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Edgewood College

Madison, Wisconsin·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·edgewood.edu
6-yr Graduation
60%
-4.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
2,459
peer median 2,519
Avg net price
$26,113
+$6.6k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
2,274
2,274 candidates competed
Admitted
1,722
75.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
275
16.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
60%-4.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
44%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
60%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

0.4pp gap
Pell recipients
60%51 of 85
Non-Pell (all)
60%102 of 169
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%53 of 93
No Federal Aid
64%49 of 76

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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.

FVT/GE

Of 74 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 55 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
19
25.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing19 · 25.7%
  • No Data55 · 74.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
16
No data
55

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.

19
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+12.7%
$64,431 vs $57,169
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+21.6%
$56,422 vs $46,391
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+22.1%
$44,540 vs $36,491
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+26.2%
$58,537 vs $46,391
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
+32.2%
$61,311 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+34.1%
$48,946 vs $36,491
Education Other
Bachelor Degree · Education
+34.1%
$48,936 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+35.7%
$49,536 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

12
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
64%
$41,000 debt · $64,431 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Doctoral Degree · Education
56%
$61,500 debt · $110,776 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
55%
$27,000 debt · $49,536 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
54%
$26,249 debt · $48,946 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
53%
$30,110 debt · $56,422 earn
Education General
Master's Degree · Education
49%
$30,110 debt · $61,311 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
45%
$49,409 debt · $110,256 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
42%
$22,491 debt · $54,257 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1958Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 4

  1. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  2. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  3. Oct 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Mar 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,291
$30–48k$19,089
$48–75k$22,573
$75–110k$23,493
$110k+$30,913

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$26,113
+$6,578vs Doctoral/Professional median $19,536
Federal loans
57.5%
In-state tuition
$35,860
Out-of-state
$35,860

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 411 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $14.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
411
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,146,133 total
Direct Loans
$14.1M
1,750 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
492 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
645 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.1M
487 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
75 loan awards
Grad PLUS$950K
51 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 600 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
600
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.1%
2017
3.5%
2018
3.0%
2019
1.8%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Edgewood College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs101
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

588 total completions
01Health Professions
21636.7%
02Business
13723.3%
03Education
10117.2%
04Biological Sciences
437.3%
05Psychology
203.4%
06Family/Consumer Sci
172.9%
07Social Sciences
142.4%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
142.4%
09Communication
132.2%
10Visual/Performing Arts
132.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,459
12-mo unduplicated
4,009
Undergraduate
1,375
Graduate
2,634

Gender split

Men
39%1,559
Women
61%2,450

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.2%
Hispanic
10.4%
Black
4.2%
Two or more
3.6%
Asian
2.3%
Non-resident
1.3%
Unknown
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
349
188 M · 161 W
Women athletes
46.1%
Athletic aid
$34K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$8K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$31K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
46 M · 34 W
$434K
Lacrosse
28 M · 21 W
$284K
Basketball
20 M · 20 W
$379K
Volleyball
16 M · 22 W
$298K
Baseball
33 M · —
$322K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
6 M · 15 W
$52K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,001 students

3-year trend

4.222 yrs ago3.201 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
5
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    4
    Stalking
    4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs010
    Liquor028

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    79

    Edgewood College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Edgewood College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectEdgewood College
    		60%—2,459$26,113Doctoral/Professional
    Concordia University-Wisconsin
    		69%78.2%5,253$36,201Doctoral/Professional
    Walsh University
    		58%70.7%2,192$20,493Doctoral/Professional
    Mount St. Joseph University
    		56%59.1%2,265$16,530Doctoral/Professional
    Valparaiso University
    		70%89.4%2,579$18,578Doctoral/Professional
    Andrews University
    		72%81.9%2,940$12,547Doctoral/Professional
    Peer group median65%78.2%2,519$19,536

    Institutions like Edgewood College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Edgewood College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Edgewood College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Edgewood College.

    What is the graduation rate at Edgewood College?

    Edgewood College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 60% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Edgewood College?

    Edgewood College reports a total enrollment of 2,459 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Edgewood College?

    The average net price at Edgewood College is $26,113 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Edgewood College?

    Edgewood College's yield rate is 16.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Edgewood College located?

    Edgewood College is located in Madison, Wisconsin 53711-1997.

    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.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    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.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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