Madonna University
Livonia, MI · Private · Small city
Private institution in Livonia, MI · 1,637 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $59,058 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,815880th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,3601,281st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,3601,155th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $38,8091,185th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000997th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,058586th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,871545th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.1%837th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.8%1,151st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 92.9%1,342nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1000940th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6371,057th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.5%1,238th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 12 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 62 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,914 | $59,066 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $38,289 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $37,568 | $41,342 |
| Legal Support ServicesLegal Professions | bachelors | $36,141 | $27,439 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $35,416 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| American Sign LanguageForeign Languages | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1937source
- Athletic nickname: "Crusaders"source
- School colors: #0067B1 and #FFE412source
- Mascot: Cruzer the Crusadersource
- Motto: "Sapientia Desursum (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 80 acressource
- Formerly known as "Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Junior College" (1937–1982)source
- Formerly known as "Madonna College" (1982–1991)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,969,217 (M $2,815,556 · W $2,153,661)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitemadonna.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 170806)
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