- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WICity: largeZIP 53222Founded 1913
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1913
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.mtmary.edu
WisconsinWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Mount Mary University
Mount Mary University is a private nonprofit university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with 631 undergraduates. It admits 62% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $17,607 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate62%
Retention67%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share60%
Federal loans58%
$17,607net price / year
62%admission rate
1020average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$54,273median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,990median debt
#1,056 of 1,704 for earnings#682 of 1,739 for lowest net price#908 of 1,738 for graduation rate#406 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
- $48,552tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,490
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,490
- Average net price
- $17,607national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,110
$30,001–48,000$16,628
$48,001–75,000$16,096
$75,001–110,000$18,317
$110,001+$27,263
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 62%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–21
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college62%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college67%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college60%
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
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,847
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,273middle 50%: $35,793–$71,504
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,990
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$71,504
Median, Mount Mary University$54,273
Lower quarter$35,793
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
- 4.1%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0.2%
- Average age at entry
- 22.9
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 60%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 40%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,776 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,648
- Endowment, end of year
- $27,619,770
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White29%
Hispanic36%
Black24%
Asian6.8%
Two or more races1.4%
U.S. nonresident1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown1.1%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Psychology13%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Business & management9.8%
Visual & performing arts9.1%
Architecture7.0%
Education7.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.2%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI | $17,623 | 53% | $52,260 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 239390. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6922044.