Marquette University
CCNE AccreditedMarquette University’s College of Nursing offers a range of accredited nursing programs designed to meet the needs of aspiring and current nurses. With CCNE accreditation, Marquette provides high-quality education through various delivery formats, including on-campus and online options. The school is known for its commitment to student success and comprehensive nursing education.
Marquette University at a glance
- Marquette University reports a first-time NCLEX pass rate of 100%. Multi-year board data for this school is not yet published here.
- Opportunity Score: 83/100 — our weighted composite of NCLEX outcomes, tuition, clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Strongest components: NCLEX pass rate and Graduation rate.
- Clinical placement access scores 83/100, based on the hospital systems this school places students into.
- Listed program tuition ranges from $18,000 to $160,000 total across 4 programs.
- 8 nursing programs listed — BSN, DNP, MSN, RN-BSN offered on campus / hybrid / online.
- Programmatic accreditation: CCNE.
100%
Reported first-time NCLEX pass rate
Source: State board of nursing
83/100
Opportunity Score
Source: MyNursingSchools methodology
83/100
Clinical placement access
Source: School-published clinical partners
- Programs Offered
- 8
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 100%
- Clinical Access
- 83/100
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
Nursing Programs at Marquette University(8)
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Marquette Universityoverall score
Strengths
- NCLEX pass rate
- Graduation rate
- Clinical partnerships
Watch-outs
- Tuition affordability
Score breakdown
- NCLEX pass rate100
- Job market strength75
- Graduation rate85
- Online flexibility62
- Tuition affordability41
- Clinical partnerships83
The Opportunity Score blends NCLEX pass rate, tuition affordability, graduation outcomes, schedule flexibility, hospital clinical partnerships, and state job-market strength. Missing inputs are excluded and remaining weights are redistributed proportionally. How we calculate this.
Marquette Universityclinical access
- BSN students have guaranteed clinical placements starting sophomore year.
- Froedtert Scholars program offers mentorship and externships.
- Ascension Center for Clinical Simulation and Learning provides extensive simulation facilities.
- Graduate students have coordinated clinical placements across the region.
Named hospital & health-system partners
- Froedtert
- Ascension
- Children’s Wisconsin
- VA
Sources: marquette.edu, today.marquette.edu, bulletin.marquette.edu. How we score this
Admissions at Marquette University
- •No published acceptance or admission rate specific to the nursing program could be found on official Marquette University or College of Nursing web pages.
- •Undergraduate B.S.N. (freshman admission)
- •Students are admitted directly into the College of Nursing as freshmen and, once accepted, are guaranteed required classes and clinical placements, enabling on-time degree completion if academic performance is maintained.
- •Admission requirements refer to general University admission criteria found in the undergraduate bulletin; no specific nursing GPA, TEAS, or HESI thresholds are published.
- •Progression policies (after admission)
- •Freshman year: must earn a term GPA of at least 2.0.
- •After first semester: must earn a term GPA of at least 2.5 in fall/spring terms.
- •Students may not be below the minimum term GPA for more than two consecutive semesters.
- •A minimum grade of C (no C– or lower) is required in all required NURS and HEAL courses. Clinical courses must be passed (Pass grade).
- •Graduate Programs (M.S.N. Direct Entry)
- •Applicants must hold a non‑nursing bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- •Required prerequisite coursework must be completed (minimum grade C),
Based on publicly available information. Source
Schedule & Format Flexibility at Marquette University
- •The definition of instruction modes across Marquette University includes various formats such as fully asynchronous, synchronous, blended, and classroom-based—although not specific to nursing—providing context for potential delivery formats in nursing courses.
- •– Distance Learning – 100% Asynchronous (D1) entails fully online coursework delivered asynchronously;
- •– Distance Learning – Synchronous (DS) includes fully online synchronous delivery;
- •– Blended/Hybrid (BL) is defined as 41–74% distance learning.
- •– Classroom-based (C1, C2) refers to in-person instruction.
- •For graduate-level nursing (M.S.N. and post-baccalaureate) programs, program brochures indicate they offer a blend of in‑person, hybrid, or online delivery formats.
- •– The delivery includes synchronous and asynchronous technology, along with required in-person days on campus each semester.
- •No explicit information was found on evening, weekend, or multiple cohort start options for either undergraduate or graduate nursing programs.
- •The undergraduate B.S.N. program appears structured with full-time, on-campus sequential semesters (freshman through senior, fall and spring courses listed). There is no mention on the undergraduate site of evening, weekend, online, asynchronous, hybrid, or cohort start options.
- •Regarding transfer credit or adva
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
BSN (Traditional)
No published acceptance rate for nursing.
The undergraduate B.S.N. program is structured with full-time, on-campus sequential semesters; no explicit flexibility through online, evening, weekend, or varied start dates noted.
DNP
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Applicants should have a B.S.N. from an accredited program and a graduate GPA of at least 3.0.
Graduate programs offer a blend of in-person, hybrid, or online delivery formats.
MSN — Family Nurse Practitioner
Minimum GPA: 3.0
Applicants need a B.S.N. degree and GPA of at least 3.0.
Graduate programs offer a blend of in-person, hybrid, or online delivery formats.
RN to BSN
No published acceptance rate for nursing.
The undergraduate B.S.N. program is structured with full-time, on-campus sequential semesters; no explicit flexibility through online, evening, weekend, or varied start dates noted.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.