- The Inkwell
- Michigan
- Madonna University
Livonia, MICity: smallZIP 48150Founded 1937
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1937
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.madonna.edu
MichiganReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Madonna University
Madonna University is a private nonprofit university in Livonia, Michigan, with 1,632 undergraduates. It admits 63% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $14,792 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate63%
Retention72%
4-year graduation31%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans49%
$14,792net price / year
63%admission rate
980average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$60,349median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,092median debt
#756 of 1,704 for earnings#487 of 1,739 for lowest net price#906 of 1,738 for graduation rate#430 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
- $41,561tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $29,580
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $29,580
- Average net price
- $14,792national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,894
$30,001–48,000$9,358
$48,001–75,000$13,146
$75,001–110,000$15,441
$110,001+$21,667
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 63%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 980
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 460–540
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college63%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 31%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 61%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,519
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,349middle 50%: $38,540–$85,297
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,092
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,297
Median, Madonna University$60,349
Lower quarter$38,540
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
- 1,632
- Part-time
- 19%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 25.7
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,541 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,643
- Endowment, end of year
- $37,972,446
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White61%
Hispanic5.0%
Black16%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races1.2%
U.S. nonresident10%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions27%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting21%
Business & management13%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.7%
Education6.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.4%
Psychology3.6%
Visual & performing arts3.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 170806. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6728390.