Colleges / Madonna University
College · Private nonprofit · Livonia, MI · City
MU

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Religious affiliation
Address36600 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150-1176
Websitewww.madonna.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size1,632
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 980 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,632 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$164k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$71k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$93k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$28.4k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$672

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr60%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,632
Location
Livonia, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • Black16%
  • International10%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Asian4%
  • Unknown1%
  • Two or more races1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time19%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 66

What you can study.

Colleges / Madonna University
College · Private nonprofit · Livonia, MI · City
MU

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Religious affiliation
Address36600 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150-1176
Websitewww.madonna.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size1,632
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 980 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,632 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$164k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$71k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$93k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$28.4k
Room & board
$12.8k
Books & supplies
$672

How students pay for it.

Pell grants30%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans55%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention72%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr60%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,632
Location
Livonia, MI
Region
Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White61%
  • Black16%
  • International10%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Asian4%
  • Unknown1%
  • Two or more races1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time19%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 66

What you can study.