Private nonprofit · University

Ottawa University-Milwaukee

Brookfield, Wisconsin · Large suburb

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Graduation rate: $55,552
Median earnings

Ottawa University-Milwaukee is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Brookfield, Wisconsin (large suburb setting), enrolling 41 undergraduates. It has a American Baptist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 41 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersSnowy

About Brookfield, Wisconsin

Brookfield is a city in eastern Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Brookfield is west of Milwaukee in Waukesha County in an area originally inhabited by Potawatomi Indians. The first white settler, William Howe, arrived in 1820 with a Presidential Land Grant giving him title to the area. Brookfield's concert hall is the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts located in Mitchell Park. Brookfield's main beach is located at Fox Brook Park. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 11 miles to Milwaukee, WI
To Great Lakes shore: 11 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to General Mitchell (MKE) · major hub

How Ottawa University-Milwaukee compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,552

Higher than 55% · #17 of 36 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$21,500

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio2 : 1

Lower than 99%

Undergraduate enrollment41

Larger than 3%

Percentiles compare Ottawa University-Milwaukee 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

Undergraduate4135%
Graduate7565%

Undergraduates by gender

Women2663%
Men1537%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White66%
Black20%
Hispanic7.3%
Asian2.4%
Other or multiracial4.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 41
Graduate enrollment: 75
Student–faculty ratio: 2 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 42%
First-generation students: 40%
Students over 25: 88%
Median family income: $37,232
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $58,212
Endowment: $491,810

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

Outcomes

Graduated: —
First-year retention: —
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $49,139
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $55,552
Median debt at graduation: $21,500
Students with federal loans: 62%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)

39%

First-generation

38%

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: $50

Is it worth it?

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

Median earnings (10 years): $55,552
Typical debt at graduation: $21,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 39%
Out-earn a HS grad: 66%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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

$52,904

Men

$59,911

Men out-earn women by $7,007 (13%) 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: 81°F
Winter low: 12°F
Annual rain: 35.9″
Annual snow: 39.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brookfield Wwtp, WI US station (3.5 mi from campus).

What Ottawa University-Milwaukee graduates study — and earn

Business Administration, Management and Operations

7 grads$52k 1 yr$57k 5 yr$27k debt

7$51,627$56,507$27,000 Psychology, General

6 grads$40k 1 yr— 5 yr$28k debt

6$39,596—$27,562 Accounting and Related Services

5 grads$52k 1 yr— 5 yr$36k debt

5$51,664—$35,854 Health and Medical Administrative Services

4 grads$75k 1 yr— 5 yr$29k debt

4$75,385—$29,198 Human Services, General

3 grads$35k 1 yr— 5 yr$40k debt

3$35,168—$39,775 Criminal Justice and Corrections

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Human Resources Management and Services

2 grads$49k 1 yr— 5 yr$31k debt

2$49,063—$30,736 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

1 grads$76k 1 yr— 5 yr$35k debt

1$76,207—$34,747 History

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Communication and Media Studies

0 grads$33k 1 yr— 5 yr$27k debt

0$33,465—$27,000

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.