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?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at UW - Platteville.
• In 2019-2020, 82% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UW - Platteville with a bachelor's degree make about $52,813 a year. That's 29% more than those who graduate from other schools.

University of Wisconsin - Platteville Rankings

UW - Platteville landed the #170 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #8 out of 41 schools in Wisconsin.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

UW - Platteville has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#120	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#148	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UW - Platteville.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Animal Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#119	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Engineering Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#49	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#90	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#91	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual
#137	Best Schools	Grad Degree

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Platteville?

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
Facebook:	http://www.uwplatt.edu/facebook
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uwplatteville

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	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 - Platteville?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, UW - Platteville may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 61% of accepted students are men and 39% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UW - Platteville submitted their SAT scores.UW - Platteville received ACT scores from 87% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 20 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Platteville?

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 56% of students took out student loans averaging $7,033 a year. That adds up to $28,132 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW - Platteville 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 - Platteville Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,892 undergraduate students at UW - Platteville, with 6,053 being full-time and 839 being part-time.

There are also 655 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,053 full-time undergraduates at UW - Platteville, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	67
Black or African American	82
Hispanic or Latino	295
White	5,421
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	135

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

In 2019-2020, 7,043 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.

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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UW - Platteville

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Wisconsin - Platteville was $7,873 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,148. The following table shows how UW - Platteville 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
Computer Science	#1	#7
General Engineering	#4	#1
Engineering	#34	#19
Computer & Information Sciences	#59	#49
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#70	#74
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#73	#80

Online Growth Rankings of UW - Platteville

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Platteville was 1.5%. This is the #1,653 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW - Platteville regardless of major.

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
Business, Management & Marketing	9%
Computer & Information Sciences	28%

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Engineering	#76
Computer Science	#81
Engineering	#210

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 - 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	2	150	135	287
Mechanical Engineering	0	198	0	198
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	112	39	151
Civil Engineering	0	96	0	96
Liberal Arts General Studies	90	6	0	96
Industrial Production Technology	0	89	0	89
General Biology	0	64	0	64
Electrical Engineering	0	62	0	62
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	54	0	54
Animal Science	0	53	0	53
Industrial Engineering	0	49	0	49
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	48	0	48
General Engineering	3	0	44	47
Computer Information Systems	0	42	0	42
Computer Engineering	0	41	0	41
General Psychology	0	41	0	41
General Education	0	0	33	33
Health & Physical Education	0	32	0	32
Plant Sciences	0	29	0	29
Environmental Engineering	0	25	0	25
Accounting	0	22	0	22
Engineering Physics	0	22	0	22
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	20	0	20
General English Literature	0	17	0	17
Sustainability Science	0	14	0	14
Chemistry	0	13	0	13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	12	0	12
Mathematics	0	12	0	12
Fine & Studio Arts	0	11	0	11
Music	0	9	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation (Other)	0	8	0	8
Political Science & Government	0	8	0	8
History	0	7	0	7
Biological & Physical Science	0	7	0	7
General Social Sciences	0	6	0	6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	3	0	3
Philosophy	0	2	0	2
Geography & Cartography	0	2	0	2
Computer Science	0	1	0	1
Educational Administration	0	0	1	1
International Studies	0	1	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Communication Technology	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0
Nanotechnology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	95	1,388	252	1,735

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 James Steakley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.