by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville was awarded 99 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is construction management.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, UW - Platteville is ranked #623 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
UW - Platteville also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
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University of Wisconsin - Platteville has an acceptance rate of 85%, 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 UW - Platteville.
UW - Platteville received ACT scores from 40% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.
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The student to faculty ratio at University of Wisconsin - Platteville is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Wisconsin - Platteville is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Wisconsin - Platteville has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UW - Platteville is 26%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,892 undergraduates at UW - Platteville with 6,053 being full-time and 839 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,145 | $9,388 | $13,683 | $17,385 | $18,649 |
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 UW - Platteville, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UW - Platteville, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,522 a year. That adds up to $26,088 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UW - Platteville 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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Contact details for UW - Platteville are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 University Plaza, Platteville, WI 53818-3099 |
| Phone: | 608-342-1491 |
| Website: | https://www.uwplatt.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 235 | $51,290 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 197 | $71,612 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 120 | $41,636 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 98 | $67,742 |
| Civil Engineering | 83 | $69,582 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 81 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 73 | $54,473 |
| Construction Management | 68 | NA |
| Electrical Engineering | 61 | $77,405 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 60 | $39,290 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 2,124 students took at least one online class at University of Wisconsin - Platteville. This is a decrease from the 2,346 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,124 | 879 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,346 | 969 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,043 | 1,387 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,876 | 1,569 |
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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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