Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 7,660 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 81%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $30,561per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 81%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,81010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
All new undergraduate students under 21 years of age are required to live in a university residence hall for their first two years of study.
Source: Temporary Housing Upon Arrival - Marquette University
Marquette University's Urban Scholars Program awards full-tuition scholarships to high school seniors from the Milwaukee area.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 81%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1200–1360Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $30,561full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $69,833sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $53,270Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 81%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 91%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $83,81010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,660Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 21%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 19%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Pace University New York, NY — admits 76%
- Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO — admits 75%
- University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN — admits 85%
- University of Denver Denver, CO — admits 78%
- Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO
- University of Dayton Dayton, OH — admits 65%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Marquette University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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