Milwaukee School of Engineering

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,300,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,647
Men / Women 71% / 29%
From State 51%
From Region 32%
Athletes 523 (20.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 67%
Hispanic 12%
Asian 5%
International 5%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Milwaukee School of Engineering 557 75% 72% 4% 2% 8% 3% $100,507 95 -0.30 92 98%
Architectural Engineering 37 — 54% 76% 3% 3% 5% 0% $93,962 60 +0.23 88 100% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 28 — 61% 79% 4% 4% 0% 4% $98,237 50 -0.04 90 94% — — — —
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 22 — 59% 77% 0% 0% 9% 0% $85,917 2 -2.01 81 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 46 — 76% 72% 7% 0% 11% 4% $92,295 48 -0.00 87 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 38 — 82% 76% 5% 0% 5% 0% $115,425 58 -0.08 97 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 51 — 86% 69% 2% 6% 10% 6% $101,350 14 -0.74 92 96% — — — —
Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,647 34 -0.37 88 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 14 — 86% 50% 0% 0% 36% 7% $94,017 5 -1.26 88 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 122 — 91% 77% 3% 2% 10% 1% $92,637 16 -0.83 87 98% — — — —
Computer Science 46 — 91% 78% 4% 2% 4% 4% $128,923 65 +0.12 99 — — — — —
Human Computer Interaction 11 — 64% 73% 9% 9% 9% 0% $104,911 75 +0.80 94 — — — — —
Software Engineering 35 — 91% 69% 11% 3% 0% 0% $115,425 44 -0.28 97 98% — — — —
Nursing 41 — 17% 71% 10% 2% 7% 0% $87,266 33 -0.49 83 98% — — — —
Accounting 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,623 78 +0.81 91 — — — — —
Actuarial Science 15 — 67% 73% 0% 0% 7% 0% $122,083 98 +2.05 98 — — — — —
Business Administration 7 — 43% 29% 0% 0% 0% 71% $86,797 78 +0.48 82 100% — — — —
Finance 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,412 63 +0.08 92 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,210 55 +0.04 87 100% — — — —
Marketing 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $86,222 75 +0.67 82 — — — — —
Supply Chain Management 8 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $86,797 39 -0.32 82 100% — — — —
Technical Sales 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,122 75 +0.67 82 — — — — —
Construction Management 23 — 83% 61% 0% 4% 17% 0% $104,438 58 +0.35 94 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,217
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 64.5% 359 79% 74% 3% 2% 9% 2% $96,461 24 -0.55 89 98% —
Computer Science 16.5% 92 88% 74% 8% 3% 3% 2% $120,917 67 +0.05 98 98% —
Business & Economics 7.5% 42 67% 57% 0% 0% 5% 21% $101,165 86 +0.87 92 100% —
Health Sciences 7.4% 41 17% 71% 10% 2% 7% 0% $87,266 82 -0.49 83 98% —
Professional 4.1% 23 83% 61% 0% 4% 17% 0% $104,438 97 +0.35 94 96% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $3.0M #233 18% $2.4M — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #422 56% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #533 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $3.1M #443 19% $2.4M — — — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $127K $127K $0
Lacrosse 36 $182K $182K $0
Soccer 34 $198K $198K $0
Baseball 31 $257K $257K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $286K $286K $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $139K $139K $0
Rowing 23 $252K $252K $0
Wrestling 20 $125K $125K $0
Tennis 19 $47K $47K $0
Volleyball 17 $167K $167K $0
Basketball 16 $140K $140K $0
Golf 12 $51K $51K $0
Total 312 $2.0M $2.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 60 $117K $117K $0
Soccer 33 $206K $206K $0
Lacrosse 27 $133K $133K $0
Ice Hockey 21 $199K $199K $0
Volleyball 20 $137K $137K $0
Softball 19 $115K $115K $0
Basketball 17 $166K $166K $0
Swimming & Diving 16 $128K $128K $0
Tennis 13 $39K $39K $0
Rowing 11 $125K $125K $0
Golf 8 $34K $34K $0
Total 211 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 190 $244K $244K $0
Soccer 67 $404K $404K $0
Lacrosse 63 $315K $315K $0
Ice Hockey 50 $485K $485K $0
Swimming & Diving 40 $268K $268K $0
Volleyball 37 $305K $305K $0
Rowing 34 $378K $378K $0
Basketball 33 $306K $306K $0
Tennis 32 $87K $87K $0
Baseball 31 $257K $257K $0
Golf 20 $86K $86K $0
Wrestling 20 $125K $125K $0
Softball 19 $115K $115K $0
Total 523 $3.8M $3.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 67%
Yield (non-ED) 22%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 67% 67% 67%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1200 – 1370
SAT Math Range 600 – 710
SAT RW Range 590 – 680