- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Edgewood University
Madison, WICity: largeZIP 53711Founded 1927
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1927
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.edgewood.edu
WisconsinReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Edgewood University
Edgewood University is a private nonprofit university in Madison, Wisconsin, with 1,107 undergraduates. It admits 76% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $28,487 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate76%
Retention73%
4-year graduation49%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans68%
$28,487net price / year
76%admission rate
—average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$64,869median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,250median debt
#568 of 1,704 for earnings#1,402 of 1,739 for lowest net price#654 of 1,738 for graduation rate#730 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
- $52,534tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,120
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,120
- Average net price
- $28,487national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,983
$30,001–48,000$24,125
$48,001–75,000$23,758
$75,001–110,000$27,484
$110,001+$31,986
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 76%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college76%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 49%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 65%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,429
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,869middle 50%: $46,659–$89,606
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,606
Median, Edgewood University$64,869
Lower quarter$46,659
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
- 1,107
- Part-time
- 7.1%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 39%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,213 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,993
- Endowment, end of year
- $72,199,975
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic10%
Black4.2%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown0.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions38%
Business & management14%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Education6.6%
Psychology5.1%
Communication & journalism3.9%
Social sciences3.9%
Computer & information sciences3.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 238661. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5337885.