Marquette University Overview

Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Marquette University Known For?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Marquette is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Marquette.
• In 2017-2018, 57% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Marquette with a bachelor's degree make about $62,600 a year. That's 53% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Marquette to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Marquette University Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, Marquette is ranked #100 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Marquette also holds the #2 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Marquette has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#86	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Marquette.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Corporate Communications Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Physiology & Pathology Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Marquette has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Mathematical Economics Schools	College Factual
#44	Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	College Factual
#55	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	College Factual
#61	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#72	Best Psychology Schools	College Factual
#98	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Marquette University?

Contact details for Marquette are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1250 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone:	414-288-7710
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/MarquetteU

How Do I Get Into Marquette?

You can apply to Marquette online at: www.marquette.edu/explore/apply-today.php

Admission Requirements for Marquette

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Marquette?

Marquette has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Marquette submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 680.

Marquette received ACT scores from 60% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Marquette University?

The overall average net price of Marquette is $42,641. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Marquette, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,904 a year. That adds up to $35,616 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Marquette is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Marquette University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,024 undergraduate students at Marquette, with 7,715 being full-time and 309 being part-time.

There are also 3,526 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,715 full-time undergraduates at Marquette, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Marquette University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	498
Black or African American	310
Hispanic or Latino	1,164
White	5,285
International Students	148
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Marquette University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Marquette. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at Marquette University

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 5 master’s degree programs available online at Marquette. In 2019-2020, 9,612 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Marquette has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 28th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Marquette

The following table shows how Marquette is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business/Corporate Communications	#4	#4
Religious Studies	#37	#37
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#46	#46
Public Relations & Advertising	#66	#66

Online Growth Rankings of Marquette

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Marquette University was 123.3%. This is the #370 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Marquette regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Marquette majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing	2%
Computer & Information Sciences	30%
Computer Information Systems	30%
Philosophy & Religious Studies	25%
Religious Studies	22%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Marquette ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Marquette.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business/Corporate Communications	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#7
Religious Studies	#7
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#10
Computer Information Systems	#21
Communication & Journalism	#34
Computer & Information Sciences	#61
Business Administration & Management	#174
Business, Management & Marketing	#226

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Marquette University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	145	25	220	9	399
General Biology	200	0	0	4	204
Law	0	0	0	175	175
Business Administration & Management	63	0	86	0	149
Computer Information Systems	114	0	31	0	145
Finance & Financial Management	141	0	0	0	141
Public Relations & Advertising	119	0	0	0	119
General Psychology	105	0	6	1	112
Marketing	111	0	0	0	111
Mechanical Engineering	92	0	10	0	102
Biomedical Engineering	80	0	8	8	96
Dentistry	0	0	0	93	93
Accounting	69	0	19	0	88
Political Science & Government	81	0	2	0	83
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	80	0	0	0	80
Criminology	75	0	0	0	75
Communication Sciences	32	0	40	0	72
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	2	65	67
Allied Health Professions	10	0	55	0	65
Communication & Media Studies	32	0	29	0	61
Teacher Education Grade Specific	49	1	0	0	50
Educational Administration	0	1	48	0	49
Economics	33	0	11	0	44
Romance Languages	42	0	0	0	42
History	34	0	6	2	42
Civil Engineering	29	0	8	2	39
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	38	0	0	0	38
Electrical Engineering	24	0	10	3	37
Business/Corporate Communications	28	0	8	0	36
Journalism	30	0	0	0	30
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	28	0	28
Sociology	28	0	0	0	28
Business/Managerial Economics	27	0	0	0	27
Philosophy	16	0	5	6	27
International Relations & National Security	23	0	4	0	27
Social Work	27	0	0	0	27
Human Resource Management	18	0	8	0	26
Mathematics	25	0	0	0	25
Real Estate	24	0	0	0	24
Writing Studies	22	0	0	0	22
International Business	21	0	0	0	21
General English Literature	11	0	3	5	19
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	16	1	1	0	18
Chemistry	8	0	3	6	17
Computer Engineering	16	0	0	0	16
Teacher Education Subject Specific	15	0	0	0	15
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	11	1	2	0	14
Natural Resources Conservation	14	0	0	0	14
Entrepreneurial Studies	13	0	0	0	13
General Education	13	0	0	0	13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12	0	0	0	12
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	0	0	12	0	12
Physics	10	0	0	0	10
Theological & Ministerial Studies	5	0	5	0	10
Statistics	9	0	0	0	9
Religious Studies	0	0	1	8	9
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	3	6	9
Environmental Engineering	8	0	0	0	8
Ethnic Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Anthropology	8	0	0	0	8
Other Public Administration	0	0	8	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	8	0	0	0	8
Applied Statistics	0	0	7	0	7
Construction Engineering	6	0	0	0	6
Cognitive Science	6	0	0	0	6
Mathematical Economics	6	0	0	0	6
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	3	0	2	0	5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	4	0	4
Student Counseling	0	0	3	0	3
Computational Science	0	0	1	2	3
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1	1	0	0	2
Engineering Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Area Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	2	0	0	0	2
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	2	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	2	0	0	0	2
Applied Mathematics	1	0	0	0	1
Dispute Resolution	0	0	1	0	1
Health & Physical Education	0	1	0	0	1
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,305	31	702	395	3,433

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.