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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Overview

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Milwaukee makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Known For?

4,618 Undergraduate Awards
$29,309 Avg Cost After Aid
79% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UWM.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 64% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UWM with a bachelor's degree make about $50,707 a year. That's 24% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Philosophy Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Linguistics & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Philosophy & Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#39 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools College Factual
#53 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#97 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#104 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#130 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Nursing Degree Search
#131 Best General Psychology Schools College Factual

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

Contact details for UWM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-1122
Website: uwm.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UWMilwaukee
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uwm

How Do I Get Into UWM?

You can apply to UWM online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu/

Admission Requirements for UWM

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWM?

79% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
0% Submit SAT Scores
UWM has an acceptance rate of 79%, 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 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UWM submitted their SAT scores.UWM received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

ACT English Scores for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee  ( 17 to 24 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee  ( 17 to 24 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee  ( 19 to 24 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

$29,309 Net Price
53% Take Out Loans
6.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UWM is $29,309. 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 UWM, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,518 a year. That adds up to $30,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UWM 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 Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,620 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 20,056 undergraduate students at UWM, with 16,620 being full-time and 3,436 being part-time.

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There are also 4,509 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,620 full-time undergraduates at UWM, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,193
Black or African American 1,015
Hispanic or Latino 2,176
White 10,991
International Students 394
Other Races/Ethnicities 851

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at UWM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

10,987 Took All Classes Online
23,064 Took At Least One Class Online
98.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 23,064 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 4th 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

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee was $9,254 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,119. The following table shows how UWM 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
Dance #1 #1
Education Philosophy #7 #7
Computer Science #16 #34
Visual & Performing Arts #25 #41
Information Science #31 #37
Religious Studies #34 #52
Philosophy & Religious Studies #46 #58
Library Science #52 #46
Library & Information Science #52 #46

Online Growth Rankings of UWM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee was 98.1%. This is the #420 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UWM regardless of major.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences 9%
Computer Science 21%
Health Professions 0%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UWM 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 UWM.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Computer Science #13
Computer & Information Sciences #85
Nursing #120
Health Professions #293

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 - Milwaukee Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 0 166 2 240 0 408
Nursing 0 0 240 6 15 55 316
Liberal Arts General Studies 34 280 0 0 1 0 315
Marketing 0 0 304 0 0 0 304
General Psychology 0 0 225 0 14 21 260
Social Work 0 0 77 2 174 1 254
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 205 0 10 7 222
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 201 2 0 0 203
Information Science 0 0 177 1 22 3 203
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 4 194 0 198
General Education 0 0 146 2 0 0 148
Fine & Studio Arts 17 0 114 0 14 0 145
General Biology 0 0 119 0 14 2 135
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 130 0 5 0 135
Educational Administration 0 0 47 3 53 10 113
Human Resource Management 0 0 112 0 0 0 112
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 0 108 0 4 0 112
Computer Science 0 0 80 0 31 0 111
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 7 0 27 10 31 24 99
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 96 0 0 0 96
General English Literature 0 0 72 0 5 12 89
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 89 0 0 0 89
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 59 29 88
General Architecture 0 0 84 0 0 3 87
Health & Physical Education 0 0 80 0 5 2 87
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 68 12 80
International Business 74 0 0 0 0 0 74
Accounting 0 0 73 0 0 0 73
History 0 0 44 0 22 5 71
Political Science & Government 0 0 63 0 5 1 69
Management Information Systems 0 0 60 0 0 0 60
Civil Engineering 0 0 60 0 0 0 60
Economics 0 0 46 0 9 3 58
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 54 0 0 0 54
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 37 0 14 0 51
Medical Illustration & Informatics 41 0 0 0 9 1 51
Electrical Engineering 0 0 50 0 0 0 50
Special Education 15 0 21 0 13 0 49
Communication Sciences 0 0 18 0 30 0 48
Sociology 7 0 32 0 4 2 45
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 44 0 0 44
Ethnic Studies 17 0 13 8 3 2 43
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 20 3 15 3 41
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 39 0 0 0 39
Music 0 0 25 3 10 0 38
Mathematics 0 0 20 0 7 9 36
International Studies 0 0 35 0 0 0 35
Public Health 2 0 9 0 18 1 30
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 28 0 1 0 29
Geography & Cartography 0 0 19 7 1 1 28
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 3 0 24 0 0 0 27
Dance 0 0 19 0 8 0 27
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Anthropology 0 0 20 0 3 2 25
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 0 24 0 24
Real Estate 24 0 0 0 0 0 24
Chemistry 0 0 12 0 3 9 24
Urban & Regional Planning 6 0 0 0 17 0 23
Industrial Engineering 0 0 23 0 0 0 23
Area Studies 17 0 3 2 0 0 22
Philosophy 0 0 13 0 9 0 22
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 20 0 0 1 21
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 15 0 0 5 20
Romance Languages 0 0 18 0 2 0 20
Alternative Medicine & Systems 20 0 0 0 0 0 20
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 7 0 0 0 13 0 20
Entrepreneurial Studies 19 0 0 0 0 0 19
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 13 0 5 1 19
General Visual & Performing Arts 18 0 0 0 0 0 18
Physics 0 0 9 0 2 5 16
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Behavioral Science 15 0 0 0 0 0 15
Nutrition Science 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
General Business/Commerce 11 0 0 3 0 0 14
Urban Studies 0 0 7 0 6 0 13
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 8 4 12
Computer Engineering 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Materials Engineering 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Germanic Languages 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Gerontology 3 0 0 7 0 0 10
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 7 0 2 0 9
Public Administration 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
Teaching English or French 4 0 0 3 0 0 7
Museum Studies 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 6 0 0 0 6
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 4 0 2 6
Religious Studies 2 0 4 0 0 0 6
Graphic Communications 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Applied Mathematics 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
Dispute Resolution 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Computer Software & Applications 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Criminology 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Agricultural Production 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Classical & Ancient Studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taxation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 371 280 3,967 127 1,299 238 6,282

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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