University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Population
1,300,000
Website
http://www.uwm.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
16,762
Men / Women
44% / 56%
White
55%
Hispanic
15%
Black
11%
Asian
8%
Mixed
5%
International
2%
Native American
0%
From State
91%
From Region
8%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
21%
Health Sciences
15%
Arts
11%
Computer Science
8%
Engineering
7%
Education
6%
Life & Natural Sciences
6%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$10,398
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$22,398
Est. In-State Cost
$13,451
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$28,974
10-Year ROI
$169,000
ROI Percentile
66th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
73%
4-Year Graduation Rate
31%
6-Year Graduation Rate
49%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation
244 (44%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
89%
Yield (Unbound)
23%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $12M | #118 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $31M | #172 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $13M | #191 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 31 | #134 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 121 | #181 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 69 | #215 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
66%
SAT Range
960
–
1130
SAT Math Range
450
–
580
SAT RW Range
470
–
590
ACT Range
18
–
25
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | 3,207 | 45% / 55% | 2% | $61,879 | 95% | ||
| Biomedical Engineering | 24 — | 38% / 62% | 12% | $73,184 | 85 | 96% | |
| Civil Engineering | 48 — | 79% / 21% | 0% | $83,381 | 92 | 98% | |
| Computer Engineering | 10 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $93,932 | 96 | 100% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 37 — | 84% / 16% | 8% | $89,916 | 95 | 96% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 33% | $75,190 | 87 | — | |
| Industrial Engineering | 14 — | 79% / 21% | 21% | $86,436 | 94 | 100% | |
| Materials Engineering | 7 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $80,488 | 90 | 95% | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 77 — | 87% / 13% | 0% | $87,002 | 94 | 97% | |
| Computer Science | 96 +3 | 84% / 16% | 2% | $90,407 | 95 | 97% | |
| Data Analytics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $75,583 | 87 | — | |
| Data Science | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | $75,660 | 87 | — | |
| Information Science/Studies | 148 — | 70% / 30% | 3% | $71,313 | 83 | 95% | |
| Applied Mathematics | 5 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $79,381 | 90 | — | |
| Chemistry | 9 +1 | 89% / 11% | 11% | $63,792 | 74 | 90% | |
| Geosciences | 17 +1 | 65% / 35% | 0% | $67,218 | 79 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 12 +1 | 58% / 42% | 0% | $87,751 | 94 | 92% | |
| Meteorology | 5 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $62,585 | 72 | — | |
| Physics | 7 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $73,559 | 85 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 17 — | 47% / 53% | 0% | $70,902 | 83 | 91% | |
| Biology | 86 +6 | 38% / 62% | 2% | $56,061 | 60 | 94% | |
| Environmental Science | 47 +2 | 40% / 60% | 2% | $49,496 | 42 | 94% | |
| Microbiology | 6 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $63,276 | 73 | 90% | |
| Neuroscience | 16 +7 | 19% / 81% | 12% | $60,783 | 69 | — | |
| Nutrition Sciences | 16 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $51,946 | 49 | 98% | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 15 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,717 | 51 | 100% | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 112 +1 | 21% / 79% | 2% | $68,982 | 81 | 97% | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 71 — | 44% / 56% | 1% | $52,706 | 51 | 93% | |
| Nursing | 247 +1 | 13% / 87% | 1% | $77,482 | 88 | 99% | |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 19 — | 11% / 89% | 0% | $48,986 | 40 | 95% | |
| Public Health | 23 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $74,201 | 86 | 95% | |
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 5 +2 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,343 | 55 | — | |
| Accounting | 51 +1 | 63% / 37% | 2% | $76,212 | 87 | 99% | |
| Actuarial Science | 3 +1 | 33% / 67% | 33% | $85,451 | 93 | 100% | |
| Business Analytics | 16 — | 19% / 81% | 6% | $71,741 | 84 | — | |
| Economics | 25 +11 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $68,869 | 81 | 95% | |
