Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) vs Loyola Chicago

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Loyola University Chicago

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Milwaukee School of Engineering

Overview

Location Chicago, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Campus setting City: Large City: Large
College type 4 year 4 year
Control/business model Private (Non Profit) Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system Semester Quarter
Degrees offered Undergraduate and Graduate Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate 88.0% 80.0%
Common app member Yes Yes
Religious affiliation Catholic

Admission

Acceptance rate 77.0% 66.7%
Application fees
SAT range 1160 - 1360 1160 - 1405
ACT range 27 - 32 24 - 30
Students submitting SAT score 23.0% 12.0%
Students submitting ACT score 22.0% 43.0%
Total number of applicants 37,824 4,522
Total number of admissions given out 29,117 3,017
Admitted students who chose to enroll 2,867 650
Yield rate 9.8% 21.5%
Test scores (SAT/ACT) N/A N/A
High school GPA Required Required
Recommendation letters Required Not required
High school transcript Not required Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL) Required Required

Tuition and Fees

Sticker price $63,074 $62,378
Average net price $29,371 $26,665
Tuition $46,410 $43,284
Room & board
Room/dormitory: $9,400

Meal plan: $5,780
Room/dormitory: $7,781

Meal plan: $4,266
Available payment plans
  • Tuition payment plan
  • Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid

Students receiving financial aid

(Grants & scholarships)

98.0%
Average amount $25,854
100.0%
Average amount $29,800
Students receiving federal student loan 44.0%
Average amount $5,419
59.0%
Average amount $5,017
Students taking out private loans 8.0%
Average amount $17,984
12.0%
Average amount $15,702

Students and Campus

Undergraduate students 11,819
Men 31.8% Women 68.2%
2,565
Men 72.8% Women 27.2%
Graduate students 5,679
Men 32.1% Women 67.9%
182
Men 55.5% Women 44.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity
Moderate
Low
Out-of-state students 50.0% 41.5%
International students 3.3% 3.7%
Campus local/setting City: Large City: Large
Dormitory capacity 3,902 1,405
First year students are required to live on campus? No No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from Illinois Michigan Minnesota California Ohio Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota California Indiana

Academics

Popular study areas
  • Business
  • Health Professions
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Legal Profession
  • Psychology
  • Engineering
  • Business
  • Health Professions
  • Multidisciplinary Studies
  • Computer and Information Science
Students to faculty ratio 14:1 13:1
Institutional accreditation Higher Learning Commission Higher Learning Commission

Outcome

Graduation rate 72.0% 66.0%
Dropout rate 27.4% 9.7%
Transferred out N/A 22.7%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $100,817
  • Year 2: $220,906
  • Year 3: $179,958
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $93,218
  • Year 2: $97,604
  • Year 3: $105,174
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $78,836
  • Year 2: $87,470
  • Year 3: $104,925
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $89,863
  • Year 2: $97,071
  • Year 3: $88,922
Law (First Professional Degrees)
  • Year 1: $69,345
  • Year 2: $65,424
  • Year 3: $85,807
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degrees)
  • Year 1: $59,864
  • Year 2: $66,821
  • Year 3: $82,913
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $62,124
  • Year 2: $61,380
  • Year 3: $75,618
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $66,063
  • Year 2: $66,029
  • Year 3: $74,558
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $58,529
  • Year 2: $56,544
  • Year 3: $70,042
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $66,111
  • Year 2: $66,195
  • Year 3: $69,151
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $94,408
  • Year 3: $99,791
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $74,200
  • Year 3: $86,540
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $70,395
  • Year 2: $72,857
  • Year 3: $77,566
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $68,272
  • Year 2: $68,316
  • Year 3: $76,518
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $63,317
  • Year 2: $66,653
  • Year 3: $74,698
Architectural Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $64,727
  • Year 2: $67,420
  • Year 3: $74,402
Civil Engineering (Master's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $67,181
  • Year 2: $64,493
  • Year 3: $73,527
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $62,468
  • Year 2: $66,062
  • Year 3: $71,669
Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: $72,024
  • Year 2: $63,005
  • Year 3: $70,355
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees)
  • Year 1: N/A
  • Year 2: $59,350
  • Year 3: $68,048

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