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Medical College of Wisconsin

Name: Medical College of Wisconsin — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·mcw.edu

Total enrollment

1,677

peer median 1,457

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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 28 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

Passing

3.6% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

28programs

Passing1 · 3.6%
No Data27 · 96.4%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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

Medicine

First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$107,918

$57,169

Same-State BA Median

+88.8%

+$50,749

Medicine

First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

+88.8%

$107,918 vs $57,169

Debt vs earnings

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

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Medicine

First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$203,223

$107,918

188%

Medicine

First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

188%

$203,223 debt · $107,918 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1970Next review Aug 2027

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1922

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 16

Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (RPSY) - Postdoctoral residency programs
Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
Liaison Committee on Medical Education · Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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, students received in Pell grants, alongside $135.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

—

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

—

null total

Direct Loans

$135.0M

2,330 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$77.0M

1,243 loan awards

Grad PLUS$58.0M

1,087 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 203 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

0.0%

-2.3pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

203

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

0.0%-9.3

2017

1.0%-8.2

2018

0.0%-7.0

2019

0.0%-2.3

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 Medical College of Wisconsin

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs21

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

401 total completions

01Health Professions

35187.5%

01Health Professions

35187.5%

02Biological Sciences

4210.5%

02Biological Sciences

4210.5%

03Engineering

82.0%

03Engineering

82.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

1,677

12-mo unduplicated

1,734

Gender split

Men

41%708

Women

59%1,026

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

1.81

3 offenses · 1,661 students

3-year trend

0.652 yrs ago3.101 yr ago1.81Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary

Fondling

Motor vehicle theft

By location

3total

On campus2
Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Medical College of Wisconsin vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Medical College of Wisconsin selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectMedical College of Wisconsin	—	—	1,677	—	—
Generations College	—	—	310	$18,894	Community College
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	—	39.0%	1,439	—	—
Baylor College of Medicine	—	—	1,774	—	—
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	—	—	1,424	—	—
Weill Medical College of Cornell University	—	—	1,474	—	—
Peer group median	—	39.0%	1,457	$18,894

Institutions like Medical College of Wisconsin

Explore the federal data for institutions in Medical College of Wisconsin's comparison group.

IPEDS

Medical College of Wisconsin Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Office of Institutional Advancement

donations [at] mcw.edu

Phone

(414) 955-4700

Address

Medical College of Wisconsin Attn: Office of Institutional Advancement P.O. Box 26509 Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509

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Frequently asked questions about Medical College of Wisconsin

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Medical College of Wisconsin.

How many students attend Medical College of Wisconsin?

Medical College of Wisconsin reports a total enrollment of 1,677 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Medical College of Wisconsin located?

Medical College of Wisconsin is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226-0509.

Who runs Institutional Research at Medical College of Wisconsin?

Medical College of Wisconsin's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Advancement.

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.