Official fall 2026 enrollment, retention, and graduation rate statistics, compiled by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis (OIRA), are now available via the dataMarq Report Catalog.
This fall, Marquette welcomed an incoming class of 2,079 first-year students. Thirty-five percent of the incoming first-year class are students of color, 25% are first generation and 13% are commuters.
Marquette’s total undergraduate population for fall 2026 is 8,238, marking the fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth. Graduate program enrollment also continues to thrive, with 3,761 graduate and professional students now enrolled at Marquette.
Recent undergraduate cohorts have posted strong retention and graduation rates. Last year’s first-year class was retained at 91.5%, the second-highest retention rate in recent history. In addition, Marquette’s four-year graduation rate was 74.2% and its five-year graduation rate was 82.5%.
FERPA-trained Marquette employees can explore these statistics in more detail though OIRA’s internal census reports, available via the dataMarq Report Catalog.
Marquette students, Marquette employees without FERPA training and the general public can explore Marquette’s official statistics via one of the many public reports on OIRA’s website.
For more information, please contact Amanda Cook at amanda.cook@marquette.edu in the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis.
