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Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Milwaukee, WI2,655 students
Acceptance Rate
59%
moderate
Median SAT
1,260
Middle 50%: 1150–1360
Net Price After Aid
$26.1k
Sticker $48.4k
Graduation Rate
72%
6-year, full-time

Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private institution in Milwaukee, WI with an acceptance rate of 59% and 2,655 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1150–1360 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.68. The average net price after financial aid is $26,122 per year.

About Milwaukee School of Engineering

A private 4-year urban university in Milwaukee, WI.

Milwaukee School of Engineering campus
Campus · Milwaukee

Milwaukee School of Engineering is a college in Milwaukee, WI. It enrolls roughly 2,655 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 59%. Admitted students typically score between 1150 and 1360 on the SAT.

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Acceptance Rate
59%
Moderate
Total Enrollment
2,655
Medium
Retention
84%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
72%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.

Acceptance Rate
59%
59 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.68
Average across admitted students

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1150 to 1360
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.68 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Milwaukee School of Engineering. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1801,340
1,260
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2531
27
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
3.533.91
3.68
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-optional
  • No application fee
  • Accepts fee waiver

Deadlines (2026-27)

Regular Decision
Rolling

Source: Common App 2026-27 requirements grid (verified Aug 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Milwaukee School of Engineering after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $48,421
Average net price after aid
$26,122
73% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$14,869
$30,001 – $48,000
$15,403
$48,001 – $75,000
$17,233
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$31,207

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
24%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
56%
Avg loan $24,500 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Milwaukee School of Engineering concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
12:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Engineering
64% of degrees awarded
Retention
84%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Milwaukee School of Engineering. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White71%
  • Asian5%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Black3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International5%

Gender

  • Female29%
  • Male71%
International
5%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
2,655

Outcomes after graduation

What Milwaukee School of Engineering graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$89.1k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
72%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$89.1k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$24.5k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$26.1k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$89k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 72% graduation rate is above the national average.

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