Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares MSOE's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin.
MSOE has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,100 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin average (1,631 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Milwaukee School of Engineering2,9532,704249
Similarly Ranked Schools6,1005,514587
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin1,6311,470517
The below chart compares the student population between Milwaukee School of Engineering and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,070 male and 883 female students attending MSOE. The male-to-female student ratio is 2.34 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at MSOE.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MSOE
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,7042,595109
Men1,9141,83381
Women79076228
Population by Gender/Attending Status at MSOE
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total24958191
Men15624132
Women933459

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,960 White students (66.37%) and 316 Hispanic students (10.70%) at Milwaukee School of Engineering(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Milwaukee School of Engineering.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Milwaukee School of Engineering
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian15611244
Black or African American835132
Hispanic302195107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander110
White1,7961,286510
Two or More Races936924
Race/Ethnicity Unknown14411232
Total 2,7041,914790
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Milwaukee School of Engineering
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian13112
Black or African American1459
Hispanic1477
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White16410361
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown31238
Total 24915693

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,641 students whose age under twenty five and 161 students whose age is over thirty years old at Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Especially, 54 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Milwaukee School of Engineering.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Milwaukee School of Engineering
TotalMenWomen
Total2,704 1,914790
Under 1854 3717
18-191,088 719369
20-211,093 815278
22-24339 25287
25-2988 6424
30-3422 148
35-3911 83
40-497 52
50-642 02
Total 2,704 1,914790
Population by Student Age at Milwaukee School of Engineering
TotalMenWomen
Total249 15693
20-214 40
22-2463 4320
25-2963 3429
30-3441 2714
35-3928 199
40-4939 2217
50-649 54
65 and over2 20
Total 249 15693

Online Student Population

At Milwaukee School of Engineering, 564 students (19.10% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 166 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 132 students live in Wisconsin where Milwaukee School of Engineering is located in and 27 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,9532,704249
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes16620146
Enrolled Some in Online Classes39838612
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,3892,29891
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)16620146
Wisconsin Residents13220112
Other State in U.S.27027
Outside of U.S.707
Unknown000