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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.

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
$24,0211,423rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$48,4211,788th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$48,4211,784th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$60,4391,686th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$89,07077th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$75,11482nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.5%364th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
83.2%523rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.4%413th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,607779th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.7%1,563rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 74 mi (ORD)

On 2 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 21 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$75,204$74,200
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$73,215—
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,114$72,857
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,032$68,316
Architectural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,324$67,420
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$66,915—
Construction ManagementBusinessbachelors$65,610$63,005
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$66,653
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,581$66,062
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$62,409$60,030
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,260$58,221
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,516$59,350

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Milwaukee School of Engineering’s 2,607 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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