University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex Overview

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex Known For?

• The highest award offered at UWM Flexible Option is the bachelor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UWM Flexible Option makes roughly $50,707 a year. This is 24% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex 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 UWM Flexible Option.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UWM Flexible Option has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#23	Highest Paid Individualized Studies Graduates	College Factual
#29	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#144	Highest Paid Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Graduates	College Factual
#158	Highest Paid Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex?

Contact details for UWM Flexible Option are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone:	877-895-3276
Website:	https://flex.wisconsin.edu

How Do I Get Into UWM Flexible Option?

You can apply to UWM Flexible Option online at: https://flex.wisconsin.edu/getting-started/admission/

Admission Requirements for UWM Flexible Option

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWM Flexible Option?

With an acceptance rate of 100%, UWM Flexible Option is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

About 0% of students accepted to UWM Flexible Option submitted their SAT scores.UWM Flexible Option received ACT scores from 0% of accepted students.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex?

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 UWM Flexible Option, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $3,670 a year. That adds up to $14,680 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UWM Flexible Option is 6.2%. 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 - Milwaukee Flex Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 590 undergraduate students at UWM Flexible Option, with 49 being full-time and 541 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 49 full-time undergraduates at UWM Flexible Option, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex

In 2019-2020, 590 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UWM Flexible Option has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 25th 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 UWM Flexible Option Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex was $6,750 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how UWM Flexible Option is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	#1	#1
Information Science	#7	#4
Health Sciences & Services	#8	#5
Computer & Information Sciences	#10	#7
Nursing	#28	#13

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	8%
Health Sciences & Services	78%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	50%
Liberal Arts General Studies	50%
Nursing	4%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UWM Flexible Option ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	#34
Health Sciences & Services	#102
Information Science	#149
Nursing	#383

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	57	57
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	26	0	26
Information Science	0	0	19	19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	13	13
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	9	9
Writing Studies	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	1	26	98	125

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.