Edgewood College

www.edgewood.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $35,860
    2.9% growth from 2023
    2024 Average Net Price
    $27,038
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    75.7%
    2,274 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    2,459
    68.6% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    60.2%
    153 Graduates

    About

    Edgewood College is a higher education institution located in Dane County, WI. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Edgewood College were Registered Nursing (99 degrees awarded), General Business (26 degrees), and General Psychology (21 degrees).

    In 2024, 520 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Edgewood College. 78.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 21.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (405 degrees), 9.88 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (41 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Edgewood College is $35,860, which is $3,940 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Edgewood College is $35,860, which is $3,940 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $27,038.

    In 2024, 90% of undergraduate students attending Edgewood College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 57% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $35,860
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Edgewood College was $35,860. The cost of tuition at Edgewood College is $3,940 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Average Net Price

    $27,038
    2024 Value
    1.3%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Edgewood College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $27,038. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Edgewood College grew by 1.3%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $11,695
    Room and Board
    $800
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Edgewood College was of $11,695 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 2.05% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $800. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    90%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    57%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    90% of undergraduate students at Edgewood College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 1.12% with respect to 2023, when 89% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Admissions

    Edgewood College received 2,274 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 72.9% annual growth. Out of those 2,274 applicants, 1,722 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 75.7% acceptance rate.

    There were 2,459 students enrolled at Edgewood College in 2024. 3% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Edgewood College has an overall enrollment yield of 16%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    75.7%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    1,722
    Accepted Out of 2,274

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Edgewood College was 75.7% (1,722 admissions from 2,274 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 94.5%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants grew by 72.9%, while admissions grew by 38.5%.

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    SAT Scores

    3%
    Submission Percentage (2019)
    6
    Scores Submitted (2019)

    3% of enrolled first-time students at Edgewood College in 2019 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Edgewood College had a total enrollment of 2,459 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Edgewood College is 1,687 students and the part-time enrollment is 772. This means that 68.6% of students enrolled at Edgewood College are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Edgewood College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 63.1% White, 9.43% Hispanic or Latino, 6.02% Black or African American, 4.31% Asian, 3.05% Two or More Races, 0.366% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.285% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Edgewood College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (51%), followed by White Male (26%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (6.92%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (49.2%), followed by White Male (18.2%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (5.95%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    68.6%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Edgewood College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,459 students. The full-time enrollment at Edgewood College is 1,687 and the part-time enrollment is 772. This means that 68.6% of students enrolled at Edgewood College are enrolled full-time compared with 77.3% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    73%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Edgewood College was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (82%), Edgewood College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      1,551 enrolled students
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      232 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      148 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Edgewood College is 63.1% White, 9.43% Hispanic or Latino, 6.02% Black or African American, 4.31% Asian, 3.05% Two or More Races, 0.366% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.285% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.2% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.4% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 289 students (11.8%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 294 more women than men received degrees from Edgewood College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Edgewood College is white (405 degrees awarded). There were 9.88 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (41 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Edgewood College is Registered Nursing (99 degrees awarded), followed by General Business (26 degrees) and General Psychology (21 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Edgewood College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Human Sciences (20 degrees awarded), Education (90 degrees), and Health (213 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Edgewood College are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,562,091 people), Registered nurses (1,549,966 people), Secondary school teachers (501,210 people), Education administrators (283,649 people), and Special education teachers (212,428 people).

    The most specialized majors at Edgewood College in 2024 are Human Sciences (20 degrees awarded), Education (90 degrees), Health (213 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (5 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (4 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Edgewood College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Nurse anesthetists, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Physicians

    The most specialized majors at Edgewood College are Human Sciences (20 degrees awarded), Education (90 degrees), Health (213 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (5 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (4 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Edgewood College are Elementary & secondary schools (2,992,866 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,734,095 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (404,195 people), Outpatient care centers (341,008 people), and Offices of physicians (232,707 people).

    The most specialized majors at Edgewood College are Human Sciences (20 degrees awarded), Education (90 degrees), Health (213 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (5 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (4 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Edgewood College.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. Registered Nursing
      99 degrees awarded
    2. General Business
      26 degrees awarded
    3. General Psychology
      21 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Edgewood College was Registered Nursing with 99 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    113
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    407
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 113 degrees were awarded to men at Edgewood College, which is 0.278 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (407).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 15 degrees were awarded to men at Edgewood College in Registered Nursing, which is 0.106 times less than the 141 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 141 degrees were awarded to men at Edgewood College in Registered Nursing, which is 9.4 times more than the 15 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    45%
    100% Completion Time
    62%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 45% of students graduating from Edgewood College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 62% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 62% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      405 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      41 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      31 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Edgewood College is white (405 degrees awarded). There were 9.88 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (41 degrees).

    1.73% of degree recipients (9 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      420 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      417 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      384 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Edgewood College is white female (420 degrees awarded). There were 1.01 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (417 degrees).

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    Operations

    Edgewood College has an endowment valued at nearly $72.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 9.78M (13.5%) compared to the 9.4% average return (23.7M on 252M) across all Doctoral Universities.

    In 2024, Edgewood College had a total salary expenditure of 43.7M. Edgewood College employs 31 Lecturers, 29 Associate professors and 16 Professors. Most academics at Edgewood College are Female Lecturer (22), Female Associate professor (16), and Male Associate professor (13).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Edgewood College are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 51 employees, Management, with 41 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 36 employees.

    Endowment

    $72.2M
    2024 Endowment
    10.2%
    growth from 2023

    Edgewood College has an endowment valued at about $72.2M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Edgewood College grew 10.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $180M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $20.5M
    2024 Salaries
    5.43%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Edgewood College paid a median of $20.5M in salaries, which represents 46.9% of their overall expenditure ($43.7M) and a 5.43% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.03% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 4.32% decline between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $5.2M
    Instructional Salaries
    79
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Edgewood College paid a total of $5.2M to 79 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.4% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $4.1M (2.29%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Edgewood College were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 51 employees, Management with 41 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 36 employees.

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