Marquette University

Marquette University incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.602025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

1,3002025-26 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

282025-26 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2025-26 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

86%

Average undergraduate need met

85%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee.

Marquette University net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Marquette University?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Marquette University's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

79.4%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

91%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$83,8102011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$21,500Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 239105).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Marquette University

Marquette University accepts about 78% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• Buena Vista University · Storm Lake, IA78% acceptance
• Clarkson College · Omaha, NE78% acceptance
• Concordia University-Wisconsin · Mequon, WI78% acceptance
• Cornerstone University · Grand Rapids, MI78% acceptance
• Eastern Kentucky University · Richmond, KY78% acceptance
• Elizabethtown College · Elizabethtown, PA78% acceptance
• Georgia College & State University · Milledgeville, GA78% acceptance
• Hood College · Frederick, MD78% acceptance
• Illinois College · Jacksonville, IL78% acceptance
• Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN78% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Marquette University

Marquette University's average merit aid is not reported, so similar award amounts cannot be identified. Missing data does not mean the college offers no merit aid.