Marquette University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,673
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 30%
From Region 50%
Athletes 329 (4.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 16%
Asian 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business Administration 378 67% 72% 4% 3% 12% 4% $105,775 96 +0.99 94 99%
Accounting 79 — 62% 87% 4% 0% 5% 3% $115,318 96 +1.83 97 98% — — — —
Business Administration 11 — 91% 64% 9% 0% 9% 9% $92,403 86 +0.77 86 99% — — — —
Business/Corporate Communications 34 +4 65% 62% 0% 15% 12% 6% $90,815 83 +1.03 85 100% — — — —
Economics 18 +9 72% 44% 0% 17% 28% 0% $101,581 68 +0.13 92 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 5 +6 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $91,211 83 +0.69 85 — — — — —
Finance 94 +42 80% 72% 4% 1% 14% 3% $113,972 82 +0.51 97 99% — — — —
Human Resources Management 6 +7 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 17% $81,193 78 +0.38 75 95% — — — —
Logistics 31 +27 74% 61% 0% 0% 23% 13% $92,403 51 -0.00 86 99% — — — —
Managerial Economics 20 +2 70% 80% 10% 0% 5% 5% $109,536 71 +0.43 95 100% — — — —
Marketing 66 +37 52% 76% 6% 3% 9% 2% $97,483 95 +1.55 89 98% — — — —
Real Estate 14 +35 93% 57% 0% 14% 14% 7% $128,197 91 +1.37 99 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 42 19% 67% 7% 5% 19% 0% $58,216 6 +0.53 23 97%
Education 14 — 21% 64% 0% 7% 21% 0% $59,684 79 +0.54 26 — — — — —
Elementary Education 14 — 7% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $57,483 85 +0.77 21 97% — — — —
Secondary Education 14 — 29% 64% 7% 7% 21% 0% $57,483 66 +0.28 21 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Sciences 565 21% 67% 9% 5% 13% 1% $85,867 83 +1.67 80 99%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 10 — 50% 60% 30% 0% 10% 0% $80,300 81 +0.78 74 — — — — —
Biology 47 — 36% 40% 15% 11% 30% 0% $99,730 99 +3.86 91 99% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 148 — 28% 68% 14% 4% 7% 0% $99,730 100 +2.72 91 99% — — — —
Biophysics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $80,075 81 +0.76 73 — — — — —
Physiology 11 — 36% 55% 9% 0% 18% 9% $85,825 98 +1.47 80 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 36% 64% 0% 18% 18% 0% $63,054 74 +0.55 35 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 6 +1 17% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $62,934 73 +0.54 35 — — — — —
Exercise Science 63 — 24% 79% 10% 2% 5% 2% $85,825 100 +2.80 80 100% — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 11 — 9% 82% 0% 9% 9% 0% $82,681 75 +0.44 77 — — — — —
Nursing 122 — 7% 74% 7% 1% 12% 0% $89,506 45 -0.27 84 100% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 35 — 3% 74% 3% 3% 14% 0% $74,970 96 +1.67 65 98% — — — —
Psychology 89 +29 22% 58% 7% 10% 17% 3% $62,519 88 +1.13 34 98% — — — —
Social Work 10 +11 0% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $66,493 99 +1.57 45 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication 142 41% 73% 1% 9% 10% 0% $68,991 40 +0.38 51 97%
Advertising and Public Relations 44 +2 45% 77% 2% 5% 5% 0% $75,626 48 -0.15 66 97% — — — —
Communication 13 +2 46% 77% 0% 15% 8% 0% $64,041 62 +0.20 38 95% — — — —
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,626 64 +0.37 66 97% — — — —
Journalism 20 +2 30% 50% 0% 25% 15% 0% $64,750 66 +0.27 40 100% — — — —
Mass Communication 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,041 62 +0.20 38 95% — — — —
Public Relations 31 +6 23% 81% 0% 3% 10% 0% $75,626 64 +0.37 66 97% — — — —
Film Production 30 +4 60% 70% 0% 10% 17% 0% $58,165 91 +1.33 22 — — — — —
Theatre 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,652 85 +0.75 7 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences 279 45% 62% 6% 6% 19% 1% $78,894 69 +0.30 72 98%
Computer Science 35 +1 74% 57% 14% 3% 26% 0% $109,080 35 -0.46 95 97% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 6 +3 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $103,856 21 -0.45 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 14 +29 50% 57% 0% 7% 21% 0% $109,080 72 +0.53 95 97% — — — —
Chemistry 8 — 38% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $76,871 79 +0.51 68 — — — — —
Computational Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,114 50 -0.24 91 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +6 17% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $87,258 63 +0.07 82 100% — — — —
Physics 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $85,346 60 +0.13 80 — — — — —
Statistics 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,017 50 -0.24 91 — — — — —
Bioinformatics — — — — — — — — $79,792 81 +0.74 73 — — — — —
Mathematical Economics — — — — — — — — $95,428 59 -0.10 88 — — — — —
Classics 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,124 76 +0.31 27 — — — — —
