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University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,928
Men / Women 63% / 37%
White 79%
Hispanic 8%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%
From State 77%
From Region 22%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering 29%
Humanities & Social Sciences 17%
Business & Economics 14%
Professional 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Education 7%
Computer Science 5%
Arts 2%
Health Sciences 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,644
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,603
Est. In-State Cost $11,182
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,771
10-Year ROI $214,000
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
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 No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1120 – 1250
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 550 – 650
ACT Range 21 – 28

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
College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture 388 66% / 34% 1% $70,648 98%
Communications Technology 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,441 58 95%
Agronomy and Crop Science 9 +2 33% / 67% 0% $63,694 77 100%
Animal Sciences 27 +1 15% / 85% 0% $51,278 52 98%
Dairy Science 9 56% / 44% 0% $51,278 52 98%
Horticultural Science 3 0% / 100% 0% $63,694 77 100%
Accounting 19 63% / 37% 0% $68,348 82 100%
Agricultural Business 34 +2 47% / 53% 0% $64,738 78 100%
Business Administration 51 +5 53% / 47% 0% $61,873 74 99%
Finance 16 +2 69% / 31% 0% $68,081 82
Human Resources Management 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $62,650 75
Logistics 14 93% / 7% 0% $61,873 74 99%
Marketing 15 +1 53% / 47% 0% $61,771 74
Professional Sales 6 67% / 33% 0% $67,073 81
Natural Resources and Conservation 1 0% / 100% 0% $59,736 70
Sustainability Studies 11 91% / 9% 0% $71,773 85 100%
Agricultural Teacher Education 11 27% / 73% 0% $48,600 45 96%
Technology Education 6 100% / 0% 0% $48,600 45 96%
Construction Management 69 90% / 10% 1% $90,462 96
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 78 88% / 12% 3% $81,920 92 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science 495 76% / 24% 1% $81,114 98%
Civil Engineering 75 75% / 25% 0% $81,237 92 100%
Computer Engineering 3 100% / 0% 0% $98,479 98 96%
Electrical Engineering 56 95% / 5% 2% $95,709 97 100%
Engineering Physics 12 +2 83% / 17% 0% $85,157 94 100%
Environmental Engineering 13 62% / 38% 0% $74,875 88 100%
Industrial Engineering 24 62% / 38% 4% $81,870 92 95%
Mechanical Engineering 162 92% / 8% 0% $86,418 94 98%
Computer Science 22 +1 100% / 0% 0% $91,450 96 93%
Computer Science and Engineering 2 50% / 50% 0% $91,598 96
Computer Software Engineering 23 +2 87% / 13% 0% $98,479 98 96%
Cybersecurity 10 +2 70% / 30% 10% $82,463 92
Data Science 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $82,131 92
Chemistry 8 +2 75% / 25% 0% $63,564 77 100%
Mathematics 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $67,751 82
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $59,624 70
Biology 60 +13 22% / 78% 0% $52,129 54 97%
Environmental Science 15 +1 40% / 60% 0% $54,561 60
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts and Education 307 33% / 67% 0% $49,248 98%
Kinesiology 27 78% / 22% 0% $50,595 51 100%
Applied and Professional Ethics 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,549 56
Criminal Justice 67 +6 49% / 51% 0% $57,550 66 99%
English 11 0% / 100% 0% $45,006 34
Forensic Science and Technology 43 +14 30% / 70% 0% $50,211 49 98%
History 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $44,297 32 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $50,555 50
Liberal Arts 10 30% / 70% 0% $40,680 22 98%
Modern Languages 4 0% / 100% 0% $48,381 44
Political Science 9 +1 56% / 44% 0% $58,567 68
Psychology 38 +7 11% / 89% 0% $50,640 51 94%
Social Sciences 6 100% / 0% 0% $48,722 45
Elementary Education 58 9% / 91% 0% $42,929 28 98%
Middle School Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $42,929 28 98%
Art 7 14% / 86% 0% $35,207 10 97%
Music 14 36% / 64% 0% $41,386 24 94%