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.
- Top 7%Undergraduates
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
- $16,177762nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,020600th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,020972nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $22,174511th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,000997th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,990795th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,851811th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.2%1,111th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.1%1,142nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.4%1,189th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090706th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 22605th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 16,762145th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17.0:11,598th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 30.2%1,187th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,635 | $72,482 |
| Materials EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $69,338 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,216 | $66,247 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,765 | $64,196 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,328 | $67,812 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $63,997 | $57,995 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $61,483 | $60,851 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,360 | $57,544 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,999 | $58,221 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $51,482 | $50,856 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $50,562 | $51,449 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $50,231 | $53,775 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1885source
- Athletic nickname: "Panthers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Pounce Panthersource
- Campus size: about 104 acressource
- Formerly known as "{{ubl|Milwaukee Normal School" (1885–1927)source
- Formerly known as "|Milwaukee State Teachers College" (1927–1951)source
- Formerly known as "|Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee (1951–1956)}}"source
- Fight song: ""UWM Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Golda Meirsource
- Notable alum: Willem Dafoesource
- Notable alum: Alberto Fujimorisource
- Notable alum: Jack Kilbysource
- Notable alum: Satya Nadellasource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuwm.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 240453)
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