What SAT score do you need for Marquette? (Middle 50%: 1230–1360)
First-year students at Marquette who sent an SAT scored 1230–1360, with a median of 1300 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Marquette admits 81% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Marquette
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1230–1360, median 1300
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Marquette is for you and whether to send your score.
Marquette by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 81%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1230–1360
- Median SAT
- 1300
- About on the ACT
- 26–30
- Sent an SAT
- 15%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Marquette admit rate over 10 years
Applications fell 9%, from 20,486 in 2015 to 18,701 in 2024, and Marquette's admit rate went from 74% to 81%.
- 74%
- 81%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18,701 | 15,212 | 81% |
| 2023 | 15,636 | 13,672 | 87% |
| 2022 | 15,883 | 13,851 | 87% |
| 2021 | 16,270 | 14,034 | 86% |
| 2020 | 15,324 | 12,641 | 82% |
| 2019 | 15,078 | 12,509 | 83% |
| 2018 | 15,574 | 12,717 | 82% |
| 2017 | 12,957 | 11,574 | 89% |
| 2016 | 13,136 | 11,079 | 84% |
| 2015 | 20,486 | 15,202 | 74% |
In fall 2024, 2,149 of the 15,212 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Marquette
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1180Far reachHold
- 1180–1220ReachHold
- 1230–1290TargetHold
- 1300–1350TargetSend
- 1360 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Marquette SAT sections, ACT and GPA
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 600 | 640 | 680 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 610 | 660 | 700 |
| SAT total | 1230 | 1300 | 1360 |
| ACT composite | 26 | 28 | 30 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 15% sent an SAT and 26% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.60
Marquette cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $31,487
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 83%
- Median earnings
- $78,257
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 8,627
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Marquette
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- GonzagaSpokane, WA · 82% admitted1200–1385, median 1300
- John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH · 81% admitted1220–1330, median 1290
- Creighton UniversityOmaha, NE · 80% admitted1250–1410, median 1315
- IndianaBloomington, IN · 78% admitted1180–1390, median 1290
- University of DenverDenver, CO · 78% admitted1210–1380, median 1310
- Miami (OH)Oxford, OH · 75% admitted1240–1378, median 1300
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Sources
- Marquette Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Marquette website
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