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Madonna University Data & Information Overview

30 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
52% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Madonna University Ranked?

#531 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in MI
Security Science and Technology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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 30 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is security science and technology.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Madonna is ranked #531 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Madonna held the #656 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 57 colleges in Michigan, Madonna is ranked at #14.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Madonna?

52% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Madonna University is a competitive 52%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Madonna submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 570. Math scores were between 440 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Madonna University  ( 450 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Madonna University  ( 440 to 570 )
200
800
Madonna received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Madonna University  ( 20 to 25 )
1
36

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Madonna University Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
30% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Madonna, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 30%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  30 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Madonna University

68% Freshmen Retention
30% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 Madonna University is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  68 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Madonna this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  30 out of 100
0
100

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Madonna University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,570 Full-Time Undergraduates
23.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
65.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,291 undergraduates at Madonna with 1,570 being full-time and 721 being part-time.

How Much Does Madonna University Cost?

$18,212 Net Price
65% Take Out Loans
$29,464 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Madonna is $18,212. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Madonna

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,673 $13,079 $17,548 $19,249 $21,946

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.

Student Loan Debt

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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,366 a year. That adds up to $29,464 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Madonna is 6.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Madonna Graduates Make?

$50,362 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Madonna make about $50,362 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Madonna graduates since it is 19% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Madonna University

Michigan State
1,570 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Madonna University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Livonia, Michigan. Livonia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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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/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadonnaUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MadonnaU

Madonna University Majors

65 Majors With Completions
637 Undergraduate Degrees
192 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 65 majors graduated from Madonna University. Of these students, 637 received undergraduate degrees and 192 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 281 $62,405
Business Administration & Management 62 $43,669
Criminal Justice & Corrections 53 $37,311
International Business 41 NA
General Biology 24 $22,722
Social Work 22 NA
Liberal Arts General Studies 18 NA
Health & Physical Education 12 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 12 NA
General Psychology 11 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Madonna University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Madonna

72% Take At Least One Class Online
20% Take All Classes Online

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 2020-2021, 1,758 students took at least one online class at Madonna University. This is a decrease from the 2,281 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,758 499
2019-2020 2,281 728
2018-2019 1,822 615
2017-2018 1,715 577
2016-2017 1,302 347

Learn more about online learning at Madonna University.

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Notes and References

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.

References

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