Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Marquette's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin.
Marquette has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 10,551 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin average (1,631 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Marquette University11,7468,0453,701
Similarly Ranked Schools10,5515,9564,595
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin1,6311,470517
The below chart compares the student population between Marquette University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,954 male and 6,792 female students attending Marquette. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Marquette.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Marquette
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,0457,599446
Men3,5423,331211
Women4,5034,268235
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Marquette
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,7012,5691,132
Men1,412956456
Women2,2891,613676

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,615 White students (64.83%) and 1,576 Hispanic students (13.42%) at Marquette University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Marquette University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Marquette University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native826
Asian496214282
Black or African American447195252
Hispanic1,235508727
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1174
White5,1852,3222,863
Two or More Races272130142
Race/Ethnicity Unknown26288174
Total 8,0453,5424,503
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Marquette University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native927
Asian25184167
Black or African American22070150
Hispanic341125216
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,4309001,530
Two or More Races1124369
Race/Ethnicity Unknown683137
Total 3,7011,4122,289

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,559 students whose age under twenty five and 1,019 students whose age is over thirty years old at Marquette University.
Especially, 234 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Marquette University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Marquette University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,045 3,5424,503
Under 18234 70164
18-193,768 1,6062,162
20-213,384 1,5051,879
22-24539 282257
25-2943 2320
30-3421 174
35-3915 123
40-4925 178
50-6412 93
65 and over4 13
Total 8,045 3,5424,503
Population by Student Age at Marquette University
TotalMenWomen
Total3,701 1,4122,289
18-192 11
20-2155 1639
22-241,577 5021,075
25-291,125 477648
30-34393 196197
35-39232 107125
40-49229 86143
50-6485 2659
65 and over3 12
Total 3,701 1,4122,289

Online Student Population

At Marquette University, 2,874 students (24.47% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 546 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 400 students live in Wisconsin where Marquette University is located in and 146 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total11,7468,0453,701
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes54623523
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,3281,345983
Not Enrolled in Online Classes8,8726,6772,195
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)54623523
Wisconsin Residents40012388
Other State in U.S.14611135
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000