Milwaukee School Of Engineering

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Milwaukee School of Engineering, also known as MSOE, is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1903. The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

MSOE has been recognized for the high quality of its education offerings. For example in 2009 the US News & World Report publication ranked the school as the 7th Best undergraduate college in the Midwest US among those that focus on undergraduate education. Its undergraduate engineering programs were also ranked by the publication as being 11th best overall among the top colleges whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's.

The college campus occupies an area of 15 acres of land. The main focus of MSOE is on undergraduate education, yet, they do offer nine master programs to students. MSOE is organized into the following academic departments:

• Architectural Engineering and Building Construction
• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• General Studies
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Physics and Chemistry
• Rader School of Business
• School of Nursing

MSOE is home to a variety of clubs and organizations. Some of them are Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Arnold Air Society, Biomedical Engineering Society, and Cigar and Pipe Social Club. The school has an active Greek life. MSOE’s fraternities and sororities have both national and local memberships.

The school also offers an art museum on-campus and its Kern Center, a 210,000 square foot health, wellness and fitness facility on-campus.

The school participates in NCAA Division III athletics with participation in 21 men's and women's intercollegiate sports. The team nickname is Raiders.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in real estate and construction management, engineering, engineering technician, and computer science and engineering.
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of engineering and technology.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,621 in 2009-2010 (2,368 full-time equivalent).

About 82% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 18% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Milwaukee School Of Engineering provides on-campus housing for 936 of its 2,368 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Milwaukee School Of Engineering offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (59 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (32 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Software Engineering

ENGINEERING (228 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (40 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Medical Informatics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (30 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (24 awarded)

• Construction Management

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Cardiovascular Science