Marquette offers employee tuition benefits to support personal and professional growth and development and promote the value of higher education. By making a Marquette education available to employees, spouses and dependent children, the university seeks to promote and uphold its Catholic, Jesuit mission.
To continue to offer this important benefit while also being good stewards of the university’s financial resources, the Executive Leadership Team has approved an updated cost-share tuition benefit policy, which was a recommendation from the Securing Our Future committee.
What this means:
- Starting in fall 2027, Marquette faculty and staff with newly enrolling eligible dependent children will pay a $500 per fall and spring semester contribution toward tuition (waived for summer/J session). There will be no changes to the tuition remission benefit for dependents enrolled prior to fall 2027.
- As a reminder, before the tuition benefit is granted for eligible dependent children, any amounts available under all other tuition scholarship, financial aid and grant programs, including the Wisconsin Grant Program, must be applied for through Marquette’s Office of Student Financial Aid.
- Starting in fall 2027, eligible spouses will contribute 20% of the per credit tuition costs for credits taken in any semester/term.
- There will be no changes to the employee tuition remission benefit.
- There will be no changes to eligibility requirements for the tuition remission benefit for dependents or spouses.
The updated tuition benefit policy stems from the work of a team from the Securing our Future initiative composed of stakeholders from the Bursar’s Office, Enrollment Management, Financial Aid, Finance, Human Resources and IT Services.
Marquette remains committed to providing a competitive Total Rewards program, which includes five areas: health and well-being; compensation and financial security; development and growth; family and work-life flexibility; and campus life. Tuition benefits are a key component of these offerings.
