Does Marquette University have a tennis program?

Yes. Marquette University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Marquette University?

Marquette University is in Milwaukee, WI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

How much does Marquette University cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $66,768 a year, and an average net price of $31,487 after grants and scholarships.

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · private, nonprofit · 7,660 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Marquette University field?

Marquette University, in Milwaukee, WI, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big East Conference.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 8, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Marquette University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 9 in 2024 and as high as 13 in 2021, and ended 2025 at 10. That 2025 roster is in line with the Big East Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Marquette University lists 1 head coach and 3 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.5 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 44%.

Marquette University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 8 players in 2025, down from 9 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% below the Big East Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division I median. Marquette University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for women's tennis, which works out to about 2.7 players per coach, well below the Big East Conference median of 4, by 33%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Marquette University fund its athletes?

Marquette University reported 329 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 173 men and 156 women, close to an even split.

Athletically related student aid came to $6,513,724, about $16,693 per male athlete and $23,243 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $1,038,952 for men's sports and $267,281 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $6,006 and $1,713 per athlete.

What is Marquette University like academically?

Marquette University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 81% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1310, a profile that puts academic standing ahead of tennis for most recruits here.

The full cost of attendance is around $66,768 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $31,487 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 53% of the sticker price on average.

83% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 91% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $78,257, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Marquette University?

Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 21% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (16%) and Engineering (13%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Biology, General (253 degrees)
Finance and Financial Management Services (175 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (164 degrees)
Psychology, General (130 degrees)
Marketing (124 degrees)
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (100 degrees)
Political Science and Government (95 degrees)
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (87 degrees)
Criminology (81 degrees)
Mechanical Engineering (81 degrees)

What is Milwaukee, WI like to live in?

Marquette University sits in Milwaukee, a large city of about 570,000 people in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Household incomes in Milwaukee, a median of about $51,888, sit far below the Wisconsin median and likewise far below the national one, 34% lower than the country as a whole.

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $172,000, 30% below the Wisconsin median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,033 a month.

Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 5% take public transit.

The population skews young, with a median age of 32 against 39 nationally and 26% under 18.

27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Wisconsin average of 33%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Marquette University have a tennis program?: Yes. Marquette University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Big East Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Marquette University?: Marquette University is in Milwaukee, WI, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Marquette University cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $66,768 a year, and an average net price of $31,487 after grants and scholarships.