For the academic year 2024-2025, Marquette University has a total enrollment of 11,746 students, including 8,045 undergraduate and 3,701 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - Marquette's body is relatively large.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 4,954 male (42.18%) and 6,792 female (57.82%) students are attending Marquette University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.94.
By class level, 8,045 (68.49%) are undergraduate students and 3,701 (31.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.03% are male and 55.97% are female, while among graduate students, 38.15% are male and 61.85% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,746 | 8,045 | 3,701 |
| Men | 4,954 | 3,542 | 1,412 |
| Women | 6,792 | 4,503 | 2,289 |
By race/ethnicity, 7,615 White, 667 Black, and 747 Asian students out of a total of 11,746 are attending at Marquette University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Marquette University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Asian | 747 | 298 | 449 |
| Black | 667 | 265 | 402 |
| Hispanic | 1,576 | 633 | 943 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| White | 7,615 | 3,222 | 4,393 |
| Two or more races | 384 | 173 | 211 |
| Race Unknown | 330 | 119 | 211 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Asian | 496 | 214 | 282 |
| Black | 447 | 195 | 252 |
| Hispanic | 1,235 | 508 | 727 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| White | 5,185 | 2,322 | 2,863 |
| Two or more races | 272 | 130 | 142 |
| Race Unknown | 262 | 88 | 174 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Asian | 251 | 84 | 167 |
| Black | 220 | 70 | 150 |
| Hispanic | 341 | 125 | 216 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
| White | 2,430 | 900 | 1,530 |
| Two or more races | 112 | 43 | 69 |
| Race Unknown | 68 | 31 | 37 |
By age, Marquette has 234 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 9,559 students under 25 years old, and 2,187 students over 25 years old out of 11,746 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 234 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Marquette has 7,925 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 120 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,634 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,067 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 234 | 164 | 70 |
| 18-19 | 3,770 | 2,163 | 1,607 |
| 20-21 | 3,439 | 1,918 | 1,521 |
| 22-24 | 2,116 | 1,332 | 784 |
| 25-29 | 1,168 | 668 | 500 |
| 30-34 | 414 | 201 | 213 |
| 35-39 | 247 | 128 | 119 |
| 40-49 | 254 | 151 | 103 |
| 50-64 | 97 | 62 | 35 |
| Over 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 234 | 164 | 70 |
| 18-19 | 3,768 | 2,162 | 1,606 |
| 20-21 | 3,384 | 1,879 | 1,505 |
| 22-24 | 539 | 257 | 282 |
| 25-29 | 43 | 20 | 23 |
| 30-34 | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 35-39 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| 40-49 | 25 | 8 | 17 |
| 50-64 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Over 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20-21 | 55 | 39 | 16 |
| 22-24 | 1,577 | 1,075 | 502 |
| 25-29 | 1,125 | 648 | 477 |
| 30-34 | 393 | 197 | 196 |
| 35-39 | 232 | 125 | 107 |
| 40-49 | 229 | 143 | 86 |
| 50-64 | 85 | 59 | 26 |
| Over 65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Marquette University, 546 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,328 students are enrolled in some online courses.
400 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 146 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 11,746 | 546 | 2,328 |
| Undergraduate | 8,045 | 23 | 1,345 |
| Graduate | 3,701 | 523 | 983 |
| Wisconsin Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 400 | 146 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Graduate | 388 | 135 | 0 |
Among 8,045 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 106 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.32%.103 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 7,496 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 103 |
| Regular Part-time | 443 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 3 |
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