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Edgewood College

#670 in Best Colleges in America
  • 4 Year
  • Madison, WI
  • 517 reviews
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    B
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?
    1. Academics
      B-
    2. Value
      A-
    3. Diversity
      B+
    4. Campus
      B
    5. Athletics
      C+
    6. Party Scene
      A-
    7. Professors
      B-
    8. Location
      A
    9. Dorms
      B-
    10. Campus Food
      C+
    11. Student Life
      B
    12. Safety
      A-
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    Edgewood is an above-average private, Catholic college located in Madison, Wisconsin. It is a small institution with an enrollment of 1,361 undergraduate students. Admissions is somewhat competitive as the Edgewood acceptance rate is 71%. Popular majors include Nursing, Business, and Psychology. Graduating 61% of students, Edgewood alumni go on to earn a starting salary of $39,500.
    About Edgewood College...
    Athletic Division
    NCAA Division III (without football)
    Athletic Conference
    Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
    Address
    1000 Edgewood College Drive
    Madison, WI 53711
    Website
    edgewood.edu

    Edgewood College Rankings

    Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.

    Admissions

    Acceptance Rate
    71%
    Application Deadline
    —
    SAT Range
    1060-1220
    ACT Range
    21-25
    Application Fee
    $30
    SAT/ACT
    Required
    High School GPA
    Required
    Early Decision/Early Action
    —

    Test Prep

    SAT and ACT Prep Options
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    Cost

    Net Price
    $25,042/ year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $15,346/ year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    99%

    Academics

    Professors
    B-
    Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Faculty Ratio
    9:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    Yes
    94%
    of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.36 responses
    72%
    of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.43 responses
    70%
    of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.43 responses

    Majors

    Most Popular Majors
    • Nursing
      108 Graduates
    • Business
      56 Graduates
    • Psychology
      35 Graduates
    • Education
      28 Graduates
    • Communications
      21 Graduates
    • Biology
      17 Graduates
    • Elementary Education
      14 Graduates
    • Information Science
      14 Graduates
    • Accounting
      13 Graduates
    • Early Childhood Education
      11 Graduates

    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    1,361Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    203
    Undergrads Over 25
    10%
    Pell Grant
    34%
    Varsity Athletes
    15%
    Poll
    What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
    Based on 17 responses
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    • Dedicated to learning
      29%
    • Most are rich, but you have a few oddballs like me
      29%
    • Hardworking and interesting
      24%
    • Rich
      12%
    • Outgoing
      6%

    Campus Life

    Freshmen Live On-Campus
    90%
    Poll
    89%
    of students say they don't have Greek life.36 responses
    Poll
    58%
    of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.48 responses
    Poll
    What one word or phrase best describes your school?
    Based on 24 responses
    Report
    • Expensive but worthwhile
      46%
    • Great
      25%
    • Expensive
      8%
    • Small and strict
      8%
    • Boring
      4%
    • Challenging
      4%
    • Home away from home
      4%

    After College

    Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
    $43,300/ year
    National
    $33,028
    Graduation Rate
    61%
    National
    49%
    Employed 2 Years After Graduation
    94%
    National
    83%
    85%
    of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.27 responses
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    Edgewood College Reviews

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    Edgewood College is a great place to be! The location is ideal, as you are in the center of Madison, Wisconsin. Great professors, extra curricular activities, and programs are offered here. Small classes sizes and one on one professors time is readily available!
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    The values, staff & campus are amazing! The school is terribly expensive. They don’t work with you when it comes to cost. They assume everyone going there is above a certain income. I know several people myself included that had to leave due to cost. The academic staff actually encourages leaving and getting more for your money elsewhere. The on campus living situation is poor. As well as diversity and inclusion
    Not bad for a college it’s size. Very enjoy the small class size, which can get lots attentions from the professors. But the small population and small class room size sometimes also cause some course to be canceled due to low registration for that class (happen to me couple times, and it’s really annoying if the class is the one I have to take). The dorm is bigger compared to UW-Madison’s dorm. I enjoyed the dorm life my first year there but it sucked during the second year, the RA in my hall didn’t do anything. People will be loud way pass quite hour and RA still won’t do anything. It’s really depend on which RA is in your hall, but in general, the Resident Life at Edgewood don’t do their job at all. Sadly, there isn’t much scholarship options and the list of scholarships aren’t clearly listed or can be found on schooled website.