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Mount Mary University

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI · City · 631 students
WebsiteCommon AppScorecard
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$20,144
Average net priceYour net price
2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
50%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
54% typical
$48,745
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$55,177 typical
62%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
82% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a private Catholic institution renowned for its historically women-only undergraduate experience that fosters an empowering, diverse, and close-knit campus community. The university is highly regarded for its premier, hands-on programs in fashion design, occupational therapy, nursing, and art therapy, which are all enhanced by a unique "Creative Campus" curriculum that integrates design thinking across all majors. Beyond academics, the student experience is deeply rooted in social justice and leadership, set on a beautiful, wooded campus that features Trinity Woods—a groundbreaking, on-campus intergenerational housing community. This supportive environment offers prospective students a highly personalized, values-based education designed to transform them into compassionate, career-ready professionals.


Wikipedia:Mount Mary University is a private Catholic women's university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. The university was founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame and was Wisconsin's first four-year, degree-granting Catholic college for women. Today, the university serves women at the undergraduate level and both women and men at the graduate level.

Location
Milwaukee, WI, 53222-4597 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
MKE · Milwaukee
11 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$35,420
Housing & food (on campus)$10,310
Books & supplies$1,442
Cost of attendance$45,253
Average net price$20,144
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$35,420
Housing & food (on campus)$10,310
Books & supplies$1,442
Cost of attendance$45,253
Average net price$20,144
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.mtmary.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
Mount Mary University’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$37,160
Fees$800
Housing$3,020
Food$2,240
Books & supplies$765
Transportation$1,268
Total of the above$45,253
Net price by family income · 2023-24
$0–30k
$18,155
$30–48k
$19,013
$48–75k
$19,277
$75–110k
$20,584
$110k+
$27,371
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
50%
Entered 2017–18
Within 4 yrs
35%
Back for yr 2
67%
Transferred
28%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
56% graduated · 28% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 16% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$40,421
10 yrs after entry$48,745
Debt
Median at graduation$25,288
Monthly payment$268
Middle 50% owe$8.5k–$31k
90th percentile$42,750
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
62%
Test policy
Test optional
Per College Scorecard
SAT average
1020
ACT midpoint
19
Comp 18–21 · E 15–22 · M 16–19

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Student Body
Gender
Men 0%Women 100%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell grant
59%
First-gen
39%
Family income
$31,190
Independent
29%
Age at entry
22.0
Part-time
4%
Race & ethnicity
White
29%
Hispanic
36%
Black
24%
Asian
7%
Two or more
1%
Non-resident
1%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$40,421
After 10 yrs
$48,745
Biology, General14
Social Work11
Psychology, General10
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods8
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations8
Interior Architecture6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6
Criminal Justice and Corrections6
Communication and Media Studies5
English Language and Literature, General5
Design and Applied Arts5
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions5
International/Globalization Studies4
Business Administration, Management and Operations4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities3
Fine and Studio Arts3
Type your major above to highlight and detail relevant programs.
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$28M
Full-time faculty
40%
Faculty salary
$6,776/mo
Teaching spend
$10,648
per student
Federal loans
63%
Classification
Carnegie type
Master's (larger programs)
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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