by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Madonna University was awarded 30 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is security science and technology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Madonna is ranked #531 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Madonna held the #656 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 57 colleges in Michigan, Madonna is ranked at #14.
The acceptance rate at Madonna University is a competitive 52%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 17% of students accepted to Madonna submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 570. Math scores were between 440 and 570.
At Madonna, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Madonna University is 30%. This is lower 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 Madonna University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Madonna this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,291 undergraduates at Madonna with 1,570 being full-time and 721 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,673 | $13,079 | $17,548 | $19,249 | $21,946 |
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 Madonna, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Madonna, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,366 a year. That adds up to $29,464 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Madonna is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Madonna are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 36600 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150-1176 |
| Phone: | 734-432-5300 |
| Website: | https://www.madonna.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/MadonnaUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MadonnaU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 281 | $62,405 |
| Business Administration & Management | 62 | $43,669 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 53 | $37,311 |
| International Business | 41 | NA |
| General Biology | 24 | $22,722 |
| Social Work | 22 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 18 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 12 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 12 | NA |
| General Psychology | 11 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,758 students took at least one online class at Madonna University. This is a decrease from the 2,281 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,758 | 499 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,281 | 728 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,822 | 615 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,715 | 577 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,302 | 347 |
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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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