Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate nonprofitHSI
Alverno College
6-yr Graduation
49%
-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
1,317
peer median 1,895
Avg net price
$22,540
+$1.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Use this data
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Applied
624
624 candidates competed
Admitted
535
85.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
89
16.6% yield
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
49%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Overall completion
49%-7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
29%
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
51%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
51%
Full-time retention
61%
Full-time retention
61%
Pell equity
10.7pp gap
Pell recipients
45%51 of 113
Non-Pell (all)
56%39 of 70
Subsidized loan, no Pell
52%16 of 31
No Federal Aid
59%23 of 39
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 64 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 53 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
64
Passing
11
17.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
64programs
- Passing11 · 17.2%
- No Data53 · 82.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
9
No data
53
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$45,066
$36,491
Same-State HS Median
+23.5%
+$8,575
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.5%
$45,066 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$57,606
$46,391
National Same-Field BA Median
+24.2%
+$11,215
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+24.2%
$57,606 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$46,708
$36,491
Same-State HS Median
+28.0%
+$10,217
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+28.0%
$46,708 vs $36,491
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
$68,413
$48,653
National Same-Field BA Median
+40.6%
+$19,760
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+40.6%
$68,413 vs $48,653
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$53,631
$36,491
Same-State HS Median
+47.0%
+$17,140
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+47.0%
$53,631 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$95,127
$57,169
Same-State BA Median
+66.4%
+$37,958
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+66.4%
$95,127 vs $57,169
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$62,340
$36,491
Same-State HS Median
+70.8%
+$25,849
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.8%
$62,340 vs $36,491
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
$85,688
$46,391
National Same-Field BA Median
+84.7%
+$39,297
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+84.7%
$85,688 vs $46,391
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
$56,497
$68,413
83%
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
$56,497 debt · $68,413 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$30,500
$45,066
68%
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
$30,500 debt · $45,066 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$27,625
$46,708
59%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
$27,625 debt · $46,708 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$33,777
$57,606
59%
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
$33,777 debt · $57,606 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$30,298
$53,631
57%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$30,298 debt · $53,631 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$34,671
$95,127
36%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$34,671 debt · $95,127 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$21,984
$62,340
35%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$21,984 debt · $62,340 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$41,814
$118,338
35%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$41,814 debt · $118,338 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Accredited since 1951Next review Aug 2027
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 5
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- Oct 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Oct 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Jul 2017Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price (private)
$22,540
+$1,760vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $20,781
Federal loans
46.7%
In-state tuition
$34,086
Out-of-state
$34,086
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 434 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $17.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
434
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,468,321 total
Direct Loans
$17.9M
1,304 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
0k’22
0k’23
0k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$1.3M
328 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.4M
345 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.9M
417 loan awards
Parent PLUS$252K
15 loan awards
Grad PLUS$6.1M
199 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 718 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
718
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
7.0%-2.3
2017
6.2%-3.0
2018
4.7%-2.3
2019
1.5%-0.8
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Alverno College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs62
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
460 total completions
01Health Professions
16836.5%
01Health Professions
16836.5%
02Education
16235.2%
02Education
16235.2%
03Psychology
6413.9%
03Psychology
6413.9%
04Business
235.0%
04Business
235.0%
05Liberal Arts
173.7%
05Liberal Arts
173.7%
06Visual/Performing Arts
71.5%
06Visual/Performing Arts
71.5%
07Biological Sciences
61.3%
07Biological Sciences
61.3%
08Foreign Languages
51.1%
08Foreign Languages
51.1%
09Public Admin
51.1%
09Public Admin
51.1%
10Social Sciences
30.7%
10Social Sciences
30.7%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,317
12-mo unduplicated
1,625
Undergraduate
760
Graduate
865
Gender split
Men
12%191
Women
88%1,434
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
41.7%
White
26.9%
Black
19.3%
Asian
5.1%
Two or more
4.4%
Unknown
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Non-resident
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
50
0 M · 50 W
Women athletes
100.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$601K
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
—
$0
Recruiting expense
—
$8K
Head-coach salaries
—
$15K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 6
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Basketball
—
13
$87,293
Basketball
— · 13 W
Softball
—
13
$85,734
Softball
— · 13 W
Volleyball
—
10
$65,949
Volleyball
— · 10 W
Cross Country
—
9
$59,354
Cross Country
— · 9 W
Golf
—
6
$39,569
Golf
— · 6 W
Tennis
—
5
$32,975
Tennis
— · 5 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.75
3 offenses · 1,719 students
3-year trend
4.392 yrs ago2.511 yr ago1.75Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Motor vehicle theft
2
Robbery
1
By location
3total
- On campus2
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs16
Liquor01
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
40
Alverno College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Alverno College selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAlverno College | 49% | — | 1,317 | $22,540 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| 68% | 72.4% | 2,094 | $21,260 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 43% | 62.3% | 1,182 | $20,144 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 71% | 66.8% | 3,138 | $15,193 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 42% | 86.3% | 2,813 | $24,212 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 63% | 77.8% | 1,695 | $20,301 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 56% | 72.4% | 1,895 | $20,781 |
Institutions like Alverno College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Alverno College's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWisconsin
Viterbo University
Grad rate68%Admit rate72.4%Enrollment2,094Net price$21,260View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWisconsin
Mount Mary University
Grad rate43%Admit rate62.3%Enrollment1,182Net price$20,144View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWisconsin
Carroll University
Grad rate71%Admit rate66.8%Enrollment3,138Net price$15,193View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsWisconsin
Lakeland University
Grad rate42%Admit rate86.3%Enrollment2,813Net price$24,212View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsMichigan
Cornerstone University
Grad rate63%Admit rate77.8%Enrollment1,695Net price$20,301View data
Frequently asked questions about Alverno College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Alverno College.
What is the graduation rate at Alverno College?
Alverno College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Alverno College?
Alverno College reports a total enrollment of 1,317 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Alverno College?
The average net price at Alverno College is $22,540 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
What is the yield rate at Alverno College?
Alverno College's yield rate is 16.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Alverno College located?
Alverno College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53234-3922.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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