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Marquette University vs Texas Tech University

Where graduates end up, what each school really costs, and who gets in, side by side from each school's official ABA data. Add your LSAT and GPA to see your chances and scholarship estimates at both.

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The short version

  • =About the same placement. 5.7% of Marquette's Class of 2025 and 5.1% of Texas Tech's went to BigLaw or federal clerkships.
  • Texas Tech costs about $13K less over three years after the average scholarship: $144K against $158K.
  • Texas Tech is harder to get into: a 159 median LSAT and a 25.6% acceptance rate, against 158 and 22.1% at Marquette.
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Where graduates go

Marquette leads 3 of 4

✓5.7%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
5.1%
✓5.1%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
4.4%
0.6%
Federal clerkships
✓0.7%
✓96.6%
Graduates employed
93.4%
N/A
First time bar passage
95.5%

What it costs

Marquette leads 3 of 4

$158K
Three year net cost
✓$144K
✓94%
Students receiving a scholarship
88%
✓$23,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$12,000/yr
✓$21,560/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$10,746/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Marquette 22.1% · Texas Tech 25.6%

LSAT

Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.

Marquette
156158160
Texas Tech
157159160
154156158160162

GPA

Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.

Marquette
3.503.703.83
Texas Tech
3.413.693.85
3.353.453.553.653.753.85

Frequently asked questions

Is Marquette or Texas Tech better for BigLaw?
Marquette placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 5.7% against 5.1%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Marquette placed 5.1% and Texas Tech placed 4.4%. Federal clerkships were 0.6% at Marquette and 0.7% at Texas Tech.
Which is harder to get into, Marquette or Texas Tech?
Marquette's Fall 2025 entering class had a median LSAT of 158 and a median GPA of 3.70, with a 22.1% acceptance rate. Texas Tech's had 159 and 3.69, with 25.6%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Marquette or Texas Tech?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $158K at Marquette and $144K at Texas Tech, including living costs. Public schools are shown at out of state tuition. Your own scholarship can move these numbers a lot, so add your numbers above for an estimate.
Which gives more scholarship money, Marquette or Texas Tech?
94% of Marquette students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $23,000 a year among recipients. 88% of Texas Tech students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $12,000 a year among recipients.
Should I choose Marquette or Texas Tech?
It depends on your goals, your odds and your offers. Compare where each school's graduates end up, then add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances and scholarships at both. Your scholarship offer usually changes the cost more than anything else.

What a higher LSAT changes

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Figures come from each school’s official ABA disclosures. Admission chances and scholarship estimates are modeled from that data and are not predictions of any individual decision. Our data and methodology

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