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Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Milwaukee, WI · 7,238 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $78,257 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,2371,686th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$48,7001,791st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$48,7001,787th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$63,2331,733rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,9401,121st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$78,257159th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$65,241148th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
80.1%216th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.3%207th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.4%1,146th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1306187th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,238355th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
18.8%1,766th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 74 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 70 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,576$73,446
Construction EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,901$73,949
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$68,592
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,499$66,611
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,989$65,698
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,203$63,817
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,691$62,885
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$62,437$63,115
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$62,012$62,534
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,839$61,870
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$61,303$58,092
Real EstateBusinessbachelors$61,144$52,107

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,513,724 (M $2,887,804 · W $3,625,920)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Marquette University’s 7,238 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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