Private nonprofit · University

Herzing University-Kenosha

Kenosha, Wisconsin · Small city

#4 graduation rate in Wisconsin
92.0%
Admit rate
$23,066
Avg net price
72%
Graduation rate
$36,909
Median earnings

Herzing University-Kenosha is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Kenosha, Wisconsin (small city setting), enrolling 522 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

Private nonprofitSmall · 522 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 92% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha is a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The Potawatomi originally named the area Kenozia (also transcribed ginoozhe, kinoje) "place of the pike", while the Menominee referred to the place as Kenūsīw, meaning "Northern Pike". The early Ojibwa name is reported as Masu-kinoja "trout (pike) come all at once". Kenosha's cuisine mirrors common food culture throughout Wisconsin. It is home to a variety of restaurants including multiple supper clubs and German-American venues. Additionally, the city is home to two award-winning drive-in burger stands, The Spot and Big Star. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
1 mile
Nearest airport
25 miles to General Mitchell (MKE) · major hub

How Herzing University-Kenosha compares

Selectivity92.0%

More selective than 19% · #31 most selective of 34 in Wisconsin

Graduation rate72%

Higher than 82% · #4 of 33 in Wisconsin

First-year retention57%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,909

Higher than 9% · #36 of 36 in Wisconsin

Average net price$23,066

Cheaper than 35% · #22 cheapest of 33 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 28%

Undergraduate enrollment522

Larger than 22%

Percentiles compare Herzing University-Kenosha with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Wisconsin.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

524students
  • Undergraduate522100%
  • Graduate20%

Undergraduates by gender

522undergrads
  • Women42581%
  • Men9719%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White27%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic32%
  • Asian10.0%
  • Other or multiracial7.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
522
Graduate enrollment
2
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
62%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
77%
Median family income
$18,321
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,319

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,450
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$28,414
Average net price
$23,066

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
72%
Graduated on time (4 years)
60%
First-year retention
57%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,295
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,909
Median debt at graduation
$21,500
Students with federal loans
80%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

About 12% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
60%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
33%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (526 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$21,600
$30–48k
$25,283
$48–75k
$24,333
$75–110k
$24,103
$110k+
$28,132

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$103,508

$24,333/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

71%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,169
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 71% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,169. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 28 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$36,909
Typical debt at graduation
$21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
58%
Out-earn a HS grad
50%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,601
Men
$43,307

Men out-earn women by $7,706 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
80°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
37.6″
Annual snow
36.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kenosha, WI US station (1.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.