Marquette University

Eckstein Hall, P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
(414) 288-6767

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#86 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#98 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
Marquette Law ranks #86 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (47.6%) and #98 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (77.0%).

#93 in Highest Tuition

Marquette Law ranks #93 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($46,170). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#98 in Acceptance Rate

Marquette Law ranks #98 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 48.1% among those who applied for admission.

#99 in Library Size

Marquette Law ranks #99 in terms of library size with 417,279 volumes or equivalents.

#102 in Median LSAT

Marquette Law is tied for #102 in terms of the median LSAT score (154) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#105 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Marquette Law ranks #105 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.42) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#118 in Presence of Female Faculty

Marquette Law is tied for #118 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (37.5%).

#131 in Public Sector Salary

Marquette Law is tied for #131 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($50,000).

#132 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Marquette Law is tied for #132 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.0:1).

#163 in Private Sector Salary

Marquette Law is tied for #163 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($56,500).

#165 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Marquette Law ranks #165 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (8.3%).

#170 in Presence of Minority Students

Marquette Law ranks #170 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (21.1%).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: April 1
Application Fee: $50

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 48.1% 77.0%
LSAT Score (Median) 154 153
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 150-156 150-155
GPA (Median) 3.42 3.16
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 3.16-3.61 2.89-3.42

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: WI WI
School's bar passage rate: N/A N/A
State overall bar passage rate: 77.1% 80.7%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: N/A N/A

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 47.6% 36.0%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 77.0% 67.8%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $46,170 $42,270
Room and Board: $13,314 $13,843
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 73.9% 63.7%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $16,000 $8,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $143,672 $138,549
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 80.8% 86.4%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 568 521
Men: 52.3% 63.7%
Women: 47.7% 36.3%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 78.9% N/A
Black: 6.9% N/A
Hispanic: 10.4% N/A
Asian: 2.1% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.0 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 120 N/A
Male: 62.5% N/A
Female: 37.5% N/A
Minority: 8.3% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $56,500 $60,000
Public Sector (Median): $50,000 $49,500
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 417,279 412,226