by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Edgewood College was awarded 15 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other education.
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Edgewood is ranked #1,074 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Edgewood is also ranked #38 out of 46 schools in Wisconsin.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 95%, some consider Edgewood to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Edgewood it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Edgewood College is 51%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Edgewood College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Edgewood for first-time, full-time students is 41%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Edgewood College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,377 undergraduates at Edgewood with 1,225 being full-time and 152 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,353 | $21,017 | $25,061 | $25,493 | $28,589 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Edgewood, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Edgewood, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $10,450 a year. That adds up to $41,800 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Edgewood is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Edgewood College.
Contact details for Edgewood are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, WI 53711-1997 |
| Phone: | 608-663-4861 |
| Website: | www.edgewood.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/edgewoodcollege |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/edgewoodcollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 114 | $67,175 |
| General Business/Commerce | 43 | $39,627 |
| General Biology | 26 | $24,583 |
| General Psychology | 25 | $27,940 |
| Human Resource Management | 25 | NA |
| Other Education | 15 | $39,133 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | $30,660 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 13 | $40,131 |
| Computer Information Systems | 12 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 540 students took at least one online class at Edgewood College. This is a decrease from the 786 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 540 | 270 |
| 2019-2020 | 786 | 210 |
| 2018-2019 | 565 | 219 |
| 2017-2018 | 622 | 172 |
| 2016-2017 | 507 | 133 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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