Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Marquette grads earn $4.5K more ten years out than U. St Thomas's ($78,257 vs. $73,739)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Marquette graduates 4 pts more of its students than U. St Thomas (82% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Marquette$78.3K
U. St Thomas$73.7K
Graduation rate
Marquette82%
U. St Thomas78%
Retention rate
Marquette91%
U. St Thomas88%

Borrowing

Median debt
Marquette$23.9K
U. St Thomas$23.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Marquette38%
U. St Thomas44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Marquette$21K
U. St Thomas$21K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Marquette66%
U. St Thomas70%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Marquette82%
U. St Thomas80%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Marquette14%
U. St Thomas15%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Marquette76%
U. St Thomas71%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Marquette85%
U. St Thomas79%
Pell graduation gap
Marquette9 pts lower
U. St Thomas8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMarquetteU. St Thomas
White85%78%
Asian85%71%
Hispanic/Latino78%70%
Black64%71%
Two or more races79%78%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why