University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Overview

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UW - Green Bay.
• In 2017-2018, 68% of the faculty were full-time.

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Rankings

We have ranked UW - Green Bay as #470 out of 2,587 colleges and universities in the country in our 2022 Best Colleges list.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UW - Green Bay has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#72	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UW - Green Bay.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#134	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#148	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UW - Green Bay has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#69	Best General Education Schools	College Factual
#75	Best Liberal Arts Schools	College Factual
#124	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#130	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#133	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#133	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Green Bay?

Contact details for UW - Green Bay are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2420 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay, WI 54311-7001
Phone:	920-465-2111
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/uwgreenbay
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/uwgb

How Do I Get Into UW - Green Bay?

You can apply to UW - Green Bay online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu/

Admission Requirements for UW - Green Bay

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW - Green Bay?

UW - Green Bay has the high acceptance rate of 90%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UW - Green Bay submitted their SAT scores.UW - Green Bay received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Green Bay?

The overall average net price of UW - Green Bay is $22,875. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UW - Green Bay, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $4,808 a year. That adds up to $19,232 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW - Green Bay is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,498 undergraduate students at UW - Green Bay, with 4,826 being full-time and 3,672 being part-time.

There are also 456 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,826 full-time undergraduates at UW - Green Bay, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Wisconsin - Green Bay students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	224
Black or African American	125
Hispanic or Latino	336
White	3,853
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	233

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 37 countries are represented at UW - Green Bay. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Canada.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

There are 2 bachelor’s degree and 4 master’s degree programs available online at UW - Green Bay. In 2019-2020, 7,178 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UW - Green Bay has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 17th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UW - Green Bay

The following table shows how UW - Green Bay is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Behavioral Science	#1	#33
Computational Science	#1	#1
Data Science	#2	#3
Health Sciences & Services	#9	#15
Sustainability Science	#10	#10
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#52	#91

Online Growth Rankings of UW - Green Bay

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay was 35.2%. This is the #814 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW - Green Bay regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UW - Green Bay majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	3%
Health Sciences & Services	41%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UW - Green Bay ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UW - Green Bay.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Data Science	#4
Sustainability Science	#17
Health Sciences & Services	#74
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#187
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#261
Nursing	#297

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	10	164	103	0	277
Business Administration & Management	10	0	219	14	243
General Psychology	0	0	149	0	149
Nursing	0	0	92	20	112
Human Biology	0	0	97	0	97
Social Work	0	0	31	60	91
General Education	0	0	74	0	74
Behavioral Science	0	0	63	0	63
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	52	0	52
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	26	18	44
Computer Science	0	0	36	0	36
History	0	0	34	0	34
Accounting	0	0	32	0	32
Other Social Sciences	2	0	30	0	32
General English Literature	0	0	31	0	31
General Biology	0	0	28	0	28
Political Science & Government	0	0	26	0	26
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	22	22
Romance Languages	1	0	20	0	21
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	21	0	21
Public Administration	0	0	19	0	19
Data Science	0	0	0	18	18
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	18	0	18
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	17	17
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	16	16
Chemistry	0	0	14	0	14
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	14	0	14
Information Science	0	0	11	0	11
Music	0	0	11	0	11
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	10	0	10
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	10	0	10
Philosophy	0	0	9	0	9
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	9	0	9
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	8	0	8
Mathematics	0	0	8	0	8
Arts & Media Management	0	0	7	0	7
Writing Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Ethnic Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Germanic Languages	0	0	5	0	5
Teacher Education Subject Specific	4	0	0	0	4
Teaching English or French	4	0	0	0	4
Economics	0	0	4	0	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	2	0	2
Homeland Security	1	0	0	0	1
Urban Studies	0	0	1	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	35	164	1,334	185	1,718

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.