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University or college · Private nonprofit

Edgewood College

Madison, WI332 online only

Edgewood College is a private nonprofit college in Madison, WI, with about 1,669 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,669
plus 332 studying only online
Admission rate
76%
lower than at 53% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$26,113
higher than at 74% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
60%
higher than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$59,728
higher than at 84% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Edgewood College

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

60% of students with Pell grants finish, level with the 60% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 26% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $22,291 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

Rent in Madison is above the state median

Median rent in Madison is $1,413 a month, 30% above the state median. Living in Madison ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
60%
within 6 years · Pell students 60%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$59,728
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,424
about $259 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$259 a month against about $4,487 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$51k
Middle income$30–75k
$63k
Higher incomeover $75k
$64k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Edgewood College?

76%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Edgewood College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $50,903 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $35,860Room & board $13,250Books & supplies $800Other costs $993

After grants, the average family on aid pays $26,113.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,573

About $90,292 over 4 years · 56% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 38%Business 14%Biology 11%Education 7%Psychology 5%Communication 4%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing108 graduates a year · typical debt $21,000
$80k4 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General39 graduates a year · typical debt $26,500
$65k4 yrs out
Biology, General25 graduates a year · typical debt $26,535
$69k4 yrs out
Psychology, General18 graduates a year · typical debt $23,250
$50k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods16 graduates a year · typical debt $25,875
$49k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies14 graduates a year · typical debt $22,500
$54k4 yrs out
Education, Other11 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,107 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 77%Hispanic 10%Black 4%Asian 2%Two or more 4%International 1%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
15 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
58%
take federal loans
9%
undergrads 25 or older
7%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Madison

18% of Madison’s 286,233 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Madison pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Edgewood College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity or college · Public · Madison
1.6 mi48,189 students
Madison Area Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Madison
6.6 mi10,300 students
Herzing University-MadisonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Madison · mostly online
9 mi353 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.