- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Alverno College
Milwaukee, WICity: largeZIP 53234Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.alverno.edu
- Member of
- WCC
WisconsinWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Alverno College
Alverno College is a private nonprofit college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 631 undergraduates. It admits 86% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $20,863 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate86%
Retention61%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share58%
Federal loans54%
$20,863net price / year
86%admission rate
—average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$59,707median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,100median debt
#785 of 1,704 for earnings#934 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,145 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,024 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,263tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,112
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,112
- Average net price
- $20,863national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,971
$30,001–48,000$17,523
$48,001–75,000$18,821
$75,001–110,000$22,796
$110,001+$26,406
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 86%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college86%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college58%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 57%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,883
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,707middle 50%: $40,035–$84,863
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,100
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,863
Median, Alverno College$59,707
Lower quarter$40,035
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 631
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 99% / 1.4%
- Average age at entry
- 24.4
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 26%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,282 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,871
- Endowment, end of year
- $36,216,702
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White27%
Hispanic42%
Black19%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.1%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education29%
Health professions21%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Business & management12%
Psychology8.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.3%
Public administration & social service3.6%
Visual & performing arts2.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 238193. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4737981.