83%
Graduation Rate
91%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Marquette University, the graduation rate is 83 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 91 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 75.70% (private (not-for-profit) Research University with high research activity).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,799 students out of 2,162 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Marquette University.
By gender, 759 male and 1,040 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 2,162 | 1,799 | 83.21% |
|---|
| Men | 975 | 759 | 77.85% |
|---|
| Women | 1,187 | 1,040 | 87.62% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Marquette University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 71.43%
- Asian: 84.51%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 64.00%
- Hispanic: 77.74%
- White: 85.39%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 100.00%
- Two or More Race: 79.17%
- Unknown: 83.33%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 71.43%(5/7) |
50.00%(1/2) |
80.00%(4/5) |
|---|
| Asian | 84.51%(120/142) |
76.56%(49/64) |
91.03%(71/78) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 64.00%(48/75) |
60.53%(23/38) |
67.57%(25/37) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 77.74%(241/310) |
75.61%(93/123) |
79.14%(148/187) |
|---|
| White | 85.39%(1,309/1,533) |
79.11%(549/694) |
90.58%(760/839) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(2/2) |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 79.17%(38/48) |
81.82%(18/22) |
76.92%(20/26) |
|---|
| Unknown | 83.33%(15/18) |
90.00%(9/10) |
75.00%(6/8) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Marquette University, 21 of 27 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 77.78%.