University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, WI · Public · Town (distant) · UWW
Public institution in Whitewater, WI · 9,180 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $55,356 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 13%Undergraduates
- Top 15%Cost of attendance
- Top 19%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
- $14,785661st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,250393rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,916723rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,661304th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,1881,031st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,356775th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,909666th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 64.3%614th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.5%805th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 82.8%997th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1090706th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 21703rd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,180278th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,878th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.0%1,471st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 73 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 48 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $62,632 | $59,485 |
| PhysicsPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $57,318 | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $56,544 | $59,576 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $55,173 | $53,308 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,567 | $49,324 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $50,231 | $54,435 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $48,117 | $47,327 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $46,899 | $49,563 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $46,407 | $42,682 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $45,500 | $42,435 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $45,383 | $43,426 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,823 | $46,254 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1868source
- Athletic nickname: "Warhawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Purple and Whitesource
- Mascot: Willie Warhawksource
- Campus size: about 400 acressource
- Formerly known as "Whitewater Normal School" (1868–1927)source
- Formerly known as "Whitewater Teachers College" (1927–1951)source
- Formerly known as "Wisconsin State College–Whitewater" (1951–1964)source
- Formerly known as "Wisconsin State University–Whitewater" (1964–1971)source
- Athletic conference: WIACsource
- Fight song: ""Warhawk Battle Cry""source
- Notable alum: John Belushisource
- Notable alum: Reince Priebussource
Athletics — 15 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Baseball: 2025, 2014
- Basketball: 2014, 2012
- Football: 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009 +1
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websiteuww.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 240189)
- 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
- Showdown: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater vs University of Wisconsin-La CrosseHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 15 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.