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Mount Mary University: cost, admission and results

Mount Mary University is a private nonprofit college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It has about 631 undergraduate students. It admits 62% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $17,607 a year.

At a glance

  • 62%Admission rate
  • $17,607Net price a year
  • 54%Graduation rate
  • $54,273Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53222
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
631
Graduate students
430
Students per teacher
9 to 1
Special character
Women only
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
mtmary.edu

Getting in

Mount Mary University admits 62% of those who apply, which makes it moderately selective. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1020 out of 1600 (midpoints: 511 in reading and writing, 484 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 19 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$36,490
Room and meals on campus$11,411
Books and supplies$1,195
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$48,552
Average net price after grants and scholarships$17,607

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 13% below the median net price of colleges in Wisconsin on this site ($20,254). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$16,110
$30,001 to $48,000$16,628
$48,001 to $75,000$16,096
$75,001 to $110,000$18,317
Above $110,000$27,263

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeWI medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year67%76%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)54%59%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$54,273$59,359$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$24,990$21,938$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Wisconsin and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

60% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 58% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 100% women and 0% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 30 of the 40 colleges in Wisconsin on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,322.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Mount Mary University?

Mount Mary University admits 62% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Mount Mary University?

Published tuition and fees are $36,490 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Mount Mary University?

54% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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