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Ottawa University-Milwaukee

Private College in Brookfield, WI. Median 10-year earnings $55,552.

Verdict Solid outcomes
Ottawa University-Milwaukee · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$55,552
Median debt at grad
$21,500
Federal loan default
0%

Ten years after entry, the median Ottawa University-Milwaukee student earns $55,552 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Graduates carry a median of $21,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags

Academics

Full-time retention
Transfer-out rate
Student:faculty
2:1

No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. The 2:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. At 60 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.

Financial Aid

Average net price
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
73%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
62%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 60 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

No average net price is published here, so the cost side of this page is incomplete. Treat the participation rates as a signal about aid, not about price. About 73% get grants averaging $3,499, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 62% take federal loans to cover the gap.

Federal student loans went to 37 of these 60 students, totalling $419,514 — an average of $11,338 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Waukesha County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,027/mo
1 bedroom
$1,119/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$1,338/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

VA caution flag

Heightened Cash Monitoring

GI Bill students
3
Yellow Ribbon
Yes
Principles of Excellence
No

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Ottawa University-Milwaukee

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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