UWM earned 114 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 20 in the top 5%, 54 in the top 10% and 39 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 8 in Most Popular Online for Education Philosophy, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 114 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 20
Highest placement: #1 of 8, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 420
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Earned?
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee holds 114 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 21 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
20
Top 10%
54
Top 15%
39
Total
114
What Is University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Known For?
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 5 of its 40 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science, General Architecture and General Education. Its highest traditional-student placement is #2 of 82 in Most Popular (Wisconsin).
How Does University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earned 1 badge across 1 sport; its highest placement is #95 of 820 in Baseball.
How Does University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earned 6 badges across 6 online programs, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 8 in Most Popular Online for Education Philosophy.
How Does University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earned 67 badges, 13 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #59 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Badges on this page come from rankings drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee appears in 420 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team