Graduate Student Service Fee

In addition to tuition, Marquette charges fees that help to fund the costs of academic and non-academic services provided by the university. The Graduate School Student Service Fee is charged to traditional and online students each fall and spring. Certain registration categories and programs are exempt from some or all of these fees. For questions regarding student service fees, please contact the Graduate School.

2025-26 Academic Year (Fall and Spring)

  Executive MBA  Graduate (Humanities)  Graduate (Education)  Graduate (All Other)  Graduate (All Other) 
Half Time 

Student Fees 

 $0  $400 **  $400 **  $120 - 400  $120 - 400 

** When enrolled in 4 or more credits 

Student Service Fee Allocations

The fees support experiential and developmental programming for graduate students which include orientation, career and employer engagement programming, research, student travel awards, technology and communication, wellness, workshops, professional development opportunities, and campus support partners.

Funds are directly dispersed to Marquette University campus partners who provide programs and services to students which include wellness and health promotion, recreation, and academic support.

Campus partners include: 

Information on Fee Scholarships for Graduate Assistants

The Graduate School Student Service Fee is charged to traditional and online students each fall and spring. It supports student services, technology, and wellness and recreation.

Student Category* Grad Service Fee Cost/Term Grad Service Fee Cost/Year
Traditional Graduate Students who register for four or more credits (fall or spring semesters only) $200 $400
Online Students $120 $240

*Students in the Graduate School of Management, Health Science Professionals, Dental or Law Programs are not charged the fee.

Graduate Student Service Fee Scholarships

Graduate students who receive assistantships that are centrally funded by the Graduate School, and that are offered prior to the close of late registration, qualify for additional scholarships to pay their student service fees. Qualified students will be notified in their award letters if their award includes a fee scholarship. The Graduate School does not provide student service fee scholarships for assistantships that are funded by other departments or by faculty grants. Grant-funded assistants should contact their supervisors or grant principal investigators if they have questions.

If your award letter states it is centrally funded and qualifies for a Graduate Student Service Fee Scholarship, and your assistantship is: Your Graduate Student Service Fee Scholarship for the semester is:
Full (twenty-hours per week) $200
One-Half up to full (between ten and twenty hours per week) $100