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Marquette University

Basic Information

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

Total Undergraduates 7,238
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 63%
Hispanic 13%
Black 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
International 1%
Native American 0%
From State 30%
From Region 50%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 24%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24%
Health Sciences 15%
Engineering 13%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Computer Science 4%
Education 3%
Arts 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $51,170
Est. Cost of Attendance $66,768
10-Year ROI $212,000
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

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

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $16M #176
Life & Natural Sciences $21M #198
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #217
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 232 #102
Life & Natural Sciences 247 #108
Engineering, Computing & Math 17 #179

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1230 – 1330
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 610 – 680
ACT Range 26 – 31

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 342 68% / 32% 3% $89,089 97%
Accounting 44 61% / 39% 0% $93,729 91 96%
Business Administration 14 86% / 14% 7% $80,728 82 96%
Business/Corporate Communications 30 +1 53% / 47% 3% $70,277 66 100%
Economics 14 +10 79% / 21% 7% $76,816 77 94%
Entrepreneurship 3 +4 67% / 33% 67% $78,076 79
Finance 107 +37 72% / 28% 5% $101,453 95 98%
Human Resources Management 11 +7 27% / 73% 0% $68,691 63 93%
Logistics 32 +22 91% / 9% 3% $80,728 82 96%
Managerial Economics 16 81% / 19% 0% $98,943 94 97%
Marketing 62 +24 60% / 40% 0% $81,846 83 96%
Real Estate 9 +28 67% / 33% 0% $104,942 96 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 49 20% / 80% 0% $52,909 90%
Education 13 15% / 85% 0% $54,315 24
Elementary Education 19 11% / 89% 0% $52,402 19 90%
Secondary Education 17 35% / 65% 0% $52,402 19 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 559 19% / 81% 1% $72,951 96%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 12 42% / 58% 0% $70,077 65
Biology 35 +2 40% / 60% 0% $78,304 79 94%
Biomedical Sciences 134 22% / 78% 1% $78,304 79 94%
Biophysics 1 100% / 0% 0% $72,496 70
Environmental Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $58,241 35
Environmental Studies 7 29% / 71% 0% $58,149 34
Physiology 10 60% / 40% 0% $66,918 59 96%
Exercise Science 59 17% / 83% 2% $66,918 59 96%
Medical Laboratory Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $76,229 76
Nursing 142 5% / 95% 0% $85,237 86 97%
Speech-Language Pathology 26 0% / 100% 0% $64,090 52 100%
Psychology 114 +27 25% / 75% 2% $58,921 37 99%
Social Work 12 +18 0% / 100% 0% $51,997 18 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication 128 42% / 58% 1% $58,462 97%
Advertising and Public Relations 34 +3 47% / 53% 0% $64,008 51 98%
Communication 20 +8 25% / 75% 0% $53,089 20 100%
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1 100% / 0% 0% $64,008 51 98%
Journalism 24 +1 25% / 75% 4% $65,829 56 94%
Mass Communication 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $53,089 20 100%
Public Relations 19 +5 21% / 79% 0% $64,008 51 98%
Film Production 24 +5 75% / 25% 0% $47,052 9
Theatre 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $40,556 4
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences 279 46% / 54% 4% $69,417 96%
Computer Science 26 +2 85% / 15% 0% $96,813 93 96%
Information Technology 22 +32 59% / 41% 9% $96,813 93 96%
Mathematics and Computer Science 9 +2 67% / 33% 22% $88,061 88
Chemistry 12 75% / 25% 0% $67,169 59
Computational Mathematics +1 $94,084 92
Mathematics 9 +6 33% / 67% 11% $76,783 77 86%
Physics 4 50% / 50% 0% $73,367 71
Statistics 1 +3 100% / 0% 0% $93,605 91
Bioinformatics 1 0% / 100% 0% $71,451 68
Mathematical Economics 5 +2 60% / 40% 40% $76,744 77
Anthropology 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,753 25
Cognitive Science 12 +5 8% / 92% 0% $56,006 28
Criminology 42 +23 31% / 69% 2% $58,887 37 97%
English 10 +17 40% / 60% 0% $54,211 23 100%
Ethnic Studies 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $55,549 27
French +3 $57,998 34
History 12 +12 33% / 67% 8% $53,955 23 90%
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 +2 75% / 25% 0% $56,475 30 96%
International Studies 17 +12 41% / 59% 12% $64,856 54 100%
Middle Eastern Studies +2 $55,464 27
Military History 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $53,955 23 90%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $65,437 55
Philosophy 7 +11 14% / 86% 0% $53,208 21 100%
Political Science 49 +15 47% / 53% 0% $70,053 65 96%
Sociology 10 +11 30% / 70% 0% $55,468 27 97%
Spanish 5 +18 0% / 100% 0% $58,023 34 97%
Theology 2 +7 50% / 50% 0% $53,810 22
Writing 12 +2 33% / 67% 0% $58,216 35 91%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Opus College of Engineering 209 67% / 33% 0% $90,315 97%
Biomedical Engineering 50 44% / 56% 0% $91,571 90 95%
Civil Engineering 35 66% / 34% 0% $91,837 90 100%
Computer Engineering 15 87% / 13% 0% $98,099 94 100%
Construction Engineering 13 85% / 15% 0% $90,047 89
Electrical Engineering 13 77% / 23% 0% $97,171 93 100%
Engineering Physics $91,153 90
Environmental Engineering 9 22% / 78% 0% $79,359 80
Mechanical Engineering 74 80% / 20% 1% $87,345 87 96%