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Private University
Walden University
Walden University is a private, four-year institution based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, offering accredited online programs across business, education, nursing, health sciences, and more.
Minneapolis, MNCity: Large
0%GRAD RATE
44.2KSTUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023
THE SIGNATURE
Walden University Report Card
Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.
Walden University operates as a private for-profit university with its main location in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school serves a large student body of approximately 44,200 individuals pursuing degrees entirely through online formats.
Academically, the institution provides a wide array of undergraduate and graduate options. Undergraduate studies include thirteen programs focused on areas such as business administration, communication, criminal justice, education, health sciences, nursing, psychology, social work, and human services. The catalog expands significantly at the graduate level with over forty master's programs featuring more than 175 specializations.
Beyond master's degrees, Walden offers twenty-six doctoral programs across fields including business, counseling, criminal justice, education, health sciences, information technology, nursing, psychology, public policy, and social work. The university highlights specific leadership in certain disciplines, noting its status as the top conferrer of doctoral degrees in education and a leading provider of doctoral research programs in nursing within the United States.
AT A GLANCE
TypePrivateFour or more years
SettingCity: Large
Calendarquarter
GETTING IN
Admissions
Prospective students can apply online or by contacting an enrollment specialist to begin their journey at Walden University. The institution offers flexible pathways for entry into its accredited online programs across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels.
WHAT IT COSTS
Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.
Source: IPEDS 2023
IN-STATE TUITION & FEES
$10,823/yr
Out-of-state: $10,823/yr.
90% receive aid
Average aid package $3,353.
IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics
Walden University provides a robust selection of degree programs delivered entirely online, covering business, education, nursing, health sciences, psychology, social work, and information technology. The curriculum emphasizes practical application and real-world skills taught by active practitioners in the field.
Source: IPEDS 2023
Student–faculty ratio
30:1
6-year graduation rate
0%
▼ 11 pts since 2016
Undergrad majors
21
Undergraduate majors and programs
MOST POPULAR FIELDS OF STUDY
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.33.2%
Social Work.12%
Business Administration and Management, General.11.4%
Psychology, General.10.6%
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.6.9%
Elementary Education and Teaching.6.7%
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Campus housing shows how many students live on-campus — which means nearby housing can be essential to the college experience.
Setting
City: Large
IN CONTEXT
Walden University vs. peer institutions
How Walden University compares with officially identified or editorially reviewed peer institutions.
Walden University
0%
Barry University
37%
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
50%
AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
What graduates earn and how reliably they land work — the bottom-line return on the degree.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$42,810
Working after 10 yrs
78.8%
Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Earning more than a high-school graduate
66.5%
66.5% of students out-earn the typical high-school graduate — a core measure of mobility.
Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics. University Apartments is not affiliated with Walden University.