University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Overview

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

What Is University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UW Oshkosh.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 68% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UW Oshkosh with a bachelor's degree make about $48,569 a year. That's 19% more than those who graduate from other schools.

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Rankings

We have ranked UW Oshkosh as #301 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

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 Oshkosh.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Fire Protection Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#50	Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#119	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#7	Best Value Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics	College Factual
#14	Best Human Services Schools	College Factual
#14	Best General Human Services Schools	College Factual
#127	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#129	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#137	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh?

Contact details for UW Oshkosh are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone:	920-424-1234
Website:	www.uwosh.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uwoshkosh
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uwoshkosh

How Do I Get Into UW Oshkosh?

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

Admission Requirements for UW Oshkosh

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	required
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 Oshkosh?

The acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UW Oshkosh submitted their SAT scores.UW Oshkosh received ACT scores from 91% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh?

The overall average net price of UW Oshkosh is $23,400. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UW Oshkosh, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,583 a year. That adds up to $26,332 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW Oshkosh is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,068 undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh, with 7,863 being full-time and 6,205 being part-time.

There are also 1,246 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,863 full-time undergraduates at UW Oshkosh, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	353
Black or African American	203
Hispanic or Latino	489
White	6,305
International Students	156
Other Races/Ethnicities	357

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at UW Oshkosh. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and India.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

In 2019-2020, 10,141 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 2nd 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 Oshkosh

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh was $7,717 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $15,290. The following table shows how UW Oshkosh 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
Human Services	#1	#42
Computational Science	#1	#3
Data Science	#1	#1
Sustainability Science	#7	#4
Fire Protection	#13	#1
Special Education	#19	#19
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#37	#31
Public Administration & Social Service	#57	#61
Public Administration	#58	#25

Online Growth Rankings of UW Oshkosh

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh was 109.7%. This is the #396 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW Oshkosh regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences	50%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	8%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	23%
Liberal Arts General Studies	23%
Public Administration & Social Service	8%

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Data Science	#3
Fire Protection	#4
Sustainability Science	#9
Human Services	#11
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	#19
Public Administration & Social Service	#52
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#57
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#67
Liberal Arts General Studies	#67
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#87
Nursing	#105
Business Administration & Management	#186
Business, Management & Marketing	#247
Health Professions	#266

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 - Oshkosh 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
Liberal Arts General Studies	5	361	33	0	0	0	399
Nursing	0	0	269	0	14	44	327
Business Administration & Management	4	0	88	0	68	0	160
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	113	0	0	0	113
General Biology	0	0	92	0	7	0	99
General Psychology	0	0	87	0	8	0	95
Educational Administration	0	0	0	43	35	8	86
Marketing	9	0	65	0	0	0	74
Finance & Financial Management	5	0	65	0	0	0	70
Human Services	0	0	63	0	7	0	70
Teacher Education Subject Specific	2	0	37	3	20	0	62
Special Education	0	0	48	2	11	0	61
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	60	0	0	0	60
Social Work	0	0	41	0	19	0	60
Health & Physical Education	0	0	55	0	0	0	55
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	54	0	0	0	54
Economics	0	0	46	0	0	0	46
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
Computer Information Systems	0	0	31	7	0	0	38
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	38	0	0	0	38
Human Resource Management	4	0	33	0	0	0	37
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	32	0	32
Accounting	1	0	30	0	0	0	31
General English Literature	0	0	26	0	4	0	30
Sociology	19	0	11	0	0	0	30
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	29	0	29
Romance Languages	10	0	19	0	0	0	29
Public Relations & Advertising	4	0	24	0	0	0	28
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	28	0	28
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Allied Health Professions	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Management Information Systems	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
History	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Anthropology	0	0	21	0	0	0	21
Political Science & Government	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Journalism	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Information Technology	0	0	17	0	0	0	17
Mathematics	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Music	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Fire Protection	1	0	13	0	0	0	14
International Studies	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Chemistry	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Ethnic Studies	4	0	5	0	0	0	9
Data Science	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Geography & Cartography	1	0	7	0	0	0	8
Insurance	7	0	0	0	0	0	7
International Relations & National Security	7	0	0	0	0	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0	0	0	0	6
Teaching English or French	3	0	3	0	0	0	6
Area Studies	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Philosophy	2	0	4	0	0	0	6
Health Sciences & Services	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Public Health	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Physics	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
American Sign Language	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Environmental Control Technology	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
General Education	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	102	361	1,803	57	300	52	2,675

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 Royalbroil under License

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