Edgewood University
Madison, Wisconsin · Website
$59,728
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,728
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Edgewood University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Madison, Wisconsin with 1,107 undergraduates and 1,223 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,113 a year (tuition and fees $35,860). It admits 76% of applicants and 60% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,728 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,424 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,113
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,860
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
60%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,424
About $259 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,728
Rank 810 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
- $26,113
- Tuition and fees
- $35,860
- Cost of attendance
- $50,903
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 57%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,291
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,089
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,573
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,493
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,913
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 $26,550 in 2015-16 to $35,860 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
- 76%
- Undergraduates
- 1,107
- Graduate students
- 1,223
- Part-time students
- 7.1%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 92
- Endowment
- $72.2M
- Other
- 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 810 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,113 | $16,210 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,860 | $9,856 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 82% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,424 | $20,492 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $53,843 | $41,210 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,728 | $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. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
92 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 NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 108 | $21,000 | $73,249 | $79,577 | $88,910 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 42 | $31,590 | $55,541 | $61,311 | $65,824 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $26,500 | $45,413 | $64,738 | $68,407 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | $109,385 | $120,193 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 27 | $41,000 | $48,357 | $64,431 | $59,571 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,535 | $51,134 | $69,355 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $23,250 | $37,954 | $49,536 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $25,875 | $46,458 | $48,946 | $47,382 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $22,500 | $42,950 | $54,257 | $56,359 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 14 | $58,153 | $91,024 | $110,776 | $100,573 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $102,255 | $83,558 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,936 | $49,113 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 9 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,792 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,540 | $51,490 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Edgewood University cost?
$26,113 a year is the average net price at Edgewood University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,860, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,903. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,291 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Edgewood University?
76% of applicants are admitted to Edgewood University. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do Edgewood University graduates earn?
$59,728 a year is the median pay of former Edgewood University students who work, 10 years after they started ($53,843 after 6 years). That ranks 810 of 5,094 US colleges and 7 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $91,024.
How much student debt do Edgewood University graduates have?
$24,424 is the median federal student loan debt of Edgewood University graduates, about $259 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 57% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Edgewood University?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Edgewood University finish within 6 years. 73% 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 Edgewood University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (108 bachelor's graduates), Education, General (42 master's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (39 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 92 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.