Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Website
$78,257
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$78,257
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Marquette University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 7,660 undergraduates and 3,701 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,487 a year (tuition and fees $51,170). It admits 81% of applicants and 83% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $78,257 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,940 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,487
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,170
US median $11,837
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
83%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,940
About $254 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$78,257
Rank 220 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,487
- Tuition and fees
- $51,170
- Cost of attendance
- $66,768
- Students with a need-based grant
- 18%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,269
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $18,916
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,378
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $32,374
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $36,813
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,170 in 2015-16 to $51,170 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1,310
- SAT reading, middle
- 635
- SAT math, middle
- 635
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 7,660
- Graduate students
- 3,701
- Part-time students
- 1.0%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 83%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 164
- Endowment
- $997.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 220 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,487 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,170 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 83% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,940 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $65,241 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $78,257 | $45,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 88% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
164 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 270 | $61,329 | $79,158 | $100,891 | $120,193 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 221 | $24,524 | $28,555 | $88,921 | $57,214 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 191 | $137,200 | $63,027 | $85,116 | $107,773 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $21,643 | $67,888 | $97,719 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 160 | $22,000 | $74,574 | $88,069 | $88,910 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | $24,187 | $35,076 | $60,338 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $26,000 | $53,415 | $82,233 | $69,303 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 114 | $229,890 | $139,679 | $183,642 | $170,812 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 108 | $38,819 | $117,734 | $140,858 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $21,762 | $70,530 | $98,108 | $92,374 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $21,500 | $38,225 | $74,008 | $63,293 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $24,286 | $40,583 | $64,978 | $63,560 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $27,000 | $31,173 | $78,125 | $62,172 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 79 | $125,865 | $109,279 | $124,971 | $127,347 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 79 | $25,000 | $67,665 | $99,086 | $76,194 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | $25,000 | $35,650 | $59,083 | $55,556 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $26,500 | $73,049 | $93,764 | $92,135 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 65 | $61,500 | $70,905 | Withheld | - |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $26,975 | $73,526 | $95,728 | $93,451 |
| Real EstateBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $19,500 | $58,246 | $99,583 | $84,821 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $23,250 | $45,806 | $56,955 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $25,000 | $63,285 | $81,670 | $68,257 |
| Business/Corporate CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $23,250 | $39,816 | $71,711 | $65,784 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 44 | $57,690 | $53,880 | $63,310 | $59,571 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 43 | $20,500 | $49,744 | $64,699 | $71,685 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Marquette University cost?
$31,487 a year is the average net price at Marquette University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,170, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $66,768. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,269 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Marquette University?
81% of applicants are admitted to Marquette University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,310 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Marquette University graduates earn?
$78,257 a year is the median pay of former Marquette University students who work, 10 years after they started ($65,241 after 6 years). That ranks 220 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dentistry (Professional) at $139,679.
How much student debt do Marquette University graduates have?
$23,940 is the median federal student loan debt of Marquette University graduates, about $254 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Marquette University?
83% of first-time, full-time students at Marquette University finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Marquette University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (270 master's graduates), Biology, General (221 bachelor's graduates), Law (191 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 164 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.