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Alverno College is a private regional university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Alverno College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Alverno College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,595 10 years after enrolling, 25th in Wisconsin, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Alverno College bachelor students earn 6% less than the national average. Alverno College is ranked 26th in Wisconsin.
Alverno College’s median net annual cost of $19,437 and average years to graduate of 4.9 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Alverno College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Education, Business Administration, Biology, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$19,437
Average years to graduate
4.9
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 7.05
Sociology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 18.74
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Alverno College - Education, Registered Nursing, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Educ. Administration, Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.9 years. 56% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Alverno College is 3% lower than the state average, and 1% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Alverno College, Pell Grant recipients represent 51% of the measured graduating class, 16% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Alverno College graduates within 5.1 years.
Alverno College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Alverno College’s economic mobility score of 13.8 is calculated by adjusting the 5.86 economic score of lower-income students by the 51% pell grant recipients within the student body. Alverno College’s EMS of 13.8 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Alverno College pays $19,437 a year, $25,779 less than the $45,216 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,437
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Alverno College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,437 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 56% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,864. This is 2% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,106
Pell grants
$4,539
State grants
$3,899
Institutional grants
$16,426
Alverno College offers 4 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
4
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
6%
Alverno College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 91% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 666 applicants, of which 605 were admitted and 113 enrolled. Alverno College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Alverno College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
79%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
43%
59%
In-state
86%
68%
1st generation
44%
35%
White
41%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
35%
15%
Asian
5%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%