Cardinal Stritch University

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    2022 Undergraduate Tuition
    $34,744
    2% growth from 2021
    2022 Average Net Price
    $20,002
    After Financial Aid
    2022 Acceptance Rate
    92.6%
    728 Applicants
    2022 Enrolled Students
    1,332
    36.8% Full-Time
    2022 Graduation Rate
    51.5%
    85 Graduates

    About

    Cardinal Stritch University is a higher education institution located in Milwaukee County, WI. In 2022, the most popular Masters Degree concentrations at Cardinal Stritch University were General Business Administration & Management (67 degrees awarded), General Educational Leadership & Administration (43 degrees), and Elementary Education & Teaching (24 degrees).

    In 2022, 429 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Cardinal Stritch University. 70.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 29.6% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (255 degrees), 4.47 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (57 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Cardinal Stritch University is $34,744, which is $2,824 more than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Costs

    In 2022, the median undergraduate tuition at Cardinal Stritch University is $34,744.

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $20,002.

    In 2022, 59% of undergraduate students attending Cardinal Stritch University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 36% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $34,744
    2022 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2022, the cost of tuition at Cardinal Stritch University was $34,744.

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    Average Net Price

    $20,002
    2022 Value
    13.9%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2022 Cardinal Stritch University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $20,002. Between 2021 and 2022, the average net price of Cardinal Stritch University grew by 13.9%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $8,483
    Room and Board
    $900
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Cardinal Stritch University was of $8,483 in 2022. The cost of room and board increased by 6% between 2021 and 2022.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $900. The cost of books and supplies increased by 28.6% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    59%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    36%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    59% of undergraduate students at Cardinal Stritch University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2022. This represents a decline of 3.28% with respect to 2021, when 61% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    Admissions

    Cardinal Stritch University received 728 undergraduate applications in 2022, which represents a 24.2% annual growth. Out of those 728 applicants, 674 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 92.6% acceptance rate.

    There were 1,332 students enrolled at Cardinal Stritch University in 2022. 3% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Cardinal Stritch University has an overall enrollment yield of 15.1%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    92.6%
    Acceptance Rate in 2022
    674
    Accepted Out of 728

    In 2022, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Cardinal Stritch University was 92.6% (674 admissions from 728 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2021, which was 88.9%. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of applicants grew by 24.2%, while admissions grew by 29.4%.

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    SAT Scores

    3%
    Submission Percentage (2022)
    3
    Scores Submitted (2022)

    3% of enrolled first-time students at Cardinal Stritch University in 2022 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Cardinal Stritch University had a total enrollment of 1,332 students in 2022. The full-time enrollment at Cardinal Stritch University is 490 students and the part-time enrollment is 842. This means that 36.8% of students enrolled at Cardinal Stritch University are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Cardinal Stritch University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.9% White, 14.2% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino, 3.15% Asian, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.

    Students enrolled at Cardinal Stritch University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (20.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (13.2%) and White Male (9.18%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (36.1%), followed by White Male (18.8%) and Black or African American Female (15.7%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    36.8%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Cardinal Stritch University in 2022, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,332 students. The full-time enrollment at Cardinal Stritch University is 490 and the part-time enrollment is 842. This means that 36.8% of students enrolled at Cardinal Stritch University are enrolled full-time compared with 77.3% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    63%
    2022 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Cardinal Stritch University was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (82%), Cardinal Stritch University had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2022)
    1. White
      731 enrolled students
    2. Black or African American
      189 enrolled students
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      186 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Cardinal Stritch University is 54.9% White, 14.2% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino, 3.15% Asian, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.2% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.4% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 26 students (1.95%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2022, 175 more women than men received degrees from Cardinal Stritch University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Cardinal Stritch University is white (255 degrees awarded). There were 4.47 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (57 degrees).

    The most common Masters Degree concentration at Cardinal Stritch University is General Business Administration & Management (67 degrees awarded), followed by General Educational Leadership & Administration (43 degrees) and Elementary Education & Teaching (24 degrees).

    In 2022,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Cardinal Stritch University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Education (136 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (8 degrees), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (16 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cardinal Stritch University are Elementary & middle school teachers (1,636,635 people), Secondary school teachers (608,760 people), Education administrators (318,923 people), Other managers (222,565 people), and Postsecondary teachers (213,744 people).

    The most specialized majors at Cardinal Stritch University in 2022 are Education (136 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (8 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (16 degrees), English (9 degrees), and History (5 degrees) (as of 2022).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cardinal Stritch University are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Cardinal Stritch University are Education (136 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (8 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (16 degrees), English (9 degrees), and History (5 degrees) (as of 2022).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Cardinal Stritch University are Elementary & secondary schools (3,099,246 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (475,433 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (243,604 people), Legal services (176,151 people), and Computer Systems Design (165,852 people).

    The most specialized majors at Cardinal Stritch University are Education (136 degrees awarded), Language & Linguistics (8 degrees), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (16 degrees), English (9 degrees), and History (5 degrees) (as of 2022).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Cardinal Stritch University.
    General Business
    Most Common (2022)
    1 degrees awarded

    In 2022, the most common associates degree concentration at Cardinal Stritch University was General Business with 1 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    127
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2022
    302
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2022

    In 2022, 127 degrees were awarded to men at Cardinal Stritch University, which is 0.421 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (302).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2022, 30 degrees were awarded to men at Cardinal Stritch University in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.492 times less than the 61 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2022, 61 degrees were awarded to men at Cardinal Stritch University in General Business Administration & Management, which is 2.03 times more than the 30 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    35%
    100% Completion Time
    50%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2022, 35% of students graduating from Cardinal Stritch University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 50% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 51% within 200%.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2022)
    1. White
      255 degrees awarded
    2. Black or African American
      57 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino
      46 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Cardinal Stritch University is white (255 degrees awarded). There were 4.47 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (57 degrees).

    0.699% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2022)
    1. White Female
      645 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      569 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      532 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Cardinal Stritch University is white female (645 degrees awarded). There were 1.13 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (569 degrees).

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    Operations

    Cardinal Stritch University has an endowment valued at nearly $13.8M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 479k (3.47%) compared to the 9.4% average return (23.7M on 252M) across all Doctoral Universities.

    In 2022, Cardinal Stritch University had a total salary expenditure of 26.5M. Cardinal Stritch University employs 25 Assistant professors, 18 Associate professors and 3 Professors. Most academics at Cardinal Stritch University are Female Assistant professor (17), Male Associate professor (9), and Female Associate professor (9).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cardinal Stritch University are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 30 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 21 employees, and Management with 17 employees.

    Endowment

    $13.8M
    2022 Endowment
    1.14%
    growth from 2021

    Cardinal Stritch University has an endowment valued at about $13.8M, as of the end of the 2022 fiscal year. The endowment of Cardinal Stritch University grew 1.14% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $238M lower than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $11.7M
    2022 Salaries
    11.4%
    decline from 2021

    In 2022, Cardinal Stritch University paid a median of $11.7M in salaries, which represents 44.1% of their overall expenditure ($26.5M) and a 11.4% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 16.2% decline between 2020 and 2021, and a 4.7% decline between 2019 and 2020.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $2.8M
    Instructional Salaries
    46
    Number of Employees

    In 2022, Cardinal Stritch University paid a total of $2.8M to 46 employees working as instructors, which represents 24% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $4.1M (2.29%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2022, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Cardinal Stritch University were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 30 employees, Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 21 employees, and Management with 17 employees.

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