Mount Mary University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Mount Mary University

Mount Mary University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 631 students of which 906 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. Mount Mary University 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 62.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,020 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,144, with published in-state tuition of $35,420 and a Pell grant recipient share of 59.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,288, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 67.3%. Graduates earn a median of $48,745 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,421 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 68500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.6% 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.