Herzing University-Madison

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Herzing University-Madison

Herzing University-Madison operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,494 students of which 4,524 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Herzing University-Madison is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 94.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,327, with published in-state tuition of $13,450 and a Pell grant recipient share of 69.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 28.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 39.7%. Graduates earn a median of $36,909 ten years after enrolling, compared with $35,295 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 861200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 56.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.