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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UWM

Public institution in Milwaukee, WI · 16,762 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $54,990 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$16,177761st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,020599th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$22,020964th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$22,174511th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,000990th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,990791st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,851810th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.2%1,103rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.1%1,134th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
88.4%1,178th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
22604th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
16,762145th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
17.0:11,581st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.2%1,173rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 76 mi (ORD)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 87 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,635$72,482
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,216$66,247
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,765$64,196
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,328$67,812
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,997$57,995
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$61,483$60,851
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,360$57,544
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$56,999$58,221
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,482$50,856
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$50,562$51,449
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$50,231$53,775

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,787,332 (M $2,160,809 · W $2,626,523)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s 16,762 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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