University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,322
Graduate Enrollment: 4,418
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 88.96%

Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)

First generation college students: 33.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,100


2022 Median Admit ACT: 22
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 18 - 25

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 49.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 24.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 15.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 9.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 65.0%
Black: 7.0%
Hispanic: 13.8%
Asian: 6.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 1.9%
Unknown race: 0.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $20,966
In-State tuition: $9,610
Out-of-State tuition: $21,475

Estimated books and supplies: $800 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,732 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,472 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,732 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,472 (2022)

Average Family Income: $76,690 (2017)
Median Family Income: $50,519 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 31.0%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 45.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $244 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $11,108
$30k-48k $11,904
$48k-75k $15,418
$75k-110k $19,393
$110k+ $20,040

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 23%
6-year graduation rate: 47%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $23,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,625 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,250 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 72.2% (2015)
@3 year 77.0% (2017)
@5 year 82.8% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 47.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 53.3% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $42,795 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $51,439 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 40 $28,000 $286 $31,384 ($2,615) $38,936 ($3,245)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 30 $46,669 ($3,889) $68,680 ($5,723)
Doctoral Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 93 $26,000 $257 $42,542 ($3,545) $53,873 ($4,489)
Master's Degree Architecture. 3 $57,067 ($4,756) $62,650 ($5,221)
Doctoral Degree Architecture. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 15 $26,000 $270 $38,647 ($3,221)
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 13 $50,953 ($4,246) $65,200 ($5,433)
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 31 $466 $56,893 ($4,741)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Area Studies. 18 $25,788 $237 $24,022 ($2,002)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 8 $24,449 $254 $29,487 ($2,457)
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 10 $27,011 $276 $25,902 ($2,159) $42,088 ($3,507)
Master's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Doctoral Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 125 $26,000 $244 $36,076 ($3,006) $43,995 ($3,666)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 6
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 3
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 17
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 231 $27,081 $228 $47,043 ($3,920) $63,965 ($5,330)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 7
Doctoral Degree Information Science/Studies. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 71 $29,000 $286 $66,045 ($5,504) $80,355 ($6,696)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 2
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 135 $30,990 $301 $39,825 ($3,319) $44,161 ($3,680)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Education, General. 22
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 32 $324 $50,920 ($4,243) $57,563 ($4,797)
Bachelor's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 42 $39,662 $293 $35,801 ($2,983) $41,552 ($3,463)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 53 $420 $53,089 ($4,424) $56,652 ($4,721)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 15
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 5
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 13 $48,898 ($4,075)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Special Education and Teaching. 13 $26,000 $209
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 11 $26,375 $191 $46,282 ($3,857)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 16 $236 $49,650 ($4,138)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 4
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 16 $27,750 $286 $39,075 ($3,256) $43,447 ($3,621)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 1
Master's Degree Engineering, General. 83 $83,472 ($6,956) $95,494 ($7,958)
Doctoral Degree Engineering, General. 28
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 14 $29,000 $247
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 69 $28,000 $272 $61,405 ($5,117) $72,845 ($6,070)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 19 $71,140 ($5,928)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 35 $32,498 $286 $70,804 ($5,900) $81,168 ($6,764)
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 10 $29,750 $64,388 ($5,366)
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 115 $27,000 $261 $66,568 ($5,547) $77,520 ($6,460)
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 20 $22,536 $197 $64,984 ($5,415) $72,308 ($6,026)
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 8 $25,479 $223 $28,618 ($2,385) $36,549 ($3,046)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 10
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 16 $23,000 $217 $32,196 ($2,683) $51,655 ($4,305)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 39 $26,291 $259 $26,023 ($2,169) $36,878 ($3,073)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 21
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 12 $50,037 ($4,170)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 39 $29,333 $291 $38,784 ($3,232) $43,040 ($3,587)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Museology/Museum Studies. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Behavioral Sciences. 11 $24,721 $208 $24,735 ($2,061) $40,245 ($3,354)
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 243 $10,700 $55 $30,551 ($2,546) $38,900 ($3,242)
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 7 $29,000 $296 $34,032 ($2,836) $52,033 ($4,336)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 81 $404 $42,800 ($3,567) $50,556 ($4,213)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 63 $27,000 $276 $34,779 ($2,898) $41,925 ($3,494)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 13
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 21 $24,225 $241 $37,300 ($3,108) $44,921 ($3,743)
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 10 $27,000 $268 $53,079 ($4,423) $71,400 ($5,950)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 19
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 12
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 3
Master's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Gerontology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 14 $31,000 $302 $33,523 ($2,794)
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 31 $26,738 $246 $32,588 ($2,716) $48,024 ($4,002)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Classical and Ancient Studies. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Dispute Resolution. 4
