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Marquette University

College of Business Administration

Quick Stats

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1184
  • Annual Tuition
    $32,810
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    1,625
  • University Selectivity
    55%
  • University Yield
    15%
  • Job Offers
    89%
  • Average Salary
    $47,301
  • Top Industry
    Financial Services
  • School Status
    Private
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1910
  • Program Length
    Four Year
Contact Information
606 North 13th Street
Straz Hall
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, United States
Website

College of Business Administration

Located in the Milwaukee, the Marquette University College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management is a nationally ranked AACSB-accredited institution with world-class undergraduate and graduate business programs. We have nationally ranked undergraduate programs in Accounting, Supply Chain Management as well as our nationally acclaimed Applied Investment Management program. A Catholic, Jesuit school of business, Marquette is dedicated to developing and nurturing thoughtful and engaged leaders shaped by business expertise, profound self-awareness and distinctively developed character.

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Throughout your time in Marquette's College of Business, the administration and professors constantly strive to prepare you for your career. In every class there are real world examples that we can apply to our own careers. Each class readies you for the transition into the business world, and help you to make your decision as to what industry and career you want to pursue.

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About Marquette University

Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
55% Marquette University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. Secondary school record
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Application essay
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Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
23901% 23,901
55% 55
15% 15
55% School Selectivity
15% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Dec 1
Fall 2013
Dec 1
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • ACT or SAT
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

Counselor Recommendation Form required of all students; official college transcripts for transfer students; evidence of English language ability and financial support for int'l students
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
4774% 4,774
47% 47
15% 15
47% Program Selectivity
15% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.0
  • Other transfer requirements
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions Yes
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen 94
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted Indicate interest on university application
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Financial Services 21%
Top Industry
  • Manufacturing 10%
  • Consulting 6%
  • Real Estate 5%
PwC 15
Top Employer
  • Ernst & Young 8
  • Deloitte 8
  • Baker Tilly Virchow Krause 8
Job offers within 3 months after graduation
89% College of Business Administration 75% Average Across All Schools
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
66% 66.4
59% 59.267238095238085
66% Receive Offers
60% 59.6
56% 55.65923664122137
60% Accept Offers
After graduation, but within 3 months
22% 22.2
16% 16.189999999999998
22% Receive Offers
27% 26.7
17% 17.25698275862069
27% Accept Offers
More than 3 Months after graduation
1% 1.2
10% 10.193835616438358
1% Receive Offers
4% 3.5
13% 12.771399999999998
4% Accept Offers
90% Graduates seeking full-time employment
10% Graduates not seeking employment
89% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Consulting
4% 4
$54,642.00
45K 64K
Finance/Accounting
36% 36
$49,569.00
26K 70K
General Management
2% 2
$42,330.00
36K 50K
Human Resources
4% 4
$38,500.00
25K 50K
Management Information Systems
14% 14
$50,216.00
38K 64K
Marketing/Sales
24% 24
$41,338.00
24K 70K
Operations/Production
11% 11
$46,790.00
36K 60K
Logistics/Transportation
0% 0
Data not provided
Other
6% 6
$48,571.00
35K 60K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Accounting
18% 18
$49,330.00
29K 62K
Consumer Products/Retail
11% 11
$46,490.00
24K 70K
Consulting
6% 6
$50,554.00
35K 64K
Financial Services
21% 21
$51,423.00
35K 70K
Government/Education
3% 3
$39,604.00
37K 43K
Pharma/Biotech/Health
7% 7
$45,041.00
22K 63K
Manufacturing
10% 10
$44,446.00
35K 55K
Media/Entertainment
1% 1
$38,000.00 Data not provided
Petroleum/Energy
2% 2
$44,000.00
34K 52K
Real Estate
5% 5
$48,060.00
35K 60K
Sports/Leisure
2% 2
$24,500.00
24K 25K
Technology/Science
6% 6
$41,775.00
30K 64K
Transportation
3% 3
$44,571.00
30K 55K
Utilities
1% 1
$51,166.00
46K 58K
Other
3% 3
$31,466.00
26K 39K
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
U.S. Northeast
2% 2
$63,000.00
50K 70K
U.S. Mid-Atlantic
2% 2
$42,200.00 Data not provided
U.S. South
1% 1
$37,500.00
35K 40K
U.S. Southwest
2% 2
$41,250.00
25K 70K
U.S. Midwest
92% 92
$47,408.00
22K 70K
U.S. West
2% 2
$45,223.00
46K 52K
U.S. Possessions/Territories
0% 0
Data not provided
Canada
0% 0
Data not provided
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Average Signing Bonus for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
  • Harley Davidson Motor Co. 28
  • Robert W Baird 17
  • PwC 17
  • Johnson Controls, Inc. 13
  • Northwestern Mutual 11
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks 19
  • Percentage of internships that are paid 89
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus 250
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards 945
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:
Exploration and job/internship search assistance through individual meetings, events and presentations; collaboration with departments to host industry-specific networking and interviewing programs; Advisory Board helps build employer relationships and feedback to influence office services and curriculum; involved in career courses (presentations, resume reviews and recruiting employers for industry panels); administer internship for academic credit program and mentor program for 170+ students.

