquette University is a private nonprofit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 7,660 undergraduates. It admits 81% of applicants, graduates 79% within six years and costs $30,561 a year after aid.
79%graduate
Admission rate81%
Retention91%
4-year graduation68%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans39%
$30,561net price / year
81%admission rate
1310average SAT
79%graduate in 6 years
$83,810median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#157 of 1,704 for earnings#1,470 of 1,739 for lowest net price#195 of 1,738 for graduation rate#897 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $69,833tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $53,270
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,270
- Average net price
- $30,561national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,708
$30,001–48,000$20,217
$48,001–75,000$23,377
$75,001–110,000$30,314
$110,001+$37,187
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 81%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 610–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college81%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college79%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 79%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 80%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,629
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,810middle 50%: $60,051–$113,919
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$113,919
Median, Marquette University$83,810
Lower quarter$60,051
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,660
- Part-time
- 1.0%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 19%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,059 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,847
- Endowment, end of year
- $996,999,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic16%
Black5.4%
Asian6.4%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.9%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Biological & biomedical sciences18%
Health professions11%
Social sciences11%
Engineering9.1%
Communication & journalism7.2%
Psychology5.8%
Computer & information sciences3.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage College Kenosha, WI | $26,444 | 66% | $59,594 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | $27,027 | 63% | $92,761 |
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| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | $29,239 | 67% | $61,992 |
| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 |
| Lawrence University Appleton, WI | $22,758 | 79% | $59,025 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | $30,366 | 80% | $83,775 |
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | $29,674 | 79% | $75,998 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| Clark University Worcester, MA | $29,446 | 76% | $67,223 |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 239105. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q188370.