Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Private · 7,660 undergraduates · marquette.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
78%
of 20,002 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1230 to 1360
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$79,910Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Marquette University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
78% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$79,910
a year in 2027-28, from a $79,910 sticker price
What to do with your 1300
Send your score
About 65% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1180, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Marquette University Admissions | Submitting Test Scores // Apply // Marquette University · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
78%
of applicants were admitted: 15,606 of 20,002 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/20.
Wait list
1,397 students were offered a spot; 183 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 15% of them sent SAT scores and 26% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1230 to 1360
Reading and Writing 610 to 700
Math 600 to 680
ACT composite 26 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160016%
- 1200 to 139969%
- 1000 to 119915%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.60
- 4.07%
- 3.75 to 3.9932%
- 3.50 to 3.7429%
- 3.25 to 3.4918%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.994%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$79,910
a year
- Tuition$56,050
- Fees$1,250
- Food and housing$18,180
- Books and supplies$750
- Transportation and other$3,680
Marquette University published $76,822 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$20,708
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,217
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,377
- $75,001 to $110,000$30,314
- Over $110,000$37,187
Financial aid
86%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$37,500
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
41%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $29,284 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship (Marquette)
$3,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
2 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,610Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | FIAR 1100 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | FIAR 9290 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HIS 4135 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | FIAR 9290 |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | HIST 1201 and 1202 |
| Biology | 4 | 3 | BIOL 1009 |
| Biology | 5 | 6 | BIOL 1001 and 1002 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1450 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 1450 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1450 and 1451 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1001 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1001 and 1002 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | CHNS 2001 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | CHNS 2002 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POSC 2401 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COSC 1010 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 3 | COSC 1000 |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | FIAR 1000 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1001 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1001 and 9294 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1001 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1001 and 9294 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | PHYS 1009 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | HIST 1002 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | FREN 2001 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | FREN 2002 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | FREN 2003 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | GRMN 2003 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GRMN 2003 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | GRMN 3001 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 3 | ANTH 2203 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | ITAL 2001 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | ITAL 2002 |
| Latin | 3 | LATN 2001 | |
| Latin | 4 | 3 | LATN 2001 |
| Latin | 5 | 3 | LATN 2002 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1104 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 1103 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 3 | MUSI 2020 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 6 | MUSI 2020 and 9290 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1001 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1002 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHYS 1004 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHYS 1003 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 1200 |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSYC 1001 |
| Research | 4 | 3 | ARSC 9290 |
| Seminar | 4 | 3 | ARSC 9290 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | SPAN 2001 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 2002 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | SPAN 2003 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | SPAN 2001 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 3 | SPAN 2002 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 4 | SPAN 2003 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 1700 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POSC 2201 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1120 & HIST 1121 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 9290 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
79%
Come back for a second year
91%
Typical earnings
$83,810
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Marquette University$96,332
- All colleges$64,695
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 35 majors here have earnings data.
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