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University of Wisconsin - Platteville Overview

University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. Platteville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is University of Wisconsin - Platteville Known For?

1,502 Undergraduate Awards
$23,220 Avg Cost After Aid
85% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at UW - Platteville.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 80% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UW - Platteville makes roughly $55,720 a year. This is 37% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Platteville?

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Contact details for UW - Platteville are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818-3099
Phone: 608-342-1491
Website: www.uwplatt.edu

How Do I Get Into UW - Platteville?

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

Admission Requirements for UW - Platteville

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW - Platteville?

85% Acceptance Rate
45% Of Accepted Are Women
Since UW - Platteville has an acceptance rate of 85%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 55% of accepted students are men and 45% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

UW - Platteville received ACT scores from 40% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for University of Wisconsin - Platteville  ( 18 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Wisconsin - Platteville  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Platteville?

$23,220 Net Price
51% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UW - Platteville is $23,220. 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 - Platteville, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,679 a year. That adds up to $26,716 over four years for those students.

University of Wisconsin - Platteville Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,468 Full-Time Undergraduates
36% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,266 undergraduate students at UW - Platteville, with 5,468 being full-time and 798 being part-time.

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There are also 507 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,468 full-time undergraduates at UW - Platteville, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 60
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 237
White 4,925
International Students 34
Other Races/Ethnicities 139

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Platteville. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 26 countries are represented at UW - Platteville. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and China.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

879 Took All Classes Online
2,124 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at UW - Platteville. In 2022-2023, 2,124 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 13th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Science 67%
Supply Chain Management 9%

University of Wisconsin - Platteville Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 8 98 129 235
Mechanical Engineering 0 197 0 197
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 94 26 120
Industrial Production Technology 0 98 0 98
Civil Engineering 0 83 0 83
Liberal Arts General Studies 72 9 0 81
Agricultural Economics & Business 4 69 0 73
Construction Management 0 68 0 68
Electrical Engineering 0 61 0 61
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 60 0 60
General Biology 0 50 0 50
Animal Science 0 47 0 47
Computer Engineering 0 44 0 44
Security Science and Technology 0 40 0 40
General Psychology 0 39 0 39
General Engineering 3 0 34 37
Plant Sciences 0 36 0 36
Computer Information Systems 0 32 0 32
Industrial Engineering 0 31 0 31
Environmental Engineering 0 27 0 27
Health & Physical Education 0 26 0 26
Engineering Physics 0 24 0 24
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 18 0 18
General Education 0 0 16 16
Accounting 0 15 0 15
Sustainability Science 0 15 0 15
Chemistry 0 13 0 13
Mathematics 0 12 0 12
Fine & Studio Arts 0 12 0 12
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 11 0 11
Political Science & Government 0 11 0 11
General English Literature 0 10 0 10
General Social Sciences 0 10 0 10
Music 0 9 0 9
Human Resource Management 0 6 0 6
History 0 6 0 6
Marketing 0 5 0 5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 5 0 5
Geography & Cartography 0 5 0 5
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 4 0 4
Biological & Physical Science 0 4 0 4
Natural Resources Conservation 0 4 0 4
Computer Science 0 3 0 3
Finance & Financial Management 0 1 0 1
Other Communication Technology 0 1 0 1
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 1 1
Data Science 0 1 0 1
International Studies 0 1 0 1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 87 1,415 206 1,708

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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