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Marquette University Law School

Rank 71 (USNWR 2023)
155
Median LSAT
3.63
Median GPA
41.0%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Marquette University Law School
  • Marquette University
  • MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

Marquette University Law School is a law school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school was ranked 71 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Marquette University Law School is approximately 183.

Admissions website: https://law.marquette.edu/prospective-students/apply-online

Admissions email: law.admission@marquette.edu

Admissions phone: 414.288.6767

Can I get into Marquette University Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Marquette University Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 153 155 158
GPA 3.38 3.63 3.76
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1150 41
# Admissions offers 472 -
Class size 183 55
% Accepted 41.0% 54
% Yield 38.8% 85

During the 2023 application cycle, 1,150 people applied and 472 were offered admission.

Marquette University has a 1L class size of 183, and yield of 38.77%. 183 out of 472 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 38.77% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Marquette University has a median LSAT of 155. The 25th percentile LSAT is 153 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 158.

The median GPA is 3.63. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.38 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.76.

Marquette University Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 77 applicants for the 2022-2023 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Marquette University Law School cost per year?

$0.00
Tuition
$20,048.00
CoA
90.90%
Grads with debt
98th percentile
$161,664.00
Average debt
99th percentile
$56,250.00
Salary, 25th %
19th percentile
$66,250.00
Salary
17th percentile
$55,000.00
PI Salary
31st percentile
51.00%
Employment rate
38th percentile
50.00%
Bar pass rate
2nd percentile

Cost of attending Marquette University Law School

In 2023, tuition was $0 and the annual cost of attending was $20,048 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Marquette University Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Marquette University make $66,250 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $55,000.

62.8% of law graduates from Marquette University go directly to work for law firms, while 3.9% clerk for a judge. 6.7% of graduates go into public interest.

50.0% of Marquette University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Marquette University Law School

For more than a century, Marquette University Law School has been committed to training men and women to serve the public interest by becoming highly skilled and ethical attorneys. Traditionally, the curriculum has emphasized the practical aspects of legal education, including an impressive array of clinical, internship, and supervised fieldwork programs. This emphasis includes particular excellence in the areas of intellectual property, dispute resolution, sports law, labor and employment law, criminal law, family law, and litigation-related courses. The National Sports Law Institute, the premier sports law program in the United States, is a part of the Law School. Our more than 7,000 alumni serve in a broad range of legal, public, and corporate positions throughout the United States.

The Law School is located on the university campus—two blocks from the Milwaukee County Courthouse and a short walk from the federal courthouse and downtown Milwaukee. Marquette is the only law school in southeast Wisconsin. Marquette—a Catholic, Jesuit, and urban university—is the largest private university in the state. The Catholic and Jesuit nature of the school manifests itself in a specific concern for the well-being of each student, indeed each individual—the Marquette principle of cura personalis. Persons of all religious and cultural backgrounds attend Marquette, serve on our faculty, and are valued in our community. The Law School is committed to academic freedom, the broadest possible scope of inquiry, and the examination of any subject.

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my scholarship letter came about a week after my acceptance letter
0:52
Has anyone got off the waitlist?
What's the scholarships looking like? I just got accepted but it did not say.
WonderfulEnchantingBullfrog
15:55
does anyone know if marquette negotiates scholarships?
EnchantingSwankyDog
18:00
They mail the scholarship info (snail mail)
9:51
did everyone get the letter first or did they email/update the status checker?
does anyone know if marquette negotiates scholarships?
11:32
@CurSagLaw: I got the letter and email on the same day
Wit the scholarship?
19:19
Scholarship letter came a few days later
how much was it?
Has anyone done scholarship negotiations?
9:55
@WeedWhacker: do you remember how much it cost?
9:56
@WeedWhacker: i meant how long it took?
12:55
@CurSagLaw: My scholarship letter was dated 3 days after my decision letter. So it is quick.
for those who got accepted, did your letters come in a white envelope?
FluffySneakyVampire
16:17
mine came in a white envelope but I was WL
15:01
@LoudInvincibleVole: Yes
My lawhub status tracker says "Your decision has been sent." Did anybody else's say this? What type of decision could this indicate, if it does?
smallroundrabbit
17:47
I got the "decision has been sent" status and a few days later I got a waitlist letter in the mail with no email. I think I saw someone mention that they got a letter as well as an email when they got accepted.
I got rejected
@smallroundrabbit: I see, thanks for your insight. I have not received any other communication so fingers crossed 🤞
Legallyblack88
12:53
I got waitlisted 😭 im sort of happy cause i been rejected at 6-7 schools and waiting on 11 responses
Legallyblack88
12:53
No As but this is my first WL. I wasnt expecting this
smallroundrabbit
18:59
@MaddeningFearlessPelican: Sending my best wishes that you get the A!
Can confirm, I alsogot the date change followed by a WL letter in the mail
FluffySneakyVampire
12:08
Lots of WL this year compared to earlier cycles.
smallroundrabbit
21:37
The minute someone gets off the WL I'm begging you to send an update lol
FluffySneakyVampire
11:41
^^^^^
Any updates on the waitlist? I got my waitlist letter on Wednesday
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