Marquette University
Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Catholic (Jesuit)
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Population
1,300,000
Website
http://www.marquette.edu/
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%
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% |
Rankings
Health Sciences
Open Wide
Dentistry & Oral Health
Express Drill Track