University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (45%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,791
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 85%
From Region 14%
Athletes 592 (7.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
Hispanic 10%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%
International 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 Arts and Communication 262 45% 81% 2% 3% 10% 0% $57,021 4 -0.00 55 96%
English 21 +2 24% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $49,729 40 -0.33 36 94% — — — —
French 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,392 96 +1.82 86 93% — — — —
German 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,967 95 +1.60 84 — — — — —
History 26 +1 73% 88% 0% 4% 8% 0% $51,037 28 -0.58 40 93% — — — —
Japanese Studies 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,584 50 -0.13 57 — — — — —
Professional Writing 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,542 38 -0.35 35 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +1 14% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $78,392 96 +1.82 86 93% — — — —
Women's Studies 3 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,503 55 +0.03 54 — — — — —
Communication 93 +2 43% 77% 2% 4% 13% 0% $62,942 56 +0.10 67 97% — — — —
International Studies 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,544 5 -1.00 46 100% — — — —
Journalism 28 +1 71% 82% 0% 7% 4% 0% $57,276 29 -0.56 56 98% — — — —
Art 20 — 15% 70% 5% 5% 15% 5% $51,383 75 +0.49 40 90% — — — —
Digital Arts 20 +4 75% 80% 5% 0% 5% 0% $50,650 41 -0.34 39 95% — — — —
Film Studies 4 +2 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,997 47 -0.15 31 — — — — —
Music 19 — 42% 84% 0% 0% 16% 0% $52,343 75 +0.60 43 96% — — — —
Theatre 4 +1 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $46,180 74 +0.42 26 90% — — — —
⇅ 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 and Economics 753 66% 87% 2% 1% 7% 0% $78,051 67 -0.35 85 99%
Accounting 72 +20 65% 88% 3% 1% 7% 0% $87,551 56 +0.03 91 98% — — — —
Business 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,684 15 -0.78 67 100% — — — —
Business Administration 62 +3 50% 85% 2% 0% 10% 0% $81,088 71 +0.18 88 98% — — — —
Business Analytics 19 — 68% 79% 0% 5% 5% 5% $79,740 24 -0.73 87 — — — — —
Economics 21 +1 81% 86% 5% 10% 0% 0% $88,474 41 -0.36 92 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 16 +1 81% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,861 47 -0.26 78 100% — — — —
Finance 203 +21 80% 90% 1% 0% 8% 0% $79,656 18 -0.67 87 99% — — — —
General Business 81 — 63% 94% 1% 0% 4% 0% $71,055 45 -0.34 79 97% — — — —
Human Resources Management 27 +2 26% 89% 4% 0% 7% 0% $64,998 18 -0.79 71 100% — — — —
International Business 9 — 22% 78% 0% 0% 11% 11% $93,100 74 +0.42 94 91% — — — —
Marketing 166 +6 53% 84% 4% 1% 8% 0% $73,982 43 -0.28 82 99% — — — —
Office Management and Supervision 36 +2 86% 81% 6% 6% 3% 0% $81,088 71 +0.18 88 98% — — — —
Operations Management 36 +1 86% 83% 3% 3% 11% 0% $81,088 29 -0.65 88 98% — — — —
⇅ 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 Education and Professional Studies 347 29% 85% 1% 3% 8% 0% $56,153 4 -0.15 53 98%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 20 — 0% 85% 5% 0% 10% 0% $61,589 45 -0.06 65 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 52 — 52% 79% 0% 10% 6% 0% $61,380 50 -0.05 65 — — — — —
Occupational Safety and Health 21 — 86% 81% 0% 0% 14% 0% $92,008 95 +1.61 94 100% — — — —
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,173 48 -0.25 58 97% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 43 — 9% 84% 0% 2% 9% 0% $48,158 23 -0.61 32 98% — — — —
Education 17 — 0% 71% 0% 6% 18% 0% $54,775 52 -0.03 49 — — — — —
Elementary Education 108 +1 8% 87% 0% 3% 8% 0% $48,158 23 -0.61 32 98% — — — —
Physical Education 47 — 72% 85% 2% 4% 6% 0% $58,173 57 +0.05 58 97% — — — —
Special Education 22 — 27% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,704 44 -0.18 49 95% — — — —
Art Education 12 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $58,173 92 +1.22 58 97% — — — —
⇅ 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 Letters and Sciences 458 49% 79% 2% 6% 10% 0% $65,299 28 -0.02 71 97%
Computer Science 59 +4 97% 90% 3% 2% 2% 2% $88,642 9 -1.06 92 97% — — — —
