10-yr median earnings
$59,058
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Livonia, Michigan
Madonna University
Madonna University is a private nonprofit institution in Livonia, Michigan. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $59,058
- 10-yr median earnings
- 63.4%
- Acceptance rate
- $17,755
- Avg net price / yr
- 59.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Madonna University pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 17%
- former-student earnings, US
- 63.4%
- acceptance rate
- 59.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Madonna University profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
53/100
Madonna University
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A-
$59,058
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price D
$17,755
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
59.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$23,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
57.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
71.5%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$17,755
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
59.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 59.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Madonna University vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Madonna University ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Madonna University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$59,058 Top 17% higher than 83% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Madonna University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $59,058 | #845 of 5103 | 83rd |
| Average net price | $17,755 | #2627 of 5020 | 48th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 59.0% | #2291 of 4858 | 53rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,632 | #1662 of 5462 | 70th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,632
Undergraduate enrollment
63.4%
Acceptance rate
980
SAT average
59.0%
150%-time completion
$59,058
10-yr median earnings
71.5%
First-year retention
How Madonna University ranks in Michigan
State rank among 145 reporting Michigan colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Madonna University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $59,058 | #14 of 145 | 90th |
| Average net price | $17,755 | #76 of 138 | 45th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 59.0% | #60 of 132 | 55th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,632 | #40 of 149 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Michigan
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettering University | $94,823 | $34,660 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Michigan | $92,405 | $28,045 |
| 3 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | $83,648 | $13,138 |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University | $78,198 | $14,182 |
| 5 | Walsh College | $72,081 | - |
| 6 | University of Detroit Mercy | $71,030 | $15,232 |
| 7 | Lawrence Technological University | $69,151 | $32,918 |
| 8 | Michigan State University | $67,253 | $19,680 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo College | $65,590 | $19,072 |
| 10 | Thomas M Cooley Law School | $63,450 | - |
| 11 | Northwood University | $63,075 | $27,232 |
| 12 | Universal Technical Institute-Canton | $62,575 | $22,985 |
| 14 | Madonna UniversityThis school | $59,058 | $17,755 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 63.4% |
| SAT Average | 980 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 420 – 540 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 460 – 540 |
| ACT Average | 23 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Madonna University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$14,759 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$15,277 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,912 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$22,005 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Madonna University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $28,440 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $28,440 |
| Average Net Price | $17,755 |
30.4%
Pell Grant Rate
54.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$23,000
Median Debt
$244/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Madonna University rose +44.6% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $12,324 in 2013 to $17,815 in 2023, a rise of $5,491 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $12,3242023 · $17,815
Over the same years, enrollment went -46.9% (3,080 → 1,637 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
68.7%
Female
41.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
71.5%
Retention Rate
$49,871
Median Earnings (6yr)
70.2%
Earning Over $25K
57.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 59.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 71.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $49,871 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $59,058 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 70.2% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 57.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $23,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $244/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 10 | 414 | $59,789 | $79,682 | $22,065 |
| Master's | 4 | 127 | $86,591 | $118,011 | $37,844 |
| Graduate Certificate | 1 | 8 | - | - | $20,500 |
Top programs at Madonna University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$118,011 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$79,682 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$79,180 median earnings
- Health/Medical Preparatory…
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
$69,333 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$64,515 median earnings
- Biology, General
Biology, General
$63,032 median earnings
- Social Work
Social Work
$62,583 median earnings
- Social Work
Social Work
$58,037 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Madonna University? ▼
Madonna University is a private nonprofit institution in Livonia, Michigan. The acceptance rate is 63.4%. The average SAT score is 980. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,632 students.
How much do Madonna University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Madonna University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $59,058 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $49,871.
How much does Madonna University cost? ▼
The average net price at Madonna University is $17,755. In-state tuition is $28,440 and out-of-state tuition is $28,440. Median student debt at graduation is $23,000.
What is the graduation rate at Madonna University? ▼
Madonna University has a 59.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 71.5%.
Is Madonna University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Madonna University is $23,000, while former students earn a median of $59,058 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 57.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $244.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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