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Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location Madison, WI
Population 600,000
Website http://www.edgewood.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (43%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,077
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 81%
From Region 12%
Athletes 33.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 11%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 26.6% 26.6% 2012 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2013 Men: 28.9% 28.9% 2014 Men: 27.2% 27.2% 2015 Men: 24.2% 24.2% 2016 Men: 21.3% 21.3% 2017 Men: 24.3% 24.3% 2018 Men: 27.5% 27.5% 2019 Men: 25.9% 25.9% 2020 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2021 Men: 37.1% 37.1% 2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2023 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2024 Men: 35.3% 35.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 1.8% 1.8% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2015 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2020 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2021 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2023 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2024 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2013 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2014 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2015 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2016 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Black: 3.4% 3.4% 2018 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2020 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2023 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2024 Black: 5.5% 5.5% 2011 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2013 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Hispanic: 5.3% 5.3% 2016 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2017 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2018 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2019 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2020 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2022 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2023 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2024 Hispanic: 13.8% 13.8% 2011 White: 91.1% 91.1% 2012 White: 88.1% 88.1% 2013 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2014 White: 86.9% 86.9% 2015 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2016 White: 87.7% 87.7% 2017 White: 76.2% 76.2% 2018 White: 86.2% 86.2% 2019 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2020 White: 77.9% 77.9% 2021 White: 80.5% 80.5% 2022 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2023 White: 81.4% 81.4% 2024 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2011 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2022 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2025 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2020 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 Black: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Black: 3.8% 3.8% 2024 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2021 Hispanic: 11.6% 11.6% 2022 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2023 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2024 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2025 Hispanic: 11.0% 11.0% 2020 White: 75.9% 75.9% 2021 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2022 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2023 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2024 White: 77.3% 77.3% 2025 White: 76.0% 76.0% 2020 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 International: 1.1% 1.1%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Edgewood College 333 30% / 70% 1% $67,507 70 98%
Computer Science 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $82,862 87 —
Web and Digital Media Design 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $74,367 80 —
Chemistry 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $64,321 64 —
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $74,772 80 —
Biology 21 +4 33% / 67% 0% $59,760 54 95%
Biomedical Sciences 13 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,760 54 95%
Neuroscience 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $61,551 58 —
Environmental Science 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,614 36 —
Environmental Studies 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $53,626 36 —
Natural Sciences — — — — $54,585 39 —
Cytotechnology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $79,213 85 —
Exercise Science 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% — — —
Nursing 119 — 14% / 86% 1% $82,761 87 99%
Accounting 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $94,766 94 98%
Business Administration 41 — 63% / 37% 0% $61,965 59 98%
Business Administration and Management — — — — $75,936 82 —
Management Information Systems 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Organizational Leadership 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,858 73 —
Communication 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $57,178 47 92%
English 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,016 16 —
History 5 +2 80% / 20% 0% — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $48,362 21 —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — $52,790 34 —
Political Science 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $59,766 54 —
Psychology 17 +3 29% / 71% 0% $50,298 26 100%
Religious Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,265 35 —
Social Sciences 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Sociology 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $51,401 29 —
Spanish 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,515 17 94%
Elementary Education 14 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,544 30 97%
Art 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $41,720 9 —
Art Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,175 29 —
Art Therapy 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,742 39 —
Graphic Design 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $45,182 14 94%
Music Education — — — — $51,540 30 —
Music Technology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $42,213 10 —
Theatre 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $39,616 7 —
Criminal Justice 6 +1 50% / 50% 0% $61,050 57 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,370
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 34%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.9% 50.9% 2012 Graduated: 52.9% 52.9% 2013 Graduated: 56.6% 56.6% 2014 Graduated: 62.1% 62.1% 2015 Graduated: 59.6% 59.6% 2016 Graduated: 63.0% 63.0% 2017 Graduated: 60.9% 60.9% 2018 Graduated: 63.2% 63.2% 2019 Graduated: 64.4% 64.4% 2020 Graduated: 65.1% 65.1% 2021 Graduated: 61.7% 61.7% 2022 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2023 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4% 2024 Graduated: 60.2% 60.2%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 57.7% 57.7% 2012 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2013 Men: 56.0% 56.0% 2014 Men: 67.1% 67.1% 2015 Men: 58.3% 58.3% 2016 Men: 65.4% 65.4% 2017 Men: 59.7% 59.7% 2018 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2019 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Men: 56.4% 56.4% 2021 Men: 55.6% 55.6% 2022 Men: 50.9% 50.9% 2023 Men: 60.3% 60.3% 2024 Men: 58.6% 58.6% 2011 Women: 48.6% 48.6% 2012 Women: 53.6% 53.6% 2013 Women: 56.9% 56.9% 2014 Women: 60.3% 60.3% 2015 Women: 60.1% 60.1% 2016 Women: 62.1% 62.1% 2017 Women: 61.3% 61.3% 2018 Women: 66.9% 66.9% 2019 Women: 70.3% 70.3% 2020 Women: 68.2% 68.2% 2021 Women: 63.7% 63.7% 2022 Women: 65.5% 65.5% 2023 Women: 69.7% 69.7% 2024 Women: 60.9% 60.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 71.4% 71.4% 2012 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2013 Asian: 25.0% 25.0% 2014 Asian: 87.5% 87.5% 2015 Asian: 83.3% 83.3% 2016 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2018 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Asian: 78.6% 78.6% 2021 Asian: 66.7% 66.7% 2022 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2023 Asian: 100.0% 100.0% 2024 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2013 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Black: 31.6% 31.6% 2016 Black: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2019 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2021 Black: 44.4% 44.4% 2022 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2024 Black: 64.3% 64.3% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2013 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4% 2014 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2015 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 Hispanic: 58.8% 58.8% 2017 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Hispanic: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 Hispanic: 57.9% 57.9% 2020 Hispanic: 47.6% 47.6% 2021 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Hispanic: 70.8% 70.8% 2023 Hispanic: 63.2% 63.2% 2024 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2011 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2012 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2013 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2014 White: 62.9% 62.9% 2015 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2016 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2017 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2018 White: 65.9% 65.9% 2019 White: 67.5% 67.5% 2020 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2021 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2022 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2023 White: 68.7% 68.7% 2024 White: 62.0% 62.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 37.2% 124 15% / 85% 1% $82,731 87 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17.4% 58 43% / 57% 0% $52,958 34 96%
Business & Economics 14.1% 47 62% / 38% 0% $64,967 65 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 11.1% 37 22% / 78% 0% $59,905 54 95%
Arts 5.7% 19 11% / 89% 0% $47,702 19 94%
Education 5.4% 18 11% / 89% 0% $50,426 27 96%
Computer Science 3.0% 10 80% / 20% 0% $82,013 87 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.4% 8 38% / 62% 0% $53,623 36 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 6 50% / 50% 17% $67,805 71 —
Professional 1.8% 6 50% / 50% 0% $61,050 57 100%

