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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Data & Information Overview

69 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
86% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Ranked?

#673 Best Colleges in Nation
#23 Best Colleges in WI
Social Work Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee was awarded 69 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.

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Overall Quality

UWM is ranked #673 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.

UWM is also ranked #23 out of 46 schools in Wisconsin.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UWM?

86% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee has an acceptance rate of 86%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for UWM.

Average Test Scores

UWM received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 18 and 24.

ACT Composite Scores for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee  ( 18 to 24 )
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36

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
63% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  63 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

72% Freshmen Retention
21% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 21% for first-time, full-time students at UWM, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  21 out of 100
0
100

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,620 Full-Time Undergraduates
31.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,056 undergraduates at UWM with 16,620 being full-time and 3,436 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Cost?

$16,427 Net Price
49% Take Out Loans
$29,784 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UWM is $16,427. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UWM

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,809 $11,857 $16,195 $20,210 $21,092

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UWM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UWM, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,446 a year. That adds up to $29,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UWM is 1.0%. 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.

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How Much Money Do UWM Graduates Make?

$54,990 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UWM with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $54,990 in their early years. This is good news for future UWM graduates since it is 12% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Wisconsin State
16,620 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for UWM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-1122
Website: uwm.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UWMilwaukee
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uwm

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Majors

113 Majors With Completions
11,974 Undergraduate Degrees
11,974 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 113 majors graduated from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Of these students, 11,974 received undergraduate degrees and 11,974 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Marketing 299 $45,966
Nursing 296 $70,900
General Psychology 288 $33,906
Liberal Arts General Studies 227 $42,673
Finance & Financial Management 224 $52,744
Communication & Media Studies 222 $38,040
Social Work 216 $40,188
Information Science 191 $51,582
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 180 $62,966
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 178 NA

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Online Learning at UWM

64% Take At Least One Class Online
14% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2022-2023, 14,596 students took at least one online class at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. This is a decrease from the 15,665 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 14,596 3,100
2021-2022 15,665 3,508
2020-2021 23,064 10,987
2018-2019 9,590 2,373

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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