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 20 $26,000 $244 $35,889 ($2,991) $37,636 ($3,136)
Doctoral Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 93 $26,000 $231 $33,613 ($2,801) $49,086 ($4,091)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 6
Doctoral Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 8 $25,500 $260 $35,435 ($2,953) $33,636 ($2,803)
Master's Degree Philosophy. 8
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3 $32,894 ($2,741) $36,924 ($3,077)
Master's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 5 $37,651 ($3,138) $55,756 ($4,646)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 2
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 10
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 16 $27,000 $281 $39,631 ($3,303) $48,919 ($4,077)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 3
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 1
Doctoral Degree Physics. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fine and Studio Arts. 14 $27,437 $286 $30,972 ($2,581)
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 117 $27,000 $254 $33,715 ($2,810) $44,158 ($3,680)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 11
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 8
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 76 $466 $49,097 ($4,091) $45,942 ($3,829)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 4
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 98 $25,715 $260 $37,421 ($3,118) $50,378 ($4,198)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 23 $50,365 ($4,197)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Community Organization and Advocacy. 2
Master's Degree Public Administration. 13
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 110 $29,610 $273 $37,188 ($3,099) $44,016 ($3,668)
Master's Degree Social Work. 122 $350 $50,111 ($4,176) $57,498 ($4,792)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 8 $27,000 $260 $25,749 ($2,146) $33,035 ($2,753)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 6
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminology. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 24 $27,000 $266 $43,165 ($3,597) $59,035 ($4,920)
Master's Degree Economics. 17
Doctoral Degree Economics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 9 $27,000 $237 $34,804 ($2,900) $39,104 ($3,259)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 1
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 4
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 41 $24,000 $217 $37,939 ($3,162) $50,414 ($4,201)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 1
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 23 $26,000 $240 $35,823 ($2,985) $43,554 ($3,630)
Master's Degree Sociology. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Urban Studies/Affairs. 2
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 2
Master's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 2
Doctoral Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 2
Master's Degree Social Sciences, Other. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Visual and Performing Arts, General. 10 $25,787 $260 $38,038 ($3,170) $51,845 ($4,320)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Visual and Performing Arts, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 16 $26,000 $273 $22,060 ($1,838)
Master's Degree Dance. 7
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 42 $27,000 $286 $20,841 ($1,737) $30,055 ($2,505)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 24 $27,000 $228 $26,440 ($2,203)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 70 $27,000 $276 $19,674 ($1,640) $34,082 ($2,840)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 108 $28,000 $276 $29,228 ($2,436) $36,911 ($3,076)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 6
Bachelor's Degree Music. 18 $25,750 $234 $21,693 ($1,808) $31,502 ($2,625)
Master's Degree Music. 20 $28,724 ($2,394)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 22 $466 $46,800 ($3,900) $59,884 ($4,990)
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 42 $26,500 $245 $28,288 ($2,357) $51,056 ($4,255)
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 32 $685 $56,832 ($4,736) $56,042 ($4,670)
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 24 $756 $72,785 ($6,065) $76,671 ($6,389)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Medical Illustration and Informatics. 13 $42,694 ($3,558)
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 4
Doctoral Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. 7
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 300 $27,000 $228 $65,143 ($5,429) $71,297 ($5,941)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 21 $559 $71,740 ($5,978) $81,082 ($6,757)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 13
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 43 $567 $98,757 ($8,230) $98,751 ($8,229)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2
Doctoral Degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business/Commerce, General. 13 $63,394 ($5,283)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business/Commerce, General. 5
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 178 $26,000 $240 $51,806 ($4,317) $66,918 ($5,577)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 223 $324 $65,167 ($5,431) $81,579 ($6,798)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 10
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 90 $25,750 $244 $50,056 ($4,171) $65,831 ($5,486)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 17 $23,397 $218 $40,036 ($3,336)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 238 $26,276 $252 $46,405 ($3,867) $57,876 ($4,823)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Finance and Financial Management Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Human Resources Management and Services. 98 $26,000 $243 $45,650 ($3,804) $56,583 ($4,715)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma International Business. 92 $26,112 $250 $41,758 ($3,480) $45,465 ($3,789)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Business. 1
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 72 $26,000 $257 $48,014 ($4,001) $69,806 ($5,817)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 8 $75,866 ($6,322)
Doctoral Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 7
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 321 $26,000 $239 $43,092 ($3,591) $56,157 ($4,680)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Real Estate. 14 $24,637 $244 $47,664 ($3,972)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Real Estate. 3
Bachelor's Degree History. 20 $26,000 $245 $28,033 ($2,336) $44,193 ($3,683)
Master's Degree History. 9
Doctoral Degree History. 2
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 16 $22,500 $228
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 29 $425 $56,096 ($4,675)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 40 $29,665 $297 $43,010 ($3,584) $54,465 ($4,539)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 16 $463 $65,243 ($5,437)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 1
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 4
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 103 $30,500 $284 $58,813 ($4,901) $59,322 ($4,944)
Master's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Public Health. 2
Master's Degree Public Health. 18 $398 $43,621 ($3,635) $68,004 ($5,667)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $81,891
Full time faculty: 62%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0

School's endowment start of year: $187,451,865 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $230,259,228 (2022)