Marquette University vs University of Maine
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
- Marquette places more graduates in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 5.7% of the Class of 2025, against 3.4% at Maine.
- =About the same cost. Three years come to roughly $158K at Marquette and $155K at Maine after the average scholarship.
- Marquette is harder to get into: a 158 median LSAT and a 22.1% acceptance rate, against 158 and 37.3% at Maine.
Marquette
vs
Maine
Where graduates go
Marquette leads 3 of 4
✓5.7%
BigLaw + federal clerkships
3.4%
✓5.1%
BigLaw (501+ attorney firms)
1.1%
0.6%
Federal clerkships
✓2.3%
✓96.6%
Graduates employed
88.6%
N/A
First time bar passage
85.1%
What it costs
Even, 2 each
$158K
Three year net cost
✓$155K
✓94%
Students receiving a scholarship
72%
$23,000/yr
Median scholarship (recipients)
✓$23,535/yr
✓$21,560/yr
Average scholarship (all students)
$16,663/yr
Who gets in
Acceptance rate: Marquette 22.1% · Maine 37.3%
LSAT
Bars run from the 25th to the 75th percentile, with the median marked.
Marquette
156158160
Maine
154158162
152154156158160162164
GPA
Undergraduate GPA of the entering class, same scale for both schools.
Marquette
3.503.703.83
Maine
3.413.703.80
3.353.453.553.653.753.85
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Frequently asked questions
Is Marquette or Maine better for BigLaw?
Marquette placed more of its Class of 2025 in BigLaw or federal clerkships: 5.7% against 3.4%. By BigLaw alone (firms of 501+ attorneys), Marquette placed 5.1% and Maine placed 1.1%. Federal clerkships were 0.6% at Marquette and 2.3% at Maine.
Which is harder to get into, Marquette or Maine?
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. Maine's had 158 and 3.70, with 37.3%. Add your LSAT and GPA above to see your estimated chances at both.
Which costs less, Marquette or Maine?
After the average scholarship, three years cost about $158K at Marquette and $155K at Maine, 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 Maine?
94% of Marquette students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $23,000 a year among recipients. 72% of Maine students receive a scholarship, with a median award of $23,535 a year among recipients.
Should I choose Marquette or Maine?
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