- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WICity: largeZIP 53202Founded 1903
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1903
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.msoe.edu
WisconsinPrivate nonprofit
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private nonprofit college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 2,654 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 63% within six years and costs $27,027 a year after aid.
63%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention84%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans55%
$27,027net price / year
59%admission rate
—average SAT
63%graduate in 6 years
$92,761median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#97 of 1,704 for earnings#1,345 of 1,739 for lowest net price#559 of 1,738 for graduation rate#350 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
- $66,281tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $52,228
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,228
- Average net price
- $27,027national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,061
$30,001–48,000$12,971
$48,001–75,000$15,923
$75,001–110,000$19,414
$110,001+$34,743
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college63%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 63%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 74%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $79,893
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $92,761middle 50%: $68,243–$115,612
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$115,612
Median, Milwaukee School of Engineering$92,761
Lower quarter$68,243
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
- 2,654
- Part-time
- 2.2%
- Women / men
- 29% / 71%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,194 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,879
- Endowment, end of year
- $90,335,690
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White67%
Hispanic11%
Black3.0%
Asian5.5%
Two or more races3.4%
U.S. nonresident4.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown4.8%
6 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Engineering70%
Business & management12%
Computer & information sciences8.5%
Health professions7.3%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.0%
Foreign languages & linguistics0.5%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| LeTourneau University Longview, TX | $26,985 | 62% | $61,644 |
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| Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL | $26,211 | 68% | $60,802 |
| St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY | $27,673 | 69% | $66,448 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 239318. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1538982.