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University or college · Private nonprofit

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI112 online only

Mount Mary University is a private nonprofit university in Milwaukee, WI, with about 1,112 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,112
plus 112 studying only online
Admission rate
62%
lower than at 74% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$20,144
higher than at 50% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
43%
lower than at 72% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$48,745
higher than at 69% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mount Mary University?

62%

of applicants admitted

About 12 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

ACT
18–21

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1020.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $49,270 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $35,420Room & board $10,310Books & supplies $1,442Other costs $2,098

After grants, the average family on aid pays $20,144.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$19,277

About $77,108 over 4 years · 61% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
43%
within 6 years · Pell students 41%
Come back for year two
67%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$48,745
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$25,288
about $268 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

8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$268 a month against about $3,368 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

55%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 68% 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
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$48k
Higher incomeover $75k
$62k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 24%Psychology 13%Biology 10%Business 10%Visual & performing arts 9%Architecture 7%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Biology, General14 graduates a year
—not reported
Social Work11 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General10 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$45k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods8 graduates a year
—not reported
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations8 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$55k4 yrs out
Interior Architecture6 graduates a year
—not reported
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections6 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

631 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 29%Hispanic 36%Black 24%Asian 7%Two or more 1%International 1%

Women and men

Women 100%Men 0%
9 : 1
students per teacher
59%
get Pell grants (lower income)
63%
take federal loans
14%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Milwaukee

7% of Milwaukee’s 562,407 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Milwaukee pages.

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Nearby

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Straight-line distances from Mount Mary University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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2.5 mi1,042 students
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4.8 mi216 students
Marquette UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Milwaukee
5.7 mi10,794 students
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5.9 mi9,735 students
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6.5 mi2,806 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.