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Edgewood College is a private national university located in Madison, Wisconsin. Edgewood College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Edgewood College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $52,544 10 years after enrolling, 9th in Wisconsin, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Edgewood College bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Edgewood College is ranked 28th in Wisconsin.
Edgewood College’s median net annual cost of $25,261 and average years to graduate of 5.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Edgewood College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business and Commerce, Biology, HR Management, Psychology, Education, Other - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,261
Average years to graduate
5.1
Business Administration
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.8
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: #260
Economic score: 5.76
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #352
Economic score: 7.87
Education
Rank: #336
Economic score: 9.01
Criminal Justice
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 9.78
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 627.8
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 Edgewood College - Education, General, Business Administration, Mental & Social Health Services, Registered Nursing - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5.1 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Edgewood College is 9% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all national universities in the country.
At Edgewood College, Pell Grant recipients represent 25% of the measured graduating class, 10% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Edgewood College graduates within 5.2 years.
Edgewood College is in the bottom 50% 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.
Edgewood College’s economic mobility score of 8.05 is calculated by adjusting the 5.22 economic score of lower-income students by the 25% pell grant recipients within the student body. Edgewood College’s EMS of 8.05 ranks in the bottom 25% 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 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Edgewood College pays $25,261 a year, $21,851 less than the $47,112 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 $25,261
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Edgewood College, 98% 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 $25,261 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 67% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,450. This is 13% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,401
Pell grants
$4,453
State grants
$3,266
Institutional grants
$16,122
Edgewood College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 95% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,198 applicants, of which 1,144 were admitted and 257 enrolled. Edgewood College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
While Edgewood College has a recommended testing policy, their average test scores are not made public.
Full time
92%
83%
Female
75%
59%
First time
54%
59%
In-state
83%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
74%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%