+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Marquette University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($45.8k → $51.2k).
Wisconsin · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Marquette
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 7,238 undergraduate students. 160 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Marquette
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Marquette University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.5% → 0.0%).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Marquette University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($45.8k → $51.2k).
+41%
Private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer
10-year earnings at Marquette University are 41% above the private nonprofit bachelor's-predominant peer median ($78.3k vs $55.7k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Marquette earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Wisconsin median
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$78,257+20% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$65,241
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry80.1%+13% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$20,500+76% · '97→'20
At program completion7,238+6% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS91.3%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time87.4%-2% · '01→'24
latest cohort$48,700+195% · '00→'24
out-of-state $48,700SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Marquette earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Marquette
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.5%Median federal debt $20,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $78,257 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Marquette enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+26%
Marquette · completion · 100% rose
54.4% → 68.5%
+195%
Marquette · in-state tuition rose
$17,330 → $51,170
+195%
Marquette · out-of-state tuition rose
$17,330 → $51,170
+76%
Marquette · median debt rose
$13,625 → $23,940
-95%
Marquette · cohort default rate fell
1.9% → 0.0%
+49%
Marquette · pell share rose
12.4% → 18.4%
+31%
Marquette · earnings_median_10yr rose
$59,800 → $78,257
+30%
Marquette · earnings_median_8yr rose
$54,900 → $71,388
+35%
Marquette · earnings_median_6yr rose
$48,200 → $65,241
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Marquette programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$243,928Dentistry$195,870Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$138,754Business Administration, Management and Operations$138,731Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$127,268Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,063Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$105,677Real Estate$104,942Finance and Financial Management Services$101,453Business/Managerial Economics$98,943Computer Engineering$98,099Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering$97,171Computer and Information Sciences, General$96,813Law$95,359Accounting and Related Services$93,729Civil Engineering$91,837Biomedical/Medical Engineering$91,571International Business$87,599Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$87,478Mechanical Engineering$87,345Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,237Marketing$81,846Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,728Biology, General$78,304
Showing top 24 of 51 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
51 Marquette programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$111,063Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,237Dentistry$195,870Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$127,268Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,350Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,090Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$58,782Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$138,754Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$87,478
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Finance and Financial Management Services$101,453Business Administration, Management and Operations$138,731Marketing$81,846Accounting and Related Services$93,729Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,728Real Estate$104,942Business/Managerial Economics$98,943International Business$87,599Human Resources Management and Services$68,691Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$243,928
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Marquette
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$1,050,804
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $24,176
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Marquette in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Marquette graduates earn $X” — not “Marquette makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Marquette caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.