Marquette University: Statistics

Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 561 of 11,642	In the World
# 197 of 452	In North America
# 173 of 452	In the United States
# 4 of 53	In Wisconsin
# 3 of 12	In Milwaukee
# 86 of 11,648	For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

81%

Enrollment

16,744

Average SAT

1,280

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$34,322 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

8,045

Graduates

3,701

Male:Female Ratio

42:58

Religion

Roman Catholic

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

marquette.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Marquette University has an acceptance rate of 81% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	81%	81%	81%
Applicants	18,701	8,211	10,490
Admissions	15,212	6,450	8,762
Freshmen enrolled full time	2,148	911	1,237

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	65%
■ Nonresident Alien	3%
■ Asian	6%
■ Hispanic	13%
■ Black or African American	6%
■ Two or more races	3%
■ Unknown	3%

Marquette University majors

Marquette University has granted 1,566 bachelor's degrees across 67 programs, 762 master's across 46 programs, and 496 doctorate degrees across 24 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Marquette University.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	142	250	-
Law	-	-	203
Biomedical Sciences, General	134	-	-
Psychology, General	114	17	3
Business Administration and Management, General	14	118	-
Finance, General	107	-	-
Dentistry	-	-	105
Mechanical Engineering	74	11	2
Physical Therapy & Therapist	-	-	70
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist	26	44	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	50	11	6
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor	-	65	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	62	-	-
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	59	-	-
Accounting	44	14	-
Political Science and Government, General	49	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	26	24	-
Civil Engineering, General	35	10	3
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	35	-	7
Communication, General	20	22	-
Criminology	42	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	32	7	-
Business & Corporate Communications, General	30	8	-
Advertising	34	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	25	4
Occupational Therapy & Therapist	-	-	26
Cinematography and Film & Video Production	24	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	13	8	3
Journalism	24	-	-
Nursing Practice	-	-	23
Chemistry, General	12	2	8
English Language and Literature, General	10	8	4
Information Technology	22	-	-
History, General	12	7	1
International Relations and Affairs	17	3	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	19	-	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	11	8	-
Public Relations & Image Management	19	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	17	-	-
Business & Managerial Economics	16	-	-
Computer Engineering, General	15	-	-
Economics, General	14	-	-
Philosophy	7	5	2
Construction Engineering	13	-	-
Education, General	13	-	-
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	12	-	-
Cognitive Science, General	12	-	-
Social Work, Other	12	-	-
Writing, General	12	-	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	10	-
Physiology, General	10	-	-
Sociology, General	10	-	-
Theology & Theological Studies	2	8	-
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering	9	-	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	9	-	-
Mathematics, General	9	-	-
Real Estate	9	-	-
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration	-	8	-
Environmental Studies	7	-	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	-	7	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	-	6	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	-	6	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	4	-	2
Athletic Training & Trainer	-	5	-
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist	5	-	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	5	-	-
Financial Mathematics	-	5	-
Mathematical Economics	5	-	-
Orthodontics & Orthodontology	-	5	-
Religion & Religious Studies	-	-	5
Spanish Language and Literature	5	-	-
Computational Science	-	1	3
Computer Science	-	1	3
Data Analytics, Other	-	4	-
Nursing Science	-	-	4
Physics, General	4	-	-
Rehabilitation Science	-	-	4
Applied Statistics, General	-	3	-
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	-	3	-
Clinical Psychology	-	-	3
Endodontics & Endodontology	-	3	-
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	3	-	-
Information Science & Studies	-	3	-
Management Science	-	3	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	3	-	-
Anthropology, General	2	-	-
Bioinformatics	1	1	-
Counseling Psychology	-	-	2
Environmental Science	2	-	-
Military History	2	-	-
Periodontics & Periodontology	-	2	-
Physician Assistant	-	2	-
Prosthodontics & Prosthodontology	-	2	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	2	-
Biophysics	1	-	-
Christian Studies	-	1	-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	1	-	-
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	1	-	-
Mass Communication & Media Studies	1	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	-	1	-
Statistics, General	1	-	-
Grand Total	1,566	762	496

Publications & Citations

Marquette University is a world-class research university with 32,866 scientific papers published and 636,717 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Medicine, Engineering, Physics, Political Science, Computer Science, Law, Chemistry, and Environmental Science.

Publications

32,866

Citations

636,717

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	18,386 / 285,862
Biology	13,266 / 346,656
Medicine	12,505 / 309,474
Engineering	12,007 / 289,283
Physics	11,775 / 293,710
Political Science	11,772 / 160,446
Computer Science	11,435 / 257,657
Law	10,812 / 149,837
Chemistry	10,436 / 284,454
Environmental Science	9,955 / 207,934
Psychology	8,935 / 236,949
Philosophy	8,915 / 136,791
Sociology	8,542 / 142,390
Quantum and Particle physics	7,870 / 206,996
Business	6,476 / 124,801
Biochemistry	5,832 / 164,114
Organic chemistry	5,419 / 165,518
Geography and Cartography	5,264 / 100,373
Materials Science	5,212 / 146,207
Mathematics	5,152 / 111,003
Genetics	5,132 / 138,154
History	4,980 / 67,280
Economics	4,788 / 80,903
Geology	4,658 / 96,829
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	4,026 / 75,924
Psychiatry	3,984 / 114,191
Pathology	3,659 / 97,815
Statistics	3,648 / 88,409
Linguistics	3,609 / 63,691
Archaeology	3,491 / 59,221
Art & Design	3,355 / 46,236
Neuroscience	3,295 / 103,623
Paleontology	3,198 / 68,649
Ecology	3,051 / 66,773
Social Psychology	2,864 / 88,653
Optics	2,820 / 91,930
Surgery	2,675 / 65,074
Management	2,635 / 70,426
Mechanical Engineering	2,565 / 48,232
Electrical Engineering	2,489 / 56,058

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Academic rankings

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