Marquette University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Marquette University

Marquette University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 7,660 students of which 8,183 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Marquette University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,310 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $31,487, with published in-state tuition of $51,170 and a Pell grant recipient share of 18.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,940, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 81.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.0%. Graduates earn a median of $78,257 ten years after enrolling, compared with $65,241 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 256100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 86.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.