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, 87.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 9.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.6% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
70.3%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.9%
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