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Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, Wisconsin·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·msoe.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
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Total enrollment
2,953
peer median 2,002
Avg net price
$22,453
+$274 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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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
6,287
6,287 candidates competed
Admitted
3,705
58.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
637
17.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%
4-year graduation
47%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

9.5pp gap
Pell recipients
60%93 of 154
Non-Pell (all)
69%307 of 442
Subsidized loan, no Pell
66%153 of 233
No Federal Aid
74%154 of 209

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.5-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.

FVT/GE

Of 43 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
13
30.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing13 · 30.2%
  • No Data30 · 69.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
13
No data
30

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.

13
Civil Engineering
Master's Degree · Engineering
+64.5%
$94,025 vs $57,169
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+98.1%
$113,253 vs $57,169
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+124.5%
$81,935 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+127.0%
$82,822 vs $36,491
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+135.1%
$85,791 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+137.2%
$86,550 vs $36,491
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+139.2%
$87,279 vs $36,491
Architectural Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
+143.2%
$88,756 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

9
Chemical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
33%
$27,000 debt · $81,935 earn
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
32%
$27,000 debt · $85,791 earn
Industrial Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
31%
$27,000 debt · $87,279 earn
Architectural Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
30%
$27,000 debt · $88,756 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$25,000 debt · $82,822 earn
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$27,000 debt · $93,201 earn
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Bachelor Degree · Engineering
29%
$27,000 debt · $93,229 earn
Construction Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
27%
$26,000 debt · $95,147 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1971Next review Aug 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels

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$11,607
$30–48k$15,919
$48–75k$14,495
$75–110k$19,034
$110k+$30,292

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,453
+$274vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $22,179
Federal loans
56.2%
In-state tuition
$50,480
Out-of-state
$50,480

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, 808 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $15.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
808
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,531,907 total
Direct Loans
$15.8M
2,614 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.5M
1,043 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.2M
1,278 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.6M
91 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.0M
182 loan awards
Grad PLUS$502K
20 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 688 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
688
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.5%
2017
1.8%
2018
2.0%
2019
1.1%
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 MSOE

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

641 total completions
01Engineering
41464.6%
02Business
8913.9%
03Computer Sciences
6910.8%
04Health Professions
589.0%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
111.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,953
12-mo unduplicated
3,102
Undergraduate
2,808
Graduate
294

Gender split

Men
70%2,175
Women
30%927

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.1%
Hispanic
11.2%
Asian
5.5%
Non-resident
4.8%
Unknown
4.8%
Two or more
3.4%
Black
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
523
312 M · 211 W
Women athletes
40.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$35K
$23K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$42K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
130 M · 60 W
$245K
Soccer
34 M · 33 W
$405K
Lacrosse
36 M · 27 W
$316K
Ice Hockey
29 M · 21 W
$486K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
24 M · 16 W
$268K
Volleyball
17 M · 20 W
$306K

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
16.58
47 offenses · 2,834 students

3-year trend

19.292 yrs ago17.591 yr ago16.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
148
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
24
Rape
10
Robbery
7
Aggravated assault
5
Negligent manslaughter
1

By location

47total
  • On campus19
  • Public property28

Includes 7 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons80
Drugs24
Liquor236

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
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
188

MSOE vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions MSOE 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
SubjectMilwaukee School of Engineering
67%—2,953$22,453Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Marian University
44%75.0%1,246$21,937Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Ursuline College
67%74.9%970$16,164Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Otterbein University
68%84.5%2,332$19,237Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
68%84.1%1,671$22,421Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
McKendree University
53%71.7%2,392$24,717Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median67%75.0%2,002$22,179

Institutions like MSOE

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

IPEDS

MSOE Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Ian Dahlinghaus
    Dir of Data, Analytics & Institutional Research

Frequently asked questions about Milwaukee School of Engineering

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about MSOE.

What is the graduation rate at Milwaukee School of Engineering?

Milwaukee School of Engineering reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Milwaukee School of Engineering?

Milwaukee School of Engineering reports a total enrollment of 2,953 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Milwaukee School of Engineering?

The average net price at Milwaukee School of Engineering is $22,453 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Milwaukee School of Engineering?

Milwaukee School of Engineering's yield rate is 17.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Milwaukee School of Engineering located?

Milwaukee School of Engineering is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-3109.

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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