Milwaukee, WI · Public
90.7%
Acceptance rate
1,090
SAT Average
$16,177
Avg net price
16,762
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 134Bachelor’s 3,217Master’s 1,610Doctoral 210 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 640Master’s 288Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 403Master’s 192Doctoral 98 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 260Master’s 313Doctoral 5 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 237Master’s 37Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 234Master’s 116Doctoral 15 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 207Master’s 45Doctoral 19 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 178Master’s 101Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 150Master’s 42Doctoral 0 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 141Master’s 10Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 132Master’s 27Doctoral 10 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 99Master’s 7Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 97Master’s 136Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 96Master’s 19Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 66Master’s 57Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 57Master’s 7Doctoral 2 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 45Master’s 8Doctoral 1 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 41Master’s 15Doctoral 11 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 35Master’s 11Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 32Master’s 15Doctoral 19 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s 9Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 14Master’s 20Doctoral 3 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 4Doctoral 0 |
| Associate’s 134Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 123Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Horizon League
Projected sponsored sports15
Athletic participation
334 unique student-athletes · 11 varsity teams
Admission and scholarship application priority deadline
Fall application
· Apply with Common App or Universities of Wisconsin App
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $8,772
- Required fees
- $1,626
- Food and housing
- $11,684
- Books and supplies
- $800
- Other expenses
- $3,742
- Total
- $26,624
- $24,5142019–2019–20
- $24,2302020–2120–21
- $24,6142021–2221–22
- $24,7502022–2322–23
- $25,4002023–2423–24
- $26,6242024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $16,177 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2024–25
- First-years with need-based aid
- 62%
- Average share of need met
- 47%
- Average need-based grant
- $8,387
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee admits in-state applicants at 99%, out-of-state applicants at 99.2%, and international applicants at 79.3%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
3,483 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 98.3% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.07
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- State residency
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $16,177 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,071 of 3,322 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed72.1% of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s first-years return for a second year and 51.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03