Marquette University Business Programs

Marquette University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The city atmosphere of Milwaukee makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Marquette University Rankings

Marquette is ranked #60 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #4 out of 43 schools in Wisconsin.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Marquette has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#54	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Business Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Marquette.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Corporate Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Marquette has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Business/Corporate Communications Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Business/Corporate Communications Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#59	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#77	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#105	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Marquette University?

Contact details for Marquette are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1250 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone:	414-288-7710
Website:	www.marquette.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/MarquetteU

How Do I Get Into Marquette?

You can apply to Marquette online at: www.marquette.edu/explore/apply-today.php

Admission Requirements for Marquette

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Marquette?

Marquette has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Marquette submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 660. Math scores were between 580 and 680.

Marquette received ACT scores from 60% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 32. Math scores were between 24 and 29. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Marquette University?

The overall average net price of Marquette is $42,641. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Marquette, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $8,904 a year. That adds up to $35,616 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Marquette is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Marquette University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,024 undergraduate students at Marquette, with 7,715 being full-time and 309 being part-time.

There are also 3,526 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,715 full-time undergraduates at Marquette, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Marquette University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	498
Black or African American	310
Hispanic or Latino	1,164
White	5,285
International Students	148
Other Races/Ethnicities	310

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Marquette University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Marquette. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at Marquette University

In 2019-2020, 9,612 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Marquette has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Marquette

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Marquette University was $45,666 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Marquette is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business/Corporate Communications	#4	#4
Business/Corporate Communications	#4	#4
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#29	#29
Supply Chain Management	#30	#30
Public Relations & Advertising	#66	#66

Online Growth Rankings of Marquette

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Marquette University was 123.3%. This is the #307 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Marquette regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Marquette ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Marquette.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1
Business/Corporate Communications	#1
Business/Corporate Communications	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#7
Supply Chain Management	#9
General Business Administration and Management	#138
Business Administration & Management	#174

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Marquette University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Finance	189	0	0	189
General Business Administration and Management	7	0	110	117
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	104	0	0	104
Accounting	85	0	15	100
Supply Chain Management	66	0	7	73
Advertising	56	0	0	56
Business/Corporate Communications	46	0	9	55
Public Relations	47	0	0	47
Real Estate	42	0	0	42
Management Science	31	3	4	38
General Economics	38	0	0	38
Business Economics	30	0	0	30
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	13	0	10	23
International Business/Trade/Commerce	21	0	0	21
Entrepreneurship	20	0	0	20
Applied Economics	0	0	13	13
Organizational Leadership	2	1	1	4
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	0
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	797	4	169	970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By scottfeldstein under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.