University of Wisconsin - Parkside Overview

University of Wisconsin - Parkside is a public institution situated in Kenosha, Wisconsin. UW - Parkside is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is University of Wisconsin - Parkside Known For?

• The student loan default rate at UW - Parkside is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at UW - Parkside.
• In <nil>, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UW - Parkside with a bachelor's degree make about $45,774 a year. That's 12% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Parkside?

Contact details for UW - Parkside are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 Wood Rd, Kenosha, WI 53144
Phone:	262-595-2345
Website:	www.uwp.edu

How Do I Get Into UW - Parkside?

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

Admission Requirements for UW - Parkside

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	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 - Parkside?

The acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin - Parkside is 75%. 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 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

UW - Parkside received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Parkside?

The overall average net price of UW - Parkside is $22,632. 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 - Parkside, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,765 a year. That adds up to $23,060 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW - Parkside is 2.1%. 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 - Parkside Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,365 undergraduate students at UW - Parkside, with 2,563 being full-time and 802 being part-time.

There are also 767 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,563 full-time undergraduates at UW - Parkside, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	72
Black or African American	179
Hispanic or Latino	515
White	1,605
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	148

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Parkside. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 30 countries are represented at UW - Parkside. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Germany.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Parkside

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at UW - Parkside. In 2020-2021, 3,075 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 19th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UW - Parkside

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Parkside was 108.5%. This is the #401 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UW - Parkside regardless of major.

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%.

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.