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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI 7,238 Undergrads 82.0% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$63,233
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$29,237
After Aid
Median Earnings
$78,257
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$29,237
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$78,257
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate82.0%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS87.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
87.4%
SAT Avg
1,306
SAT Reading
25th: 60063575th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 59063575th: 680
ACT Composite
25th: 262875th: 31
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$654k
+$257k
+$169k
Median Cost$29k/yr
+$549k
+$152k
+$64k
Full Cost$63k/yr
+$426k
+$30k
-$58k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
29
∞
Median Cost$29k/yr
42
61%
Full Cost$63k/yr
Never
-26%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return43%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-51%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$93,729
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,524
Earnings (5yr)
$78,304
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$26,975
Earnings (5yr)
$91,571
Lifetime Value Added
+$175k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$80,728
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Business/Managerial Economics
BachCIP: 5206
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (5yr)
$98,943
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$26,750
Earnings (5yr)
$91,837
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$58,092
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,089
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,090
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
BachCIP: 0999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,530
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$21,762
Earnings (5yr)
$96,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$215k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$24,767
Earnings (5yr)
$98,099
Lifetime Value Added
+$224k
Construction Engineering
BachCIP: 1433
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$73,949
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,887
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$20,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$382k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$22,437
Earnings (5yr)
$76,816
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$25,947
Earnings (5yr)
$97,171
Lifetime Value Added
+$217k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,211
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,005
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$21,643
Earnings (5yr)
$101,453
Lifetime Value Added
+$249k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$19,369
Earnings (5yr)
$53,955
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,691
Lifetime Value Added
+$4k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$25,155
Earnings (5yr)
$65,829
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,846
Lifetime Value Added
+$103k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$76,783
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$26,500
Earnings (5yr)
$87,345
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,475
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,208
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
BachCIP: 2609
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$66,918
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$21,500
Earnings (5yr)
$70,053
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$24,187
Earnings (5yr)
$58,921
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909
Median Debt
$24,286
Earnings (5yr)
$64,008
Lifetime Value Added
-$32k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,311
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
Real Estate
BachCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$104,942
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$85,237
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$58,216
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$58,023
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$51,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$24,968
Earnings (5yr)
$55,468
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$52,402
Lifetime Value Added
-$125k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$62,409
Lifetime Value Added
+$95k
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
MastCIP: 5105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$194,665
Lifetime Value Added
+$1289k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$125,865
Earnings (5yr)
$127,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$619k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$38,819
Earnings (5yr)
$138,731
Lifetime Value Added
+$716k
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
MastCIP: 5299
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$243,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$1588k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,169
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$41,428
Earnings (5yr)
$62,350
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Economics
MastCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$63,280
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$57,690
Earnings (5yr)
$58,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$28k
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
MastCIP: 4499
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Lifetime Value Added
-$21k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$61,329
Earnings (5yr)
$111,063
Lifetime Value Added
+$481k
Doctoral Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$105,677
Lifetime Value Added
+$232k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
DocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$138,754
Lifetime Value Added
+$471k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$87,478
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Religion/Religious Studies
DocCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$73,388
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Professional Degrees
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$229,890
Earnings (5yr)
$195,870
Lifetime Value Added
+$882k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$137,200
Earnings (5yr)
$95,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.