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 19 #219 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 19 #388 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 71.9% 71.9% 2012 Acceptance: 73.2% 73.2% 2013 Acceptance: 76.6% 76.6% 2014 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2% 2015 Acceptance: 76.8% 76.8% 2016 Acceptance: 75.9% 75.9% 2017 Acceptance: 71.1% 71.1% 2018 Acceptance: 72.9% 72.9% 2019 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2020 Acceptance: 91.2% 91.2% 2021 Acceptance: 95.5% 95.5% 2022 Acceptance: 98.6% 98.6% 2023 Acceptance: 94.5% 94.5% 2024 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7% 2011 Yield: 32.0% 32.0% 2012 Yield: 33.8% 33.8% 2013 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2014 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2015 Yield: 33.4% 33.4% 2016 Yield: 32.5% 32.5% 2017 Yield: 27.6% 27.6% 2018 Yield: 22.4% 22.4% 2019 Yield: 23.6% 23.6% 2020 Yield: 24.6% 24.6% 2021 Yield: 22.5% 22.5% 2022 Yield: 18.8% 18.8% 2023 Yield: 17.6% 17.6% 2024 Yield: 16.0% 16.0%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,292 1,292 2012 Applicants: 1,382 1,382 2013 Applicants: 1,297 1,297 2014 Applicants: 1,253 1,253 2015 Applicants: 1,160 1,160 2016 Applicants: 1,065 1,065 2017 Applicants: 1,447 1,447 2018 Applicants: 1,560 1,560 2019 Applicants: 1,397 1,397 2020 Applicants: 1,295 1,295 2021 Applicants: 1,198 1,198 2022 Applicants: 1,300 1,300 2023 Applicants: 1,315 1,315 2024 Applicants: 2,274 2,274 2011 Admitted: 929 929 2012 Admitted: 1,012 1,012 2013 Admitted: 993 993 2014 Admitted: 955 955 2015 Admitted: 891 891 2016 Admitted: 808 808 2017 Admitted: 1,029 1,029 2018 Admitted: 1,137 1,137 2019 Admitted: 1,011 1,011 2020 Admitted: 1,181 1,181 2021 Admitted: 1,144 1,144 2022 Admitted: 1,282 1,282 2023 Admitted: 1,243 1,243 2024 Admitted: 1,722 1,722 2011 Enrolled: 297 297 2012 Enrolled: 342 342 2013 Enrolled: 298 298 2014 Enrolled: 290 290 2015 Enrolled: 298 298 2016 Enrolled: 263 263 2017 Enrolled: 284 284 2018 Enrolled: 255 255 2019 Enrolled: 239 239 2020 Enrolled: 290 290 2021 Enrolled: 257 257 2022 Enrolled: 241 241 2023 Enrolled: 219 219 2024 Enrolled: 275 275

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 1076 1076 2014 25th: 870 870 2015 25th: 931 931 2016 25th: 955 955 2017 25th: 1060 1060 2018 25th: 970 970 2019 25th: 950 950 2012 75th: 1213 1213 2014 75th: 980 980 2015 75th: 1158 1158 2016 75th: 1078 1078 2017 75th: 1220 1220 2018 75th: 1220 1220 2019 75th: 1210 1210

SAT Math

25th 75th
450 500 550 600 650 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 568 568 2014 25th: 550 550 2015 25th: 483 483 2016 25th: 465 465 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 480 480 2019 25th: 490 490 2012 75th: 618 618 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 525 525 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 590 590 2019 75th: 600 600

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2012 25th: 508 508 2014 25th: 320 320 2015 25th: 448 448 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 550 550 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 460 460 2012 75th: 595 595 2014 75th: 400 400 2015 75th: 598 598 2016 75th: 553 553 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 610 610

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.