Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location Milwaukee, WI
Population 1,300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,673
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 30%
From Region 50%
Athletes 5.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 16%
Asian 6%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 378 67% / 33% 4% $92,926 90 97%
Accounting 79 62% / 38% 3% $97,587 93 96%
Business Administration 11 91% / 9% 9% $84,051 84 96%
Business/Corporate Communications 34 +4 65% / 35% 6% $73,170 70 100%
Economics 18 +9 72% / 28% 0% $79,283 79 94%
Entrepreneurship 5 +6 40% / 60% 0% $79,862 79
Finance 94 +42 80% / 20% 3% $105,629 96 98%
Human Resources Management 6 +7 0% / 100% 17% $71,518 67 93%
Logistics 31 +27 74% / 26% 13% $84,051 84 96%
Managerial Economics 20 +2 70% / 30% 5% $103,016 95 97%
Marketing 66 +37 52% / 48% 2% $85,215 85 96%
Real Estate 14 +35 93% / 7% 7% $109,262 97 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 42 19% / 81% 0% $55,504 24 90%
Education 14 21% / 79% 0% $56,820 28
Elementary Education 14 7% / 93% 0% $54,846 22 90%
Secondary Education 14 29% / 71% 0% $54,846 22 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Sciences 565 21% / 79% 1% $75,891 74 96%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 10 50% / 50% 0% $71,889 67
Biology 47 36% / 64% 0% $81,068 81 94%
Biomedical Sciences 148 28% / 72% 0% $81,068 81 94%
Biophysics 2 50% / 50% 0% $72,716 69
Physiology 11 36% / 64% 9% $69,280 62 96%
Environmental Science 11 36% / 64% 0% $59,964 37
Environmental Studies 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $59,770 37
Exercise Science 63 24% / 76% 2% $69,280 62 96%
Medical Laboratory Science 11 9% / 91% 0% $80,649 80
Nursing 122 7% / 93% 0% $88,858 87 97%
Speech-Language Pathology 35 3% / 97% 0% $66,813 57 100%
Psychology 89 +29 22% / 78% 3% $61,255 41 99%
Social Work 10 +11 0% / 100% 0% $54,296 21 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication 142 41% / 59% 0% $60,548 39 97%
Advertising and Public Relations 44 +2 45% / 55% 0% $66,126 55 98%
Communication 13 +2 46% / 54% 0% $54,846 22 100%
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 1 0% / 100% 0% $66,126 55 98%
Journalism 20 +2 30% / 70% 0% $68,008 59 94%
Mass Communication 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,846 22 100%
Public Relations 31 +6 23% / 77% 0% $66,126 55 98%
Film Production 30 +4 60% / 40% 0% $44,968 6
Theatre 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $40,440 3
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Klingler College of Arts and Sciences 279 45% / 55% 1% $72,734 69 96%
Computer Science 35 +1 74% / 26% 0% $100,123 94 96%
Information Technology 14 +29 50% / 50% 0% $100,123 94 96%
Mathematics and Computer Science 6 +3 50% / 50% 17% $91,642 89
Chemistry 8 38% / 62% 0% $67,967 59
Computational Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $100,447 94
Mathematics 6 +6 17% / 83% 0% $79,178 79 86%
Physics 6 50% / 50% 0% $75,092 73
Statistics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $100,532 94
Bioinformatics $73,091 70
Mathematical Economics $81,632 81
Anthropology 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $55,288 24
Classics 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Cognitive Science 14 +2 43% / 57% 0% $72,600 69
English 13 +16 23% / 77% 0% $56,121 26 100%
Ethnic Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $57,713 30
French +1 $59,761 37
History 6 +17 67% / 33% 0% $55,609 24 90%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,301 32 96%
International Studies 16 +12 56% / 44% 0% $66,939 57 100%
Middle Eastern Studies +4 $57,916 31
Military History 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,609 24 90%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 2 +1 0% / 100% 0% $67,298 58
Philosophy 3 +6 100% / 0% 0% $54,398 21 100%
Political Science 63 +21 44% / 56% 0% $72,303 68 96%
Sociology 5 +10 20% / 80% 0% $57,250 29 97%
Spanish 5 +23 40% / 60% 20% $59,761 37 97%
Theology 1 +6 100% / 0% 0% $55,204 23
Writing 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $60,267 38 91%
Criminology 58 +17 33% / 67% 2% $60,778 40 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Opus College of Engineering 140 72% / 28% 1% $92,832 90 97%
Biomedical Engineering 32 53% / 47% 6% $94,568 91 95%
Civil Engineering 21 81% / 19% 0% $94,842 91 100%
Computer Engineering 11 73% / 27% 0% $101,309 95 100%
Construction Engineering 5 100% / 0% 0% $90,161 88
Electrical Engineering 10 100% / 0% 0% $100,351 94 100%
Engineering Physics $100,527 94
Environmental Engineering 9 22% / 78% 0% $79,928 79
Mechanical Engineering 52 81% / 19% 0% $90,203 88 96%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $54,751
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 83%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Business & Economics 27.3% 422 65% / 35% 4% $90,132 88 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20.0% 309 33% / 67% 1% $64,134 50 97%
Health Sciences 14.9% 231 11% / 89% 0% $79,787 79 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 14.1% 218 31% / 69% 0% $79,976 80 94%
Engineering 9.1% 140 72% / 28% 1% $92,832 90 97%
Professional 3.8% 58 33% / 67% 2% $60,778 40 97%
Computer Science 3.6% 55 65% / 35% 2% $99,198 94 96%
Education 2.7% 42 19% / 81% 0% $55,504 24 90%
Arts 2.0% 31 61% / 39% 0% $44,822 6
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 23 35% / 65% 0% $76,994 76 86%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 17 29% / 71% 0% $59,896 37

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $13.2M #174 63% $0.2M 14 #160 92 6
Health Sciences $9.4M #140 38% $0.1M 8 #154 14
Life & Natural Sciences $9.0M #172 79% $0 7 #165 53 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.7M #176 4% $0.0M 20 #182 79
Physical Sciences & Math $3.9M #239 57% $0 8 #178 38 3
Computer Science $2.3M #185 38% $0 6 #124 63 1
Education $0.4M #299 22% $0 4 #390
Business & Economics $0.3M #266 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #301 0% $0
Total $45.2M #204 50% $0.4M 67 #227 339 19

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 78%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 78% 78% 78%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 40%
SAT Range 1200 – 1360
SAT Math Range 590 – 680
SAT RW Range 610 – 680