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$44,624
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $32,810
  • Fees $434
  • Expenses $11,380
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$44,624
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $32,810
  • Fees $434
  • Expenses $11,380
94% Percent of Institutional Grants or Scholarships 1% Percent of Full-tuition Institutional Grants or Scholarships
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need 0%
  • Merit 100%
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Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website http://www.marquette.edu/mucentral/financialaid/
Scholarships
$16,674,583
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students last year
$17,198,548
Total aid distributed to undergrad business students this year
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business Administration
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
48% 44
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
55% 32
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
10 College of Business Administration 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • International Business
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
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Business Program Classes
10% Less than 20 Students 10% More than 50 Students
80% 21 to 50 students
32 Average number of students in non-business required electives
82 Different Elective Courses
New Electives
  • Advance Applied Real Estate Analysis
  • Introduction to Real Estate
  • Applied Global Business Learning
  • Business Applications: Basic Business Analytic Tools
  • Program length Four Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2003
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS / Business Administration 129
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
120% 120
43% 43
Prominent Faculty
  • J. Craig Andrews

    Marketing and Public Policy

  • John B Davis

    Economics

  • Anthony Pennington-Cross

    Real Estate
  • Are work study or co-ops available? Yes
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

    A small number of co-op like opportunities available with local manufacturing firms in the area of supply chain management; other co-ops are available for accounting students primarily but not entirely with public accounting concerns

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

    The College partners with 25 institutions in 18 countries for semester or year long study abroad opportunities. Students actually pay tuition to our university for the study abroad period and we have agreements with the 25 schools for their students to reciprocate. We also offer 5-8 2-3 week faculty-led study abroad experiences to Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

    Marquette University is highly rated with regard to the percentage of students doing volunteeer and community work in the Milwaukee area, but also internationally. The Applied Global Business Learning trips are an example of doing global community service in a developing country with a small business. Marquette's urban nature affords all of our students a variety of volunteer opportunities (Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, etc.)

Students

27% Students in Top 10% of High School Class
1250 75th Percentile Score on SAT 28.8 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
85% 85
Asian American
5% 5
Hispanic
5% 5
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
5%
82%
7%
3%
1%
2%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
91% 91
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
9% 9
Dual Citizenship
0% 0
Canada
0% 0
18 Average age of full-time students
88% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
69% 69
84% 84

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni 17,993
Alumni Donations
$1,590 Average Gift $200,000 Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Jeff Joerres

    Chair / CEO Manpower Group

  • Daniel Fuss

    Vice Chair Loomis Sayles & Co.

  • Darren Jackson

    Pres and CEO Advanced Auto Parts, Inc