by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Edgewood College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Edgewood is ranked #724 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Edgewood held the #1,074 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Edgewood also holds the #25 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
The acceptance rate at Edgewood College is 99%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Edgewood is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
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 Edgewood it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Edgewood College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
Edgewood College has a freshmen retention rate of 76%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Edgewood the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Edgewood College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,377 undergraduates at Edgewood with 1,225 being full-time and 152 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,266 | $24,020 | $25,071 | $26,683 | $30,203 |
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 Edgewood, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Edgewood, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $8,873 a year. That adds up to $35,492 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Edgewood are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, WI 53711-1997 |
| Phone: | 608-663-4861 |
| Website: | www.edgewood.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 159 | $73,249 |
| General Education | 43 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 28 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 27 | $45,413 |
| Human Resource Management | 27 | NA |
| General Psychology | 24 | $37,954 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 23 | NA |
| General Biology | 22 | $51,134 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | $46,458 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 18 | $42,950 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 514 students took at least one online class at Edgewood College. This is a decrease from the 540 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 514 | 213 |
| 2021-2022 | 540 | 270 |
| 2020-2021 | 786 | 210 |
| 2018-2019 | 622 | 172 |
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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