Private nonprofit · Community college

Herzing University-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$22,327
Avg net price
28%
Grad / completion
$36,909
Median earnings

Herzing University-Madison is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Madison, Wisconsin (large city setting), enrolling 2,494 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,494 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 94% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Madison, Wisconsin

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Ho-Chunk called the region Teejop meaning 'land of the four lakes' (Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa). Numerous effigy mounds, constructed for ceremonial and burial purposes more than 1,000 years earlier, dotted the rich prairies around the lakes. The Memorial Union is a central gathering place on Lake Mendota. Memorial Union Terrace is home to uniquely designed "terrace chairs" with a sunburst design that have become a symbol of the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
7 miles to Madison, WI
To Great Lakes shore
70 miles
Nearest airport
2 miles to Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)

How Herzing University-Madison compares

Selectivity94.3%

More selective than 30% · #3 most selective of 3 in Wisconsin

Graduation rate28%

Higher than 11% · #36 of 40 in Wisconsin

First-year retention40%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,909

Higher than 56% · #19 of 40 in Wisconsin

Average net price$22,327

Cheaper than 25% · #35 cheapest of 38 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 4%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment2,494

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare Herzing University-Madison with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Wisconsin.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,247students
  • Undergraduate2,49448%
  • Graduate2,75352%

Undergraduates by gender

2,494undergrads
  • Women2,02981%
  • Men46519%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White34%
  • Black45%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian2.5%
  • Other or multiracial8.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,494
Graduate enrollment
2,753
Student–faculty ratio
19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
69%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
80%
Median family income
$18,321
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,516

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$13,450
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$27,939
Average net price
$22,327

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

Admissions

Admission rate
94.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
28%
Graduated on time (4 years)
13%
First-year retention
40%
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
69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

About 15% 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
13%
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 (5,274 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
$21,557
$30–48k
$23,227
$48–75k
$22,952
$75–110k
$24,004
$110k+
$25,817

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
$110,428

$22,952/year × about 4.8 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.

72%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,420
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 72% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,420. 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 79 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
82°F
Winter low
12°F
Annual rain
37.1″
Annual snow
51.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Madison Dane Rgnl AP, WI US station (2.7 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.