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Mount Mary University is a private regional university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mount Mary University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Mount Mary University is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,670 10 years after enrolling, 28th in Wisconsin, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Mount Mary University bachelor students earn 15% less than the national average. Mount Mary University is ranked 30th in Wisconsin.
Mount Mary University’s median net annual cost of $20,985 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Mount Mary University sorted by number of graduates - Design & Applied Arts, Social Work, Dietetics/Nutrition, Psychology, Specialized Marketing Ops, Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,985
Average years to graduate
4.6
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
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 3 graduate programs at Mount Mary University - Therapeutic professions, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Business Administration - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Mount Mary University is 6% higher than the state average, and 8% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Mount Mary University, Pell Grant recipients represent 62% of the measured graduating class, 27% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Mount Mary University graduates within 4.7 years.
Mount Mary University is in the top 5% 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.
Mount Mary University’s economic mobility score of 12.78 is calculated by adjusting the 7.13 economic score of lower-income students by the 62% pell grant recipients within the student body. Mount Mary University’s EMS of 12.78 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 Mount Mary University pays $20,985 a year, $28,817 less than the $49,802 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 $20,985
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Mount Mary University, 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 $20,985 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 86% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,737. This is 32% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,064
Pell grants
$4,985
State grants
$3,757
Institutional grants
$14,112
Mount Mary University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,193 applicants, of which 744 were admitted and 190 enrolled. Mount Mary University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
56%
59%
In-state
91%
68%
1st generation
39%
35%
White
35%
52%
Black
18%
14%
Hispanic
27%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%