Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI · Private · Large city · MSE · MSOE

Private institution in Milwaukee, WI · 2,607 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $89,070 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 4%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 4%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Top 18%Graduation rate (4-year)
Top 23%Median ACT

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: $24,0211,431st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $48,4211,805th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $48,4211,801st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $60,4391,701st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $89,07077th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $75,11483rd highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 71.5%366th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 83.2%527th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 60.4%419th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: 27222nd highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 2,607779th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 22.7%1,578th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 74 mi (ORD)

On 2 of our 111 lists

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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 21 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$75,204	$74,200
Engineering, GeneralEngineering	bachelors	$73,215	—
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$71,114	$72,857
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$70,032	$68,316
Architectural EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$67,324	$67,420
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$66,915	—
Construction ManagementBusiness	bachelors	$65,610	$63,005
Industrial EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$63,749	$66,653
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$63,581	$66,062
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions	bachelors	$62,409	$60,030
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$62,260	$58,221
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$61,516	$59,350

Campus facts

Founded in 1903source
Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
School colors: Red and Whitesource
Athletic nickname: "Raiders"source
Mascot: Roscoe Raidersource
Campus size: about 22 acressource
Formerly known as "School of Engineering" (1903–1932)source
Athletic conference: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conferencesource

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.