2026 CLASS PROFILE AND ABA 509 DATA
Marquette Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2026)
Tuition at Marquette runs $51,970 a year, or $155,910 over 3 years, but 94.3% of the class received some grant and only 5.7% paid that full price. The median LSAT is 158, up 6 points in a decade, with a 3.7 median GPA and a 22.1% acceptance rate.
The 2026 entering class
Marquette Law School's 2026 entering class had a median LSAT of 159, up 1 from 158 in 2025. The median GPA was 3.77.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 157 | 159 | 162 | 3.63 | 3.77 | 3.87 |
Source: the school's own 2026 class profile, as of September 26, 2026. These numbers can shift until the 2026 ABA 509 reports publish. Everything below this section is 2025 ABA 509 data.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 150 | 154 | 156 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 2015 | 150 | 152 | 155 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
The median LSAT is up 4 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.3. The bar moved here.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $51,970/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $155,910 |
| Pays full sticker | 5.7% |
| Gets some grant | 94.3% |
94.3% of the class received some grant and just 5.7% paid full sticker, so a score above the 160 75th percentile puts you in the strongest position for the deepest discount the school offers.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 93.1% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 13.4% |
| Federal clerkships | 0.5% |
| Government + public interest | 19.3% |
93.1% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, and with 13.4% going into biglaw, the discounted tuition most students actually pay makes the debt math work for the bulk of the class.
Your odds
A 158 LSAT and 3.7 GPA put you at Marquette's median, not above it, since half the admitted class matches or beats those marks. Score 160 or higher and you're in the top quarter, though the 22.1% acceptance rate still means the file needs to hold up; fall to 156 or under and admission gets a lot harder to count on. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
Schools like Marquette
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Marquette?
The median LSAT for Marquette's 2025 class is 158, up 4 points from 6 years ago. The 25th percentile is 156 and the 75th is 160.
What GPA do you need for Marquette?
The median GPA is 3.7, up from 3.4 6 years ago. The 25th percentile is 3.5 and the 75th is 3.8.
What is Marquette's acceptance rate?
22.1% for the 2025 cycle, based on 467 offers out of 2,112 applications, a truly selective school for its LSAT tier.
How much does Marquette cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $51,970 a year, or $155,910 over 3 years before living costs. 94.3% of the class received some grant, and only 5.7% paid full price.
What jobs do Marquette graduates get?
93.1% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 13.4% went to firms of 101 or more lawyers, and 19.3% went into government or public interest work. A bar pass figure isn't filed for this school in this data set.
Is Marquette worth it at sticker?
For most admitted students, yes. With 93.1% FT/LT placement and 94.3% of the class getting some grant, few students actually pay the full $155,910, and the ones who land solid discounts come out ahead on the debt math.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
