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Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mount Mary University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 1,182 students in fall 2024, including 752 undergraduates and 430 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Mount Mary University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Counseling Psychology, Psychology, General, and Teacher Education, Multiple Levels. It awarded 306 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,182
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
306
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 54

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

Psychology 2
Education 16
Health Professions 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology CertificateBachelor 15 graduates
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Public Administration and Social Services 1
  • Social Work BachelorMaster Online option 14 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Architecture 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 1
  • Theology CertificateBachelor 2 graduates
English Language and Literature 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1
History 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
143
Master's degrees
116
Doctoral degrees (research)
2
Professional doctorates
38
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Post-master's certificates
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,182
Undergraduates, fall 2024
752
Graduate students, fall 2024
430
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,386
Undergraduates, 2024-25
876
Graduate students, 2024-25
510
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
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
94%
Men
6%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
58%
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
NAIA
Athletic conference
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference; Other
President
Isabelle Cherney
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, 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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