University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI · Public · Midsize city · UWGB
Public institution in Green Bay, WI · 6,230 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $52,528 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Cost of attendance
- Top 19%Undergraduates
- Top 20%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 25%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,878504th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,342405th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,929661st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,161271st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,500490th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,528932nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,546763rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 53.1%1,035th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.4%1,219th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 87.8%1,169th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090706th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,230409th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,024th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.6%1,582nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 177 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 39 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $64,493 | $66,287 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $53,358 | $61,516 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,606 | $53,497 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $50,105 | $39,369 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $45,529 | $42,682 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $44,356 | $42,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,104 | $42,479 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $41,565 | $37,613 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | $39,369 | $34,603 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $37,478 | $37,808 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $37,424 | $36,058 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $36,674 | $32,925 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1965source
- Athletic nickname: "Phoenix"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Green and Whitesource
- Mascot: Phlash the Phoenixsource
- Motto: "Ad Scientiam Renovandam (Latin)"source
- Athletic conference: Horizonsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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- Fight song: ""Phoenix Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Tony Shalhoubsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,513,133 (M $1,004,230 · W $1,508,903)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuwgb.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 240277)
- Compare colleges in WIRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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