Fordham vs Marquette
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Fordham UniversityBronx, NYCompass Score: Exceptional · Top 10%A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WICompass Score: Excellent · Top 12%
At a glance
- For families earning up to $30,000, Marquette has the lower price after aid: $22,269 a year, against $32,474 at Fordham.
- Marquette has the lower average price after aid: $31,487 a year, against $44,338 at Fordham.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Fordham: $85,569, against $78,257 at Marquette.
Scores
Compass Score
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 10%
A-Compass Score: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 12%
Academic Excellence
AAcademic Excellence: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 8%
AAcademic Excellence: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 10%
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Bronx, NY
Milwaukee, WI
Setting
City
City
Students
16,153
11,373
Sports
NCAA Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference
NCAA Division I · Big East Conference
Admission
Admission rate
59%
81%
Average SAT
1418
1310
ACT middle 50%
30–33
26–31
Outcomes
Graduation rate
82%
83%
First-year retention
89%
91%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$85,569
$78,257
Median debt
$24,300
$23,940
Cost
Average price after aid
$44,338
$31,487
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$32,474
$22,269
$30,001–$48,000
$31,657
$18,916
$48,001–$75,000
$37,313
$27,378
$75,001–$110,000
$42,030
$32,374
Over $110,000
$52,228
$36,813
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Finance $141,860
- Other mathematics and statistics $117,344
- Accounting $117,024
- International business $106,665
- Computing and information science $97,265
- Electrical engineering $106,686
- International business $102,306
- Real Estate $99,583
- Accounting $99,086
- Computing and information science $98,108
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.