English 13 +16 23% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $63,190 93 +1.31 36 100% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,708 63 +0.20 32 — — — — —
French — +1 — — — — — — $59,673 59 +0.15 26 96% — — — —
History 6 +17 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $62,552 84 +0.55 34 100% — — — —
Middle Eastern Studies — +4 — — — — — — $61,978 64 +0.22 32 — — — — —
Military History 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,552 84 +0.55 34 100% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +6 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $54,396 34 -0.53 14 100% — — — —
Spanish 5 +23 40% 0% 0% 20% 60% 20% $59,673 59 +0.15 26 96% — — — —
Theology 1 +6 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,370 84 +0.68 18 — — — — —
Writing 5 +1 40% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $58,531 82 +0.75 23 94% — — — —
Anthropology 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $58,473 66 +0.14 23 — — — — —
Cognitive Science 14 +2 43% 64% 7% 14% 7% 0% $71,413 30 -0.48 57 — — — — —
International Studies 17 +12 53% 88% 0% 6% 6% 0% $82,482 82 +0.51 77 97% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,902 66 +0.16 66 — — — — —
Political Science 63 +21 44% 71% 6% 2% 17% 0% $79,659 79 +0.55 73 97% — — — —
Sociology 5 +10 20% 60% 20% 20% 0% 0% $61,839 77 +0.45 32 96% — — — —
Criminology 58 +17 33% 47% 5% 14% 22% 2% $63,119 72 +0.44 35 99% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Opus College of Engineering 140 72% 61% 6% 1% 24% 1% $101,961 95 +0.36 92 98%
Biomedical Engineering 32 — 53% 56% 9% 3% 19% 6% $106,962 79 +0.70 94 95% — — — —
Civil Engineering 21 — 81% 71% 5% 0% 19% 0% $95,626 72 +0.47 88 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 73% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $101,306 14 -0.74 91 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $95,988 75 +0.52 88 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 10 — 100% 30% 30% 0% 30% 0% $110,890 44 -0.29 96 100% — — — —
Engineering Physics — — — — — — — — $102,337 40 -0.15 92 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 9 — 22% 22% 0% 0% 56% 0% $86,549 53 +0.16 81 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 52 — 81% 69% 4% 0% 25% 0% $103,106 76 +0.49 92 98% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,751
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.3% 422 65% 73% 4% 4% 11% 4% $102,632 88 +0.87 92 98% —
Social Sciences 17.5% 271 31% 68% 4% 9% 14% 1% $70,185 87 +0.65 54 97% —
Health Sciences 14.9% 231 11% 76% 7% 2% 10% 0% $85,975 78 +0.90 80 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.1% 218 31% 61% 14% 6% 13% 0% $97,957 100 +2.79 90 99% —
Engineering 9.1% 140 72% 61% 6% 1% 24% 1% $101,961 54 +0.36 92 98% —
Professional 3.8% 58 33% 47% 5% 14% 22% 2% $63,119 38 +0.44 35 99% —
Computer Science 3.6% 55 65% 60% 9% 4% 22% 2% $108,510 47 -0.21 95 97% —
Education 2.7% 42 19% 67% 7% 5% 19% 0% $58,217 77 +0.53 23 97% —
Humanities 2.5% 38 42% 61% 3% 3% 26% 3% $60,884 79 +0.67 29 98% —
Arts 2.0% 31 61% 71% 0% 10% 16% 0% $57,858 75 +1.31 22 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 23 35% 61% 4% 4% 22% 0% $84,945 66 +0.20 79 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 17 29% 65% 0% 24% 12% 0% $63,012 62 +0.55 35 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $13.2M #174 63% $0.2M 14 #160 92 6
Health Sciences $9.4M #140 38% $0.1M 8 #154 14 —
Life & Natural Sciences $9.0M #172 79% $0 7 #165 53 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.7M #176 4% $0.0M 20 #182 79 —
Physical Sciences & Math $3.9M #239 57% $0 8 #178 38 3
Computer Science $2.3M #185 38% $0 6 #124 63 1
Education $0.4M #299 22% $0 4 #388 — —
Business & Economics $0.3M #266 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #301 0% $0 — — — —
Total $45.2M #204 50% $0.4M 67 #227 339 19

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $476K $476K $0
Lacrosse 53 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Soccer 33 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 20 $25.7M $20.1M $5.7M
Tennis 10 $495K $336K $158K
Golf 9 $1.1M $1.1M $5K
Total 173 $31.4M $25.6M $5.8M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $380K $380K $0
Lacrosse 40 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 32 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 16 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Basketball 12 $4.8M $4.8M $61
Tennis 8 $510K $314K $196K
Total 156 $11.5M $11.3M $196K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 208 $856K $856K $0
Lacrosse 93 $3.9M $3.9M $0
Soccer 65 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Basketball 32 $30.5M $24.8M $5.7M
Tennis 18 $1.0M $650K $355K
Volleyball 16 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Golf 9 $1.1M $1.1M $5K
Total 329 $44.6M $44.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1200 – 1360
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 610 – 680