University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, WI · Public · Rural (fringe) · UWP
Public institution in Kenosha, WI · 2,951 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $51,129 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%Cost of attendance
- Top 16%Average net price
- Top 17%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $10,044323rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,855349th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $16,497635th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,768226th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,492678th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,1291,012th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,1541,078th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.8%1,517th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.3%1,171st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.6%676th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090704th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,951707th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 34.2%977th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 47 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
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 42 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $58,943 | $56,641 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,856 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,823 | $44,830 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $45,940 | $42,682 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,832 | $40,647 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $38,127 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $37,208 | $34,526 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $36,560 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $36,437 | $32,569 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $34,348 | $33,565 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $34,170 | $26,353 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,713,451 (M $814,171 · W $899,280)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s 2,951 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WI
- Carthage CollegeKenosha, WI · 2,628 undergrads
- Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, WI · 2,607 undergrads
- Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI · 2,525 undergrads
- Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, WI · 2,310 undergrads
- Herzing University-MadisonMadison, WI · 2,105 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, WI · 1,899 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH · 2,950 undergrads
- Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL · 2,954 undergrads
- Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA · 2,957 undergrads
- University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, TX · 2,959 undergrads
- Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · 2,942 undergrads
- University of Puerto Rico-BayamonBayamon, PR · 2,967 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuwp.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 240374)
- Compare colleges in WIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WisconsinEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Carthage CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Wisconsin-Parkside vs Carthage CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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