Alverno College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Website
$53,145
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,145
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alverno College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with 631 undergraduates and 644 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,540 a year (tuition and fees $34,086). It admits 86% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,145 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,540
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,086
US median $11,837
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,145
Rank 1,235 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,540
- Tuition and fees
- $34,086
- Cost of attendance
- $51,362
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,032
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,668
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,261
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,788
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,051
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $25,660 in 2015-16 to $34,086 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Undergraduates
- 631
- Graduate students
- 644
- Part-time students
- 16%
- Women
- 99%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 64
- Endowment
- $36.2M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Women only, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,235 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,540 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,086 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $51,755 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,145 | $45,358 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 46% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
64 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 207 | $48,157 | $110,212 | $118,338 | $120,193 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $24,973 | $72,005 | $81,388 | $88,910 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 47 | $50,549 | $54,165 | $68,413 | $65,184 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $28,875 | $44,812 | $53,631 | $53,072 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 35 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 26 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 26 | $38,500 | $53,127 | $57,606 | $59,916 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $25,500 | $42,709 | $46,708 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $26,856 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $126,911 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $28,638 | Withheld | $45,066 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 10 | $38,974 | $57,804 | $95,127 | $103,485 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | $66,052 | $85,688 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | $38,870 | $62,340 | $68,257 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | $70,227 | $86,166 | $63,399 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | $36,361 | Withheld | $55,792 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Alverno College cost?
$22,540 a year is the average net price at Alverno College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,086, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,362. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,032 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alverno College?
86% of applicants are admitted to Alverno College. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Alverno College graduates earn?
$53,145 a year is the median pay of former Alverno College students who work, 10 years after they started ($51,755 after 6 years). That ranks 1,235 of 5,094 US colleges and 27 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $110,212.
How much student debt do Alverno College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Alverno College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alverno College?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Alverno College finish within 6 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Alverno College?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (207 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (59 bachelor's graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (47 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 64 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.