Marquette's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Marquette University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Marquette University students is 81.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 84.5%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 77.2%.

81.4%

asian 87.2% 123 students
African American 68.0% 53 students
white 83.0% 1,067 students
hispanic 79.3% 169 students
International Students 63.5% 40 students
Mixed Race 80.0% 68 students

Drop Out

Marquette University has an overall drop-out rate of 18.3% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 22.4% and 15.2% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

18.3%

asian 12.8% 18 students
African American 32.0% 25 students
white 16.7% 215 students
hispanic 20.2% 43 students
International Students 36.5% 23 students
Mixed Race 18.8% 16 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.3%

white 0.3% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Construction Engineering	NA	$73,949	$85,078
Computer Engineering	$73,686	$73,446	$77,783
Finance and Financial Management Services	$57,717	$63,115	$75,024
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$70,220	$68,592	$74,030
Mechanical Engineering	$67,101	$65,698	$73,287
Real Estate	NA	$52,107	$72,989
Civil Engineering	$61,508	$63,817	$72,926
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$60,720	$62,534	$72,894
Accounting and Related Services	$60,290	$61,870	$71,686
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$66,407	$66,611	$70,798
Business/Managerial Economics	$54,582	$57,318	$66,905
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,138	$62,885	$66,846
International Business	$52,171	$56,544	$66,271
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$53,299	$56,979	$63,645
Marketing	$50,991	$52,345	$61,874
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$58,153	$58,092	$59,363
Economics	NA	$43,575	$52,812
Political Science and Government	$38,070	$37,856	$52,681
Mathematics	$38,896	$45,119	$52,217
Human Resources Management and Services	$48,832	$47,260	$49,787
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	NA	$41,789	$49,609
Biology, General	$23,625	$33,352	$48,399
Journalism	$31,947	$33,993	$47,447
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$39,449	$39,994	$47,416
Psychology, General	$32,141	$36,803	$45,035
Criminology	$35,632	$35,518	$44,700
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$42,715	$40,017	$43,388
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$32,602	$37,208	$43,237
Sociology	$35,838	$34,847	$43,076
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$30,660	$31,581	$42,854
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$33,459	$41,171
History	$28,886	$37,856	$39,177
Communication and Media Studies	$38,485	$33,993	$38,661
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$38,420	$31,581	$37,547
Social Work	$34,683	$32,569	$37,374
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,688	NA	NA
Business/Corporate Communications	$50,055	NA	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$32,585	NA	NA
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$63,005	NA
Philosophy	NA	$29,685	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$16,516	$20,824	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$37,437	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	NA	$163,702	$192,167
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$98,808	$105,529	$110,957
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$95,780	$98,506	$104,475
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$77,371	$88,803	$96,511
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$55,162	$51,273	$55,889
Communication and Media Studies	$49,215	$45,715	$54,166
Educational Administration and Supervision	$43,886	$47,079	$49,442
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$41,228	$45,956	$48,586
Accounting and Related Services	$63,081	$62,409	NA
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	NA	$194,665	NA
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	NA	$50,439	NA
Economics	$75,221	$57,318	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$105,083	$117,488
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$65,252	$87,309	$95,662
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,861	$71,225	$74,694
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$50,465	$63,099

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$133,430	$130,858	$154,075
Law	$53,424	$57,839	$65,791

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