Milwaukee School of Engineering Overview

Milwaukee School of Engineering is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Milwaukee School of Engineering Known For?

• The student loan default rate at MSOE is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at MSOE is the master's degree.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 58% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from MSOE with a bachelor's degree make about $71,300 a year. That's 75% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Milwaukee School of Engineering Rankings

According to our 2022 analysis, MSOE is ranked #167 out of 2,587 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 52 colleges in Wisconsin, it is ranked at #4.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

MSOE has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#94	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#185	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MSOE.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#89	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#89	Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MSOE has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Architectural Engineering Schools	College Factual
#13	Best Organizational Leadership Schools	College Factual
#94	Best Schools	Grad Degree
#120	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#149	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#173	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Milwaukee School of Engineering?

Contact details for MSOE are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1025 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202-3109
Phone:	800-332-6763
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/milwaukeeschoolofengineering
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/MSOE

How Do I Get Into MSOE?

You can apply to MSOE online at: www.msoe.edu/visit-and-apply/

Admission Requirements for MSOE

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MSOE?

The acceptance rate at MSOE is 60%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 71% of accepted students are men and 29% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to MSOE submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 670. Math scores were between 600 and 700.

MSOE received ACT scores from 82% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 31. Math scores were between 26 and 30. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Milwaukee School of Engineering?

The overall average net price of MSOE is $33,068. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 MSOE, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $8,746 a year. That adds up to $34,984 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MSOE is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Milwaukee School of Engineering Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,510 undergraduate students at MSOE, with 2,412 being full-time and 98 being part-time.

There are also 163 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,412 full-time undergraduates at MSOE, 72% are male and 28% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Milwaukee School of Engineering students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	115
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	193
White	1,746
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	228

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Milwaukee School of Engineering. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at MSOE. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and India.

Online Learning at Milwaukee School of Engineering

In 2019-2020, 262 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MSOE has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 39th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of MSOE

The following table shows how MSOE is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Engineering	#63	#60

Online Growth Rankings of MSOE

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Milwaukee School of Engineering was 12.5%. This is the #1,302 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MSOE regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MSOE majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management	5%
Engineering	7%
General Engineering	27%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MSOE ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at MSOE.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Engineering	#46
Engineering	#144

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Milwaukee School of Engineering Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering	127	0	127
Business Administration & Management	35	76	111
Electrical Engineering	90	0	90
Computer Engineering	82	0	82
Nursing	68	0	68
Biomedical Engineering	47	0	47
Civil Engineering	30	14	44
Architectural Engineering	23	12	35
Chemical Engineering	28	0	28
Industrial Engineering	26	0	26
General Engineering	3	12	15
Construction Management	14	0	14
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	11	0	11
Allied Health Professions	0	7	7
Management Information Systems	3	0	3
Human Computer Interaction	1	0	1
Computer Science	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0
TOTAL	588	121	709

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeramey Jannene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.