| Finance | 156 +10 | 82% / 18% | 1% | $65,224 | 76 | 97% | |
| General Business | 43 — | 65% / 35% | 0% | $64,695 | 75 | 95% | |
| Health Administration | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $67,413 | 79 | 93% | |
| Human Resources Development | 57 +5 | 42% / 58% | 5% | $68,182 | 80 | 95% | |
| Management Information Systems and Statistics | 39 +4 | 77% / 23% | 3% | $83,079 | 92 | 94% | |
| Marketing | 217 +15 | 58% / 42% | 3% | $64,448 | 75 | 96% | |
| Operations Management | 74 +18 | 84% / 16% | 7% | $75,258 | 87 | 96% | |
| African-American Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,530 | 45 | 90% | |
| Anthropology | 14 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $42,673 | 22 | 88% | |
| Classical Languages | 5 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $54,734 | 56 | — | |
| Criminal Justice | 86 +2 | 36% / 64% | 1% | $57,315 | 62 | 98% | |
| English | 44 +5 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $42,815 | 23 | 93% | |
| French | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $57,941 | 63 | 94% | |
| Geography | 2 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $44,943 | 29 | 96% | |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 4 — | 100% / 0% | 25% | $55,750 | 59 | — | |
| German | 3 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,600 | 56 | — | |
| History | 41 +3 | 78% / 22% | 0% | $48,145 | 38 | 87% | |
| Intercultural and International Studies | 21 +6 | 24% / 76% | 5% | $54,140 | 55 | 89% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 8 +3 | 25% / 75% | 0% | $46,967 | 34 | 90% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $49,556 | 42 | — | |
| Italian | — +1 | — | — | $54,803 | 57 | — | |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,527 | 27 | 92% | |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 2 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $50,185 | 44 | 94% | |
| Linguistics | 6 +2 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $48,586 | 39 | 82% | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 50 +6 | 34% / 66% | 4% | $51,174 | 47 | 93% | |
| Philosophy | 7 +3 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $47,729 | 37 | 95% | |
| Political Science | 42 +2 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $56,389 | 60 | 100% | |
| Psychology | — — | — | — | $49,612 | 42 | — | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $44,527 | 27 | 92% | |
| Research & Experimental Psychology | 248 +18 | 19% / 81% | 0% | $50,709 | 46 | — | |
| Russian | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $54,873 | 57 | — | |
| Social Work | 55 +1 | 11% / 89% | 0% | $49,042 | 41 | 91% | |
| Sociology | 38 +6 | 26% / 74% | 3% | $49,160 | 41 | 94% | |
| Spanish | 5 +2 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $57,941 | 63 | 94% | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 69 +3 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $51,174 | 47 | 93% | |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | 6 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $76,170 | 87 | 95% | |
| Women's Studies | 6 +2 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $50,530 | 45 | 90% | |
| Education | 149 +2 | 21% / 79% | 1% | $47,785 | 37 | 94% | |
| Special Education | 13 +2 | 23% / 77% | 0% | $51,099 | 47 | 100% | |
| Urban Education and Leadership | 34 — | 18% / 82% | 3% | $46,490 | 33 | 90% | |
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 7 — | 71% / 29% | 0% | $48,816 | 40 | — | |
| Architecture | 36 +1 | 61% / 39% | 6% | $62,605 | 72 | 96% | |
| Art Education | 20 +1 | 10% / 90% | 0% | $44,601 | 28 | 95% | |
| Art History | 8 +2 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $43,848 | 26 | 93% | |
| Art/Art Studies | 57 +2 | 42% / 58% | 12% | $43,848 | 26 | 93% | |
| Dance | 10 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $29,101 | 3 | 100% | |
| Design and Visual Communications | 34 — | 32% / 68% | 0% | $50,991 | 46 | — | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 10 +1 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $48,079 | 38 | — | |
| Film Studies | 108 +3 | 65% / 35% | 2% | $41,542 | 19 | 91% | |
| Music | 29 +2 | 55% / 45% | 3% | $39,577 | 15 | 96% | |
| Music Education | 3 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | $44,601 | 28 | 95% | |
| Theater | 33 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $35,227 | 8 | 100% | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 3 +2 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $57,095 | 62 | — |