Payback
EarningsPlus
Economic score
Cardinal Stritch University is a private national university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cardinal Stritch University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Cardinal Stritch University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $56,514 10 years after enrolling, 5th in Wisconsin, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Cardinal Stritch University bachelor students earn 7% more than the national average.
Cardinal Stritch University’s median net annual cost of $18,483 and average years to graduate of 4.5 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Cardinal Stritch University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Business and Commerce, Comms & Media Studies, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$18,483
Average years to graduate
4.5
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Biology
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 14.1
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 4 graduate programs at Cardinal Stritch University - Business Administration, Educ. Administration, Special Education, Health & Fitness - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.5 years. 48% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Cardinal Stritch University is 11% lower than the state average, and 20% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Cardinal Stritch University, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Cardinal Stritch University graduates within 4.6 years.
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.
Cardinal Stritch University’s economic mobility score of 10.22 is calculated by adjusting the 4.63 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Cardinal Stritch University’s EMS of 10.22 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 Cardinal Stritch University pays $18,483 a year, $30,467 less than the $48,950 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 $18,483
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Cardinal Stritch University, 97% 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 $18,483 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 66% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,936. This is 12% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,655
Pell grants
$4,526
State grants
$3,351
Institutional grants
$23,432
Cardinal Stritch University offers 7 online bachelor programs, 5 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Cardinal Stritch University offers 5 programs, 4 of which are 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
12
Hybrid programs
3
Percentage of programs online
21%
Cardinal Stritch University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 89% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 586 applicants, of which 521 were admitted and 112 enrolled. Cardinal Stritch University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
72%
59%
First time
26%
59%
In-state
78%
68%
1st generation
45%
35%
White
35%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
19%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
25%
12%