Herzing University-Madison
Herzing University-Madison is a private nonprofit university in Madison, WI, with about 353 students on campus and 3,885 more studying only online. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.
The short version on Herzing University-Madison
Most of Herzing University-Madison’s students study online
About 3,885 students take classes only online, against 353 on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too, so they describe the online college as much as the campus. The students ↓
Many students are adults coming back to school
80% of undergraduates are 25 or older, and 58% study part-time. Graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students, so they leave many of these students out. The students ↓
Herzing University-Madison is mostly about health professions
83% of the degrees Herzing University-Madison awards are in health professions. Majors ↓
Herzing University-Madison is very small
About 353 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $21,557 a year after grants. What it costs ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; earnings, debt and repayment are reported for the whole 11-campus system; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
The students
2,494 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Herzing University-Madison?
of applicants admitted
About 19 of every 20 applicants get in.
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Herzing University-Madison is likely test-optional and admits nearly everyone who applies.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $27,939 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,327.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $91,808 over 4 years · 18% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)
$228 a month against about $2,941 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, whole college system
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 19% 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 (whole college system)
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.
Living in Madison
18% of Madison’s 286,233 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Madison pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Herzing University-Madison; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 and are reported for the whole 11-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.