Marquette University

Marquette University is a private college in Milwaukee, WI. Its average net price is $30,561 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$37,187
$53,270Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$53,270Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$30,561Average Net Price
$16,900Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$720Books and Supplies
$3,549Other Expenses
21.2%Students on Pell Grants
39.3%Students With Federal Loans

2026-27 Tuition, From the College's Website

Posted tuition for the 2026-27 academic year, taken from the college's own site - separate from the federal figures above, which carry their own year labels. See the college's tuition page.

$53,890Tuition 2026-27

Checked Nov 8, 2026.

Admissions

81.3%Acceptance Rate
610 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
590 to 680SAT Math, Middle Half
26 to 31ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$68,629
8 years after entry$78,626
10 years after entry$83,810
79.4%Graduation Rate
91.0%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Milwaukee, WILocation
Large citySetting
7,660Undergraduate Enrollment
PrivateControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$69,572 Small program - rough guide n=63$24,499 Small program - rough guide n=55
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$40,479 n=139$25,012 n=211
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$21,425 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$74,176 Small program - rough guide n=88$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=93
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617$26,499 Small program - rough guide n=36
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$73,609 Small program - rough guide n=99$24,530 Small program - rough guide n=72
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Psychology$41,790 Small program - rough guide n=94$23,000 n=162
Registered Nursing$80,871 n=150$25,000 n=182
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635$21,000 Small program - rough guide n=34
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Teaching$47,923 Small program - rough guide n=55$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=43

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