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, 63% of the faculty were full-time.

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Rankings

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.

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 Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#71	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#76	Best Nursing 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
#30	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#32	Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#34	Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	College Factual
#37	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#39	Best Value Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service	College Factual
#76	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Nursing Degree Search

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
Website:	www.uwgb.edu
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	required
TOEFL	required

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

UW - Green Bay has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UW - Green Bay submitted their SAT scores.UW - Green Bay received ACT scores from 97% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Green Bay?

The overall average net price of UW - Green Bay is $22,458. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UW - Green Bay, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $6,735 a year. That adds up to $26,940 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW - Green Bay is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,370 undergraduate students at UW - Green Bay, with 4,900 being full-time and 3,470 being part-time.

There are also 396 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,900 full-time undergraduates at UW - Green Bay, 38% are male and 62% 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	203
Black or African American	115
Hispanic or Latino	346
White	3,875
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	274

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 3 bachelor’s degree and 4 master’s degree programs available online at UW - Green Bay. In 2017-2018, 4,365 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 2017-2018.

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 7.3%. This is the #1,489 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
Computational Science	64%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	50%
Liberal Arts General Studies	50%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	2%

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
Computational Science	#5
Sustainability Science	#8
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#132
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#197
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#302
Liberal Arts General Studies	#302
Nursing	#328

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	13	184	134	0	331
Business Administration & Management	8	0	204	11	223
General Psychology	0	0	129	0	129
Nursing	0	0	113	0	113
Human Biology	0	0	110	0	110
Behavioral Science	0	0	92	0	92
Social Work	0	0	32	57	89
General Education	0	0	65	0	65
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	35	19	54
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	42	0	42
General Biology	0	0	32	0	32
Computer Science	0	0	28	0	28
Accounting	0	0	27	0	27
General English Literature	0	0	26	0	26
Other Social Sciences	0	0	24	0	24
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	23	0	23
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	22	0	22
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	22	22
Political Science & Government	0	0	22	0	22
History	0	0	19	0	19
Romance Languages	0	0	17	0	17
Public Administration	0	0	15	0	15
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	15	0	15
Computational Science	0	0	0	14	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	13	13
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	12	0	12
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	10	10
Mathematics	0	0	10	0	10
Information Science	0	0	9	0	9
Arts & Media Management	0	0	9	0	9
Economics	0	0	8	0	8
Chemistry	0	0	7	0	7
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	6	0	6
Music	0	0	5	0	5
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	4	0	4
Philosophy	0	0	4	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	4	0	4
Ethnic Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	0	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	0	0	2	0	2
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	2	0	2
Teaching English or French	1	0	0	0	1
Urban Studies	0	0	1	0	1
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	24	184	1,315	146	1,669

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.