Marquette University
Students from 42 states, and 50% from Wisconsin.
From application to first day
Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.
Applicants per seat
30.8 applicants per seat in 2025 (22 in 2000), above the median school's 17.7.
Acceptance rate
6.3% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, more selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 4.6% in 2011.
Average overall GPA
Average overall GPA of 3.75 in 2025, up from 3.36 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.
DAT standing among schools
In 2025, its entering class out-scored 35% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.
Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.
What Marquette University costs
Four years of tuition and mandatory fees: $275,160. That ranks #56 most expensive of 69 schools. Living expenses are not included.
Year by year
Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.
| Year | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $61,490 | $20,600 |
| 2nd | $61,490 | $5,400 |
| 3rd | $61,490 | $1,600 |
| 4th | $61,490 | $1,600 |
| Total | $275,160 | incl. fees |
50% of the 2025-26 first-year class are Wisconsin residents.
First-year tuition and fees
Cost is up 38% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.
Who's in the class
101 first-year students: 58.4% women (all U.S. schools: 59.5%). The largest groups are White (62.4%) and Asian (14.9%).
Women in the class
Share of first-year students who are women, 2000–2025.
How the mix has changed
Share of first-year students who are White, Asian, Hispanic or Black. Hover a year for counts.
First-year class by year, 2000–2025
| Year | Students | Women | White | Asian | Hispanic | Black | Two+ | AI/AN/PI | Nonres. | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | 59 | 63 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 100 | 59 | 58 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 101 | 55 | 65 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 100 | 60 | 63 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 100 | 54 | 70 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 107 | 56 | 70 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 100 | 53 | 68 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 100 | 55 | 65 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 103 | 49 | 67 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 101 | 50 | 72 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 101 | 56 | 69 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 101 | 52 | 73 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 100 | 45 | 73 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 80 | 35 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 80 | 32 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 80 | 33 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 80 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 80 | 34 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 81 | 32 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 80 | 40 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 80 | 40 | 68 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 80 | 36 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 82 | 46 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 81 | 35 | 66 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 30 | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 76 | 23 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Before 2010 the ADA did not report two or more races or U.S. nonresidents separately. Hispanic includes any race. Source: ADA/CODA Survey of Dental Education, Report 1.
Where Marquette University's students come from
1,461 matriculants from 42 states and territories. 50% were Wisconsin residents.
- Wisconsin73350.2%
- Illinois30020.5%
- Michigan855.8%
- Minnesota523.6%
- Florida513.5%
- California312.1%
Year-by-year data, 2000–2025
| Year | Applications | Examined | Offered | Enrolled | Acceptance | DAT AA | GPA overall | GPA science |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,106 | 3,106 | 195 | 101 | 6.3% | 430 | 3.75 | 3.68 |
| 2024 | 2,659 | 2,659 | 186 | 100 | 7.0% | 20.6 | 3.70 | 3.60 |
| 2023 | 2,479 | 2,479 | 195 | 101 | 7.9% | 20.6 | 3.70 | 3.61 |
| 2022 | 2,586 | 2,586 | 204 | 100 | 7.9% | 20.5 | 3.64 | 3.55 |
| 2021 | 2,552 | 2,552 | 203 | 100 | 8.0% | 20.4 | 3.64 | 3.55 |
| 2020 | 2,438 | 2,438 | 196 | 107 | 8.0% | 20.2 | 3.64 | 3.56 |
| 2019 | 2,316 | 2,316 | 198 | 100 | 8.6% | 21 | 3.64 | 3.56 |
| 2018 | 2,353 | 2,353 | 199 | 100 | 8.5% | 20 | 3.55 | 3.43 |
| 2017 | 2,162 | 2,162 | 190 | 103 | 8.8% | 20 | 3.62 | 3.54 |
| 2016 | 2,316 | 2,316 | 177 | 101 | 7.6% | 20.2 | 3.63 | 3.56 |
| 2015 | 2,266 | 2,266 | 164 | 101 | 7.2% | 20 | 3.63 | 3.54 |
| 2014 | 2,396 | 2,396 | 160 | 101 | 6.7% | 19.8 | 3.65 | 3.58 |
| 2013 | 2,522 | 2,522 | 100 | 100 | 4.0% | 19.5 | 3.60 | 3.52 |
| 2012 | 2,582 | 2,582 | 80 | 80 | 3.1% | 19.5 | 3.63 | 3.58 |
| 2011 | 2,544 | 2,544 | 117 | 80 | 4.6% | 18.7 | 3.63 | 3.55 |
| 2010 | 3,180 | 3,180 | — | 80 | — | 18.3 | 3.55 | 3.46 |
| 2009 | 3,046 | 3,046 | — | 80 | — | 18 | 3.57 | 3.47 |
| 2008 | 3,143 | 2,575 | — | 80 | — | 18.3 | 3.52 | 3.60 |
| 2007 | 3,180 | 1,433 | — | 81 | — | 18.9 | 3.60 | 3.45 |
| 2006 | 2,955 | 2,955 | — | 80 | — | 18.4 | 3.50 | 3.43 |
| 2005 | 2,650 | 2,650 | — | 80 | — | 18.4 | 3.51 | 3.42 |
| 2004 | 2,117 | 2,117 | — | 80 | — | 17.9 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
| 2003 | 206 | 206 | — | 82 | — | 17.99 | 3.41 | 3.31 |
| 2002 | 1,582 | 1,582 | — | 81 | — | 17.63 | 3.39 | 3.31 |
| 2001 | 1,591 | 1,591 | — | 76 | — | 17.38 | 3.39 | 3.29 |
| 2000 | 1,674 | 1,674 | — | 76 | — | 17.28 | 3.36 | 3.23 |
DAT is on a 1–30 scale through 2024 and a 200–600 scale from 2025. Offers are not available before 2011.