- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Walden University
Minneapolis, MNCity: largeZIP 55401Founded 1970
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1970
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1987
- Website
- www.waldenu.edu
MinnesotaPrivate for-profit
Walden University
Walden University is a private for-profit university in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 9,136 undergraduates. It graduates 100% within six years and costs $29,899 a year after aid.
100%graduate
Retention0%
4-year graduation100%
Pell Grant share64%
Federal loans70%
$29,899net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
100%graduate in 6 years
$54,715median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,834median debt
#1,032 of 1,704 for earnings#1,451 of 1,739 for lowest net price#10 of 1,738 for graduation rate
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
- $36,522tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,140
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,140
- Average net price
- $29,899national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$29,899
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college0%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college100%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college64%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 100%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 100%
- First-year retention
- 0%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 35%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,407
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,715middle 50%: $32,663–$90,174
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,834
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,174
Median, Walden University$54,715
Lower quarter$32,663
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
- 9,136
- Part-time
- 74%
- Women / men
- 86% / 14%
- Average age at entry
- 36.1
- First-generation students
- 51%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 64%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 31 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 11%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,406 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,101
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic9.6%
Black42%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races2.7%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown4.2%
8 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Education21%
Public administration & social service21%
Business & management12%
Psychology8.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.4%
Communication & journalism1.2%
Computer & information sciences0.7%
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy College Bloomington, MN | $36,485 | 71% | $55,715 |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN | $18,458 | 18% | $51,254 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | $32,750 | 86% | $89,110 |
| St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY | $29,743 | 74% | $76,156 |
| Drake University Des Moines, IA | $29,415 | 71% | $78,855 |
| Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI | $29,164 | 71% | $59,582 |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | $32,950 | 78% | $66,982 |
| DeSales University Center Valley, PA | $29,183 | 70% | $69,129 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 125231. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7961486.