University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,485
Men / Women 62% / 38%
From State 77%
From Region 22%
Athletes 524 (9.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 88%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture 362 65% 94% 1% 0% 2% 0% $79,724 72 -0.03 87 98%
Communications Technology — — — — — — — — $59,111 1 -1.90 61 92% — — — —
Agricultural Business 34 +2 41% 97% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,566 40 -0.14 81 99% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 5 +2 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,292 68 +0.45 74 98% — — — —
Animal Sciences 32 +2 22% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $64,539 93 +1.06 71 99% — — — —
Dairy Science 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,539 93 +1.06 71 99% — — — —
Horticultural Science 4 +1 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $66,292 68 +0.45 74 98% — — — —
Accounting 11 +4 64% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $76,496 28 -0.68 84 96% — — — —
Business Administration 46 +4 54% 93% 2% 0% 2% 2% $72,886 52 -0.25 81 96% — — — —
Finance 23 +2 87% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,720 24 -0.60 88 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $71,160 37 -0.35 80 — — — — —
Logistics 7 +1 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,886 9 -1.12 81 96% — — — —
Marketing 16 +3 50% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $72,136 34 -0.42 81 — — — — —
Professional Sales 4 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,490 41 -0.32 82 — — — — —
Natural Resources and Conservation 7 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $61,241 50 +0.02 65 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 9 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,748 96 +1.44 83 100% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 16 — 25% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,371 17 -0.92 42 96% — — — —
Technology Education 5 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,371 31 -0.43 42 96% — — — —
Construction Management 81 +1 94% 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,473 44 -0.09 96 — — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 54 — 83% 98% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,090 57 +0.20 93 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science 495 74% 91% 1% 0% 3% 1% $89,738 89 -0.35 93 98%
Civil Engineering 79 — 82% 91% 1% 0% 4% 0% $94,542 65 +0.32 95 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $104,525 24 -0.59 98 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 50 — 90% 90% 2% 2% 4% 0% $98,995 10 -0.85 96 99% — — — —
Engineering Physics 8 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,545 25 -0.61 93 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 11 — 45% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,532 79 +0.57 93 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 14 — 43% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,423 18 -0.85 97 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 166 +1 82% 93% 1% 1% 4% 0% $96,172 37 -0.38 95 99% — — — —
Computer Science 18 +1 83% 83% 0% 0% 6% 6% $88,569 9 -1.06 92 93% — — — —
Computer Science and Engineering 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,330 15 -0.90 95 — — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 25 +1 80% 84% 0% 0% 0% 8% $104,525 29 -0.60 98 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 21 +2 95% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,220 48 +0.03 95 — — — — —
Data Science 2 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,841 12 -1.20 90 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 +2 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,579 27 -0.48 74 100% — — — —
Mathematics 6 +1 50% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $97,434 81 +0.46 96 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,122 44 -0.15 72 — — — — —
Biology 67 +4 37% 82% 6% 0% 4% 1% $60,829 22 -0.65 64 97% — — — —
Environmental Science 14 — 50% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $60,508 65 +0.23 64 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts and Education 300 40% 91% 2% 1% 5% 0% $54,086 2 -0.31 49 98%
Kinesiology 31 — 68% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $57,861 38 -0.46 58 100% — — — —
Applied and Professional Ethics — — — — — — — — $57,267 42 -0.31 57 — — — — —
English 11 +1 45% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,266 25 -0.63 30 — — — — —
History 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,883 6 -1.08 27 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $57,010 59 -0.03 56 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 21 — 67% 81% 0% 5% 10% 0% $42,964 3 -1.38 20 98% — — — —
Modern Languages 7 +2 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,505 31 -0.49 45 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,015 32 -0.53 72 — — — — —
Psychology 41 +4 20% 90% 2% 2% 5% 0% $54,202 48 -0.13 49 91% — — — —
Social Sciences 11 — 55% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $55,419 51 -0.13 52 — — — — —
Elementary Education 47 — 17% 89% 2% 0% 4% 0% $47,433 20 -0.72 31 100% — — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $47,433 14 -0.90 31 100% — — — —
Art 12 +1 42% 92% 8% 0% 0% 0% $36,857 9 -1.07 9 97% — — — —
Music 8 — 62% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,326 37 -0.37 20 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 67 +4 45% 90% 0% 1% 7% 1% $63,960 75 +0.56 70 98% — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 33 +10 24% 91% 3% 3% 3% 0% $57,203 35 -0.37 57 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,081
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,727
Est. In-State Cost $11,747
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,225
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 33%
6-Year Graduation Rate 56%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Engineering 28.5% 330 81% 93% 1% 1% 3% 0% $96,083 22 -0.28 95 98% —
Professional 20.3% 235 68% 94% 0% 1% 3% 0% $81,486 78 +0.12 88 99% —
Business & Economics 9.6% 111 63% 94% 1% 0% 4% 1% $74,926 40 -0.45 83 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 8.0% 93 33% 92% 1% 0% 4% 0% $67,036 75 +0.44 75 99% —
Social Sciences 6.4% 74 41% 91% 3% 1% 4% 0% $58,424 49 +0.04 60 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.1% 70 39% 83% 6% 0% 4% 1% $61,013 21 -0.63 65 97% —
Computer Science 5.9% 68 87% 90% 0% 0% 1% 4% $96,240 23 -0.55 95 97% —
Education 5.9% 68 25% 91% 1% 0% 3% 0% $48,649 18 -0.75 34 99% —
Humanities 3.8% 44 59% 89% 0% 2% 5% 0% $45,889 5 -1.01 27 98% —
Health Sciences 2.7% 31 68% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $57,861 2 -0.46 58 100% —
Arts 1.7% 20 50% 95% 5% 0% 0% 0% $39,445 6 -0.79 13 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.1% 13 46% 92% 0% 0% 0% 8% $80,820 51 -0.05 88 100% —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 174 $247K $244K $2K
Football 115 $1.1M $1.0M $31K
Baseball 46 $198K $170K $28K
Soccer 39 $223K $198K $25K
Basketball 19 $506K $494K $12K
Wrestling 19 $181K $182K -$758
Total 345 $2.4M $2.3M $99K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 115 $263K $233K $29K
Soccer 35 $219K $165K $54K
Softball 29 $220K $209K $10K
Basketball 20 $281K $269K $11K
Volleyball 19 $316K $292K $24K
Golf 11 $149K $44K $105K
Total 179 $1.5M $1.2M $236K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 289 $511K $478K $32K
Football 115 $1.1M $1.0M $31K
Soccer 74 $443K $363K $79K
Baseball 46 $198K $170K $28K
Basketball 39 $787K $763K $24K
Softball 29 $220K $209K $10K
Volleyball 19 $316K $292K $24K
Wrestling 19 $181K $182K -$758
Golf 11 $149K $44K $105K
Total 524 $5.6M $5.1M $462K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1090 – 1280
SAT Math Range 540 – 630
SAT RW Range 550 – 650