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.
Madonna University was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Madonna is ranked #469 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Madonna held the #531 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 56 colleges in Michigan, Madonna is ranked at #11.
If you're applying to Madonna University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 65%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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 Madonna 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.
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 Madonna University is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Madonna University 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.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Madonna have a four-year graduation rate of 31%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Madonna University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,291 undergraduates at Madonna with 1,570 being full-time and 721 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,571 | $14,534 | $15,124 | $19,614 | $23,178 |
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 Madonna, 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 Madonna, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,448 a year. That adds up to $29,792 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Madonna are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 36600 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150-1176 |
| Phone: | 734-432-5300 |
| Website: | https://www.madonna.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 335 | $73,608 |
| Business Administration & Management | 86 | $35,691 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 69 | $36,296 |
| Social Work | 53 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 43 | NA |
| International Business | 37 | NA |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 26 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 22 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 18 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 17 | 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, 1,600 students took at least one online class at Madonna University. This is a decrease from the 1,758 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,600 | 437 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,758 | 499 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,281 | 728 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,715 | 577 |
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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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