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Marquette University vs University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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

  • Arkansas Fayetteville places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 7.6% of the Class of 2025, against 5.7% at Marquette.
  • =About the same cost. Three years come to roughly $158K at Marquette and $162K at Arkansas Fayetteville after the average scholarship.
  • Marquette is harder to get into: a 158 median LSAT and a 22.1% acceptance rate, against 158 and 26.6% at Arkansas Fayetteville.
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Where graduates go

Arkansas Fayetteville leads 3 of 4

5.7%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
✓7.6%
5.1%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
✓5.9%
0.6%
Federal clerkships
✓1.7%
✓96.6%
Graduates employed
89.9%
N/A
First time bar passage
80.0%

What it costs

Marquette leads 4 of 4

✓$158K
Three year net cost
$162K
✓94%
Students receiving a scholarship
87%
✓$23,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
$9,000/yr
✓$21,560/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$7,337/yr

Who gets in

Acceptance rate: Marquette 22.1% · Arkansas Fayetteville 26.6%

LSAT

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

Marquette
156158160
Arkansas Fayetteville
155158161
152154156158160162164

GPA

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

Marquette
3.503.703.83
Arkansas Fayetteville
3.543.713.87
3.453.553.653.753.853.95
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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Frequently asked questions

Is Marquette or Arkansas Fayetteville better for BigLaw?
Arkansas Fayetteville placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 7.6% against 5.7%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Marquette placed 5.1% and Arkansas Fayetteville placed 5.9%. Federal clerkships were 0.6% at Marquette and 1.7% at Arkansas Fayetteville.
Which is harder to get into, Marquette or Arkansas Fayetteville?
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. Arkansas Fayetteville's had 158 and 3.71, with 26.6%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Marquette or Arkansas Fayetteville?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $158K at Marquette and $162K at Arkansas Fayetteville, 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 Arkansas Fayetteville?
94% of Marquette students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $23,000 a year among recipients. 87% of Arkansas Fayetteville students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $9,000 a year among recipients.
Should I choose Marquette or Arkansas Fayetteville?
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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