Marquette University Law School

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University Law School is located in Milwaukee, WI and enrolls approximately 218 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.7. In the most recent reporting year, 84.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 9.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
218
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.7
Bar-Required Jobs
84.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 156
75th Percentile 3.83
50th Percentile 3.7
25th Percentile 3.5

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
62.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
1.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
50%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
70.94%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-20.94%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
2
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 33
Less than ½ tuition 322
Half to full tuition 218
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 0