by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Alverno College was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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College Factual ranked Alverno as #655 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Alverno also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
With an acceptance rate of 90%, Alverno College is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Alverno it is much better at 8 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Alverno College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Alverno College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Alverno is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Alverno College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,099 undergraduates at Alverno with 864 being full-time and 235 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,511 | $16,627 | $16,925 | $20,524 | $24,739 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Alverno, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Alverno, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $5,451 a year. That adds up to $21,804 over four years for those students.
Get more details about the location of Alverno College.
Contact details for Alverno are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3400 S 43Rd St, Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922 |
| Phone: | 414-382-6000 |
| Website: | https://www.alverno.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 257 | $72,005 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 55 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 48 | $42,709 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 36 | $44,812 |
| Educational Administration | 32 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 29 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 28 | $38,870 |
| General Education | 21 | NA |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 20 | NA |
| Social Work | 16 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 802 students took at least one online class at Alverno College. This is a decrease from the 1,217 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 802 | 310 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,217 | 312 |
| 2020-2021 | 396 | 38 |
| 2018-2019 | 134 | 13 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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