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Medical College of Wisconsin

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.

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
28
Passing
1
3.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
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
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
27

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.

1
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.

1
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.

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

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
  2. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
  3. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
  4. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Professional Psychology (RPSY) - Postdoctoral residency programs
  5. 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.

In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $67.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
null total
Direct Loans
$67.3M
1,796 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Unsubsidized · Grad$39.1M
973 loan awards
Grad PLUS$28.2M
823 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.

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
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
1.0%
2018
0.0%
2019
0.0%
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.

Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

396 total completions
01Health Professions
33283.8%
02Biological Sciences
5814.6%
03Engineering
61.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,677
12-mo unduplicated
1,699

Gender split

Men
40%679
Women
60%1,020

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.10
5 offenses · 1,615 students

3-year trend

2.662 yrs ago0.651 yr ago3.10Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
3
Burglary
1
Fondling
1

By location

5total
  • On campus2
  • Non-campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
2
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

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.

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
SubjectMedical College of Wisconsin
1,677
Generations College
310$19,558Community 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 median39.0%1,457$19,558

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.

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