Medical College of Wisconsin

What are the graduation rates for students at Medical College of Wisconsin?

Standard four-year and six-year undergraduate graduation rates are not a meaningful way to judge MCW's principal programs. Those federal measures track defined cohorts of first-time undergraduate students; MCW instead concentrates on graduate and professional education.

For an MD or PharmD decision, more relevant questions include the program's time to degree, completion policies, licensing-exam outcomes and, for medical students, residency-placement information. These measures describe different populations and outcomes and should not be combined into a single "graduation rate." Applicants comparing schools should use figures for the same degree and entering cohort wherever possible.

What is the earning potential for graduates at Medical College of Wisconsin?

A single reliable earnings figure for all MCW graduates would obscure substantial differences among physicians, pharmacists and biomedical researchers. Earnings also vary by career stage: medical graduates commonly enter residency before earning a practicing physician's salary.

When reviewing a salary statistic, check whether it measures a median or an average, which graduates are included, and how many years have passed since completion. A figure measured one year after graduation may capture residents and early-career workers rather than eventual professional earnings. Salary alone also leaves out training length, borrowing, location, specialty choice and the possibility of further study.