Student Population at MSOE

How many students at MSOE?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Milwaukee School of Engineering has a total enrollment of 2,953 students, including 2,704 undergraduate and 249 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 2,070 male students (70.1%) and 883 female students (29.9%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,960 White students (66.4%) and 316 Hispanic students (10.7%).
Class Level Breakdown: 2,704 undergraduate students (91.6%) and 249 graduate students (8.4%).
Class Delivery: 166 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 398 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - MSOE's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,070 male (70.10%) and 883 female (29.90%) students are attending Milwaukee School of Engineering. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 234.43.

By class level, 2,704 (91.57%) are undergraduate students and 249 (8.43%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 70.78% are male and 29.22% are female, while among graduate students, 62.65% are male and 37.35% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,953	2,704	249
Men	2,070	1,914	156
Women	883	790	93

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,960 White, 97 Black, and 169 Asian students out of a total of 2,953 are attending at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Milwaukee School of Engineering is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	169	123	46
Black	97	56	41
Hispanic	316	202	114
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	1,960	1,389	571
Two or more races	93	69	24
Race Unknown	175	135	40

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	156	112	44
Black	83	51	32
Hispanic	302	195	107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	1,796	1,286	510
Two or more races	93	69	24
Race Unknown	144	112	32

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	13	11	2
Black	14	5	9
Hispanic	14	7	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	164	103	61
Two or more races	-	-	-
Race Unknown	31	23	8

Student Age Distribution

By age, MSOE has 54 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 2,641 students under 25 years old, and 312 students over 25 years old out of 2,953 total students.

MSOE has 2,574 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 130 students aged 25 and over.

It has 67 graduate students aged under 25 and 182 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	54	17	37
18-19	1,088	369	719
20-21	1,097	278	819
22-24	402	107	295
25-29	151	53	98
30-34	63	22	41
35-39	39	12	27
40-49	46	19	27
50-64	11	6	5
Over 65	2	0	2

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	54	17	37
18-19	1,088	369	719
20-21	1,093	278	815
22-24	339	87	252
25-29	88	24	64
30-34	22	8	14
35-39	11	3	8
40-49	7	2	5
50-64	2	2	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	63	20	43
25-29	63	29	34
30-34	41	14	27
35-39	28	9	19
40-49	39	17	22
50-64	9	4	5
Over 65	2	0	2

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Milwaukee School of Engineering, 166 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 398 students are enrolled in some online courses.

132 students who live in Wisconsin or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 34 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	2,953	166	398
Undergraduate	2,704	20	386
Graduate	249	146	12

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Wisconsin Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	132	27	7
Undergraduate	20	0	0
Graduate	112	27	7

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,704 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 125 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.62%.123 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,472
Transfer-in Full-time	123
Regular Part-time	107
Transfer-in Part-time	2

MSOE Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend MSOE?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,953 students are enrolled at MSOE.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at MSOE?

2,704 undergraduate and 249 graduate students are enrolled at MSOE.

What is the gender breakdown at MSOE?

2,070 male (70.10%) and 883 female (29.90%) students are attending MSOE.

What is the international student enrollment at MSOE?

140 international students (4.74%) are enrolled at MSOE, including 127 undergraduate and 13 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at MSOE?

MSOE has a student population that is predominantly White: 1,960 White (66.37%), 97 Black (3.28%), and 169 Asian (5.72%) students are enrolled.

How many students at MSOE are under 18 or over 65?

54 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at MSOE take online courses?

166 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 398 students take some online courses.

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