Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. St Thomas's yield is 7 pts higher than Marquette's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    U. St Thomas's SAT midpoint is 62 points higher than Marquette's

    SAT midpoint
  3. 3

    U. St Thomas is more diverse (index 0.58 vs. 0.52)

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    Marquette has 6 pts more first-gen students than U. St Thomas (19% vs. 14%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

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

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  6. 6

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

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Marquette admits 81%, U. St Thomas 85%; U. St Thomas's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
U. St Thomas85%
Marquette81%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. St ThomasSelective
  • MarquetteSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
U. St Thomas
1260–1423
Marquette
1200–1360
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. St ThomasGPA and school record required
  • MarquetteGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Marquette is a bit larger than U. St Thomas (7,660 vs. 6,245 undergrads); U. St Thomas has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. St Thomas6.2K
Marquette7.7K
Pell Grant share
U. St Thomas22%
Marquette18%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at U. St Thomas, and Biomedical Sciences at Marquette; both have 14 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. St Thomas14 to 1
Marquette14 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. St ThomasFinance, General11%
  • MarquetteBiomedical Sciences, General10%

What each costs

U. St Thomas and Marquette cost about the same a year on average; U. St Thomas's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. St Thomas$34.8K
Marquette$35.5K
Aid generosity
U. St Thomas49%
Marquette48%

What each pays off

Marquette's former students earn more, a median $78.3K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. St Thomas$73.7K
Marquette$78.3K
Graduation rate
U. St Thomas78%
Marquette82%

How each has changed

Applications grew at U. St Thomas but fell at Marquette; Marquette got less selective while U. St Thomas held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. St ThomasGrowing+83%
  • MarquetteShrinking−14%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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