Livonia, Michigan · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Located in Livonia, Michigan, Madonna University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 2,124 students in fall 2024, including 1,828 undergraduates and 296 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Madonna University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 117 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Criminal Justice/Safety Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Social Work. It awarded 733 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
2,124
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
733
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
117
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 117
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
20%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
430
Associate degrees
9
Master's degrees
117
Doctoral degrees (research)
1
Professional doctorates
5
Certificates under 1 year
104
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
43
Postbaccalaureate certificates
23
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,124
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,828
Graduate students, fall 2024
296
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,429
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,078
Graduate students, 2024-25
351
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
16%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
64%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Mid-States Football Association; Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
President
Dr. B Christopher Dougherty
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization