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Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Alverno College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,317, made up of 673 undergraduates and 644 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Alverno College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 62 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are School Psychology, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Reading Teacher Education. It awarded 465 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

1,317
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
465
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
62
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 62

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 20
Psychology 3
Health Professions 14
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Social Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
English Language and Literature 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
136
Associate degrees
3
Master's degrees
283
Doctoral degrees (research)
32
Professional doctorates
2
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,317
Undergraduates, fall 2024
673
Graduate students, fall 2024
644
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,625
Undergraduates, 2024-25
760
Graduate students, 2024-25
865
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
88%
Men
12%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference; Northern Athletics Conference
President
Christy L. Brown
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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