Madonna University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,435 (28%)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (20%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,421
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 89%
From Region 4%
Athletes 683 (51.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
Black 18%
International 7%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Madonna University 430 36% 63% 4% 10% 4% 13% $68,473 38 -0.57 70 95% 5.3%
Computer Science 4 — 75% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $83,415 6 -1.21 86 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $67,377 30 -0.41 68 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,471 21 -0.71 67 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $64,707 19 -0.60 64 — — — — —
Biology 10 +1 40% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $63,127 33 -0.39 60 84% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences — — — — — — — — $63,127 26 -0.58 60 84% — — — —
Animal Behavior and Ethology 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $52,508 43 -0.24 33 — — — — —
Dietetics 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,224 27 -0.45 51 — — — — —
Environmental Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,708 34 -0.37 42 — — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $53,202 11 -1.03 35 — — — — —
American Sign Language (ASL) 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,754 12 -1.08 36 96% — — — —
Exercise Science 20 — 65% 70% 5% 5% 5% 15% $54,266 19 -0.88 38 — — — — —
Health Sciences 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,321 32 -0.42 59 — — — — —
Nursing 138 — 18% 75% 7% 9% 1% 1% $85,392 23 -0.68 88 96% 4.3% — — —
Occupational Safety and Health — — — — — — — — $80,369 88 +0.82 84 — — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 8 — 0% 25% 12% 12% 12% 0% $53,754 12 -1.08 36 96% — — — —
Accounting 9 +1 56% 44% 0% 0% 0% 56% $73,160 19 -0.90 77 — — — — —
Business Administration 45 — 42% 31% 0% 4% 7% 53% $84,769 76 +0.37 87 96% 8.7% — — —
Health Services Administration — — — — — — — — $64,291 56 -0.11 63 — — — — —
Hospitality Management — — — — — — — — $56,720 33 -0.35 44 92% — — — —
International Business 17 — 65% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $70,690 36 -0.57 74 — — — — —
Sports Management 19 — 79% 74% 0% 16% 0% 0% $53,340 20 -0.84 35 — — — — —
English 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,784 41 -0.32 26 — — — — —
General Studies 13 — 46% 23% 0% 62% 8% 0% $51,930 26 -0.52 31 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,782 36 -0.40 34 — — — — —
Child Development 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $41,367 7 -1.41 9 76% — — — —
Communication 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,632 21 -0.77 36 — — — — —
Gerontology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $50,637 30 -0.31 28 — — — — —
Journalism 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,980 13 -1.04 34 — — — — —
Political Science — +1 — — — — — — $60,930 19 -0.83 55 — — — — —
Psychology 11 +2 9% 55% 27% 0% 9% 9% $50,934 28 -0.63 29 — — — — —
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication — — — — — — — — $53,602 21 -0.77 36 — — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 57% 0% 43% 0% 0% $59,058 84 +0.69 50 94% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $51,519 34 -0.49 30 — — — — —
Biology Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,029 38 -0.36 37 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,427 47 -0.13 30 — — — — —
Elementary Education 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,861 51 -0.06 31 — — — — —
English Language Arts 3 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $53,864 47 -0.22 37 — — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $54,180 29 -0.64 38 — — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $53,651 37 -0.39 36 — — — — —
Physical Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,799 31 -0.49 36 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,306 41 -0.37 35 — — — — —
Art Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,985 81 +0.66 34 — — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $44,898 66 +0.25 15 — — — — —
Film Studies 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $42,635 12 -0.94 11 — — — — —
Graphic Design 7 — 57% 57% 0% 29% 0% 0% $47,463 14 -0.98 20 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,967 38 -0.30 13 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — — — — — $44,193 39 -0.27 13 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,236 39 -0.27 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 43 — 56% 70% 2% 7% 12% 0% $52,894 12 -0.97 34 96% 4.8% — — —
Emergency Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,584 51 +0.17 82 — — — — —
Fire Science — — — — — — — — $77,589 51 +0.17 82 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 20 — 15% 80% 5% 5% 0% 5% $55,074 23 -0.66 40 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,430
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 41%
6-Year Graduation Rate 60%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 39.5% 170 24% 72% 6% 9% 2% 2% $79,648 62 -0.72 83 96% 4.3%
Business & Economics 20.9% 90 56% 36% 0% 6% 3% 51% $74,314 38 -0.19 78 96% 8.7%
Professional 14.9% 64 44% 73% 3% 6% 8% 2% $53,961 7 -0.85 37 96% 4.8%
Social Sciences 6.5% 28 7% 57% 11% 21% 7% 4% $52,641 21 -0.36 33 90% —
Humanities 4.0% 17 41% 41% 0% 47% 6% 0% $51,601 29 -0.48 30 — —
Arts 3.7% 16 62% 69% 0% 12% 0% 6% $44,931 19 -0.87 15 — —
Education 3.5% 15 27% 87% 7% 7% 0% 0% $53,151 47 -0.31 35 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 11 18% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $54,020 23 -0.29 37 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 10 40% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $63,127 28 -0.39 60 84% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 5 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $67,015 17 -0.53 68 — —
Computer Science 0.9% 4 75% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $83,415 9 -1.21 86 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education — — — — 2 #413 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 2 #546 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 131 $1.4M $1.4M -$109
Baseball 64 $680K $626K $54K
Track & Field (outdoor) 60 $216K $222K -$6K
Track & Field (indoor) 55 $216K $222K -$6K
Lacrosse 46 $380K $367K $12K
Soccer 43 $523K $529K -$6K
Basketball 35 $399K $412K -$13K
Golf 13 $193K $195K -$1K
Bowling 11 $95K $96K -$1K
Cross Country 5 $68K $82K -$14K
Total 402 $4.2M $4.2M $17K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 55 $434K $407K $27K
Track & Field (indoor) 47 $169K $171K -$1K
Other Sports 44 $116K $128K -$11K
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $169K $171K -$1K
Basketball 38 $398K $404K -$6K
Softball 37 $486K $478K $7K
Volleyball 35 $269K $285K -$15K
Lacrosse 25 $431K $440K -$8K
Golf 17 $406K $403K $2K
Cross Country 14 $111K $101K $9K
Bowling 11 $99K $98K $725
Total 281 $3.1M $3.1M $1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 131 $1.4M $1.4M -$109
Track & Field (indoor) 102 $385K $393K -$8K
Track & Field (outdoor) 102 $385K $393K -$8K
Soccer 98 $957K $936K $21K
Basketball 73 $797K $817K -$20K
Lacrosse 71 $811K $808K $3K
Baseball 64 $680K $626K $54K
Other Sports 44 $116K $128K -$11K
Softball 37 $486K $478K $7K
Volleyball 35 $269K $285K -$15K
Golf 30 $599K $598K $1K
Bowling 22 $194K $195K -$1K
Cross Country 19 $179K $184K -$4K
Total 683 $8.3M $8.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 52% 52% 52%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 25%
SAT Range 880 – 1080
SAT Math Range 420 – 540
SAT RW Range 460 – 540