Cybersecurity 16 — 94% 50% 6% 0% 19% 6% $82,039 25 -0.62 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 7 +2 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,262 27 -0.51 73 100% — — — —
Mathematics 23 — 70% 74% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,539 5 -1.09 54 95% — — — —
Physics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,267 41 -0.24 87 — — — — —
Biology 66 — 41% 86% 3% 2% 9% 0% $67,425 56 +0.11 75 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 19 — 47% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,985 90 +1.30 77 98% — — — —
Liberal Studies 46 — 35% 67% 0% 15% 13% 0% $54,679 39 -0.25 49 96% — — — —
Geography 14 — 71% 79% 0% 7% 14% 0% $57,607 28 -0.52 57 96% — — — —
Political Science 11 — 73% 55% 0% 0% 45% 0% $60,059 17 -0.89 62 98% — — — —
Psychology 84 +3 26% 74% 1% 11% 10% 0% $58,378 72 +0.50 58 98% — — — —
Public Administration 7 — 86% 71% 0% 14% 14% 0% $61,392 20 -0.80 65 100% — — — —
Social Sciences 9 — 56% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $56,101 53 -0.07 53 — — — — —
Social Work 42 — 10% 79% 2% 7% 10% 0% $59,536 86 +0.74 61 96% — — — —
Criminology 43 +3 40% 81% 0% 7% 5% 0% $63,051 72 +0.43 68 99% — — — —
Legal Studies 9 — 67% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $62,916 72 +0.42 67 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,052
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,911
Est. In-State Cost $11,710
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,757
ROI Percentile 75th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
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
Business & Economics 41.4% 753 66% 87% 2% 1% 7% 0% $78,052 48 -0.35 85 99% —
Social Sciences 16.1% 293 40% 76% 1% 7% 12% 0% $59,833 55 +0.13 62 97% —
Education 13.3% 242 22% 86% 0% 3% 8% 0% $51,370 33 -0.40 40 98% —
Humanities 6.3% 115 37% 81% 0% 7% 10% 0% $54,938 50 -0.14 50 95% —
Health Sciences 5.1% 93 48% 81% 1% 5% 9% 0% $68,341 16 +0.32 76 98% —
Arts 4.3% 79 37% 80% 3% 3% 11% 1% $52,025 52 +0.38 42 94% —
Computer Science 4.1% 75 96% 81% 4% 1% 5% 3% $87,233 13 -0.97 91 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.6% 66 41% 86% 3% 2% 9% 0% $67,425 47 +0.11 75 96% —
Professional 2.9% 52 44% 81% 0% 8% 6% 0% $63,028 38 +0.43 68 99% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 33 67% 82% 0% 0% 12% 0% $60,759 6 -0.89 63 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.0% 19 47% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,985 86 +1.30 77 98% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #570 77% — — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #482 41% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #626 71% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 112 $719K $687K $31K
Track & Field (indoor) 59 $88K $72K $15K
Track & Field (outdoor) 58 $88K $72K $15K
Wrestling 37 $148K $144K $3K
Baseball 35 $273K $275K -$2K
Soccer 28 $125K $123K $1K
Cross Country 24 $34K $32K $1K
Swimming & Diving 21 $85K $79K $5K
Basketball 16 $251K $247K $3K
Tennis 13 $135K $93K $41K
Total 332 $1.9M $1.8M $118K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 64 $59K $64K -$4K
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $59K $64K -$4K
Cross Country 31 $47K $40K $6K
Swimming & Diving 30 $83K $77K $5K
Gymnastics 28 $125K $156K -$31K
Soccer 27 $149K $146K $3K
Softball 25 $153K $174K -$20K
Volleyball 20 $222K $210K $11K
Basketball 19 $246K $242K $3K
Bowling 16 $79K $69K $10K
Tennis 14 $125K $107K $18K
Golf 13 $125K $124K $1K
Total 260 $1.5M $1.5M $342
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 123 $147K $136K $10K
Track & Field (outdoor) 121 $147K $136K $10K
Football 112 $719K $687K $31K
Cross Country 55 $81K $73K $8K
Soccer 55 $275K $269K $5K
Swimming & Diving 51 $168K $157K $11K
Wrestling 37 $148K $144K $3K
Baseball 35 $273K $275K -$2K
Basketball 35 $497K $490K $7K
Gymnastics 28 $125K $156K -$31K
Tennis 27 $261K $200K $60K
Softball 25 $153K $174K -$20K
Volleyball 20 $222K $210K $11K
Bowling 16 $79K $69K $10K
Golf 13 $125K $124K $1K
Total 592 $5.4M $5.3M $126K

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 Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

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 71%
SAT Range 920 – 1140
SAT Math Range 450 – 560
SAT RW Range 470 – 580