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.
Milwaukee School of Engineering was awarded 91 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, MSOE is ranked #491 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
MSOE is also ranked #15 out of 46 schools in Wisconsin.
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The acceptance rate at Milwaukee School of Engineering is a competitive 67%, 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 12% of students accepted to MSOE submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 655. Math scores were between 590 and 750.
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The student to faculty ratio at Milwaukee School of Engineering is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Milwaukee School of Engineering is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Milwaukee School of Engineering enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At MSOE the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,510 undergraduates at MSOE with 2,412 being full-time and 98 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,593 | $19,868 | $18,854 | $23,240 | $30,042 |
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 MSOE, 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 MSOE, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,947 a year. That adds up to $31,788 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at MSOE is 2.0%. 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.
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Contact details for MSOE are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1025 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109 |
| Phone: | 800-332-6763 |
| Website: | www.msoe.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/milwaukeeschoolofengineering |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MSOE |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 112 | $62,468 |
| Electrical Engineering | 77 | $68,272 |
| Nursing | 71 | $63,059 |
| Computer Engineering | 69 | $70,395 |
| Civil Engineering | 38 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering | 30 | $63,317 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 30 | $62,951 |
| Architectural Engineering | 27 | $64,727 |
| Business Administration & Management | 26 | $53,109 |
| Construction Management | 19 | $72,024 |
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, 224 students took at least one online class at Milwaukee School of Engineering. This is a decrease from the 262 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 224 | 13 |
| 2019-2020 | 262 | 11 |
| 2018-2019 | 167 | 9 |
| 2017-2018 | 201 | 29 |
| 2016-2017 | 183 | 30 |
Learn more about online learning at Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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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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