University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee admitted 91% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 18–25 on the ACT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $15,625 a year. Within six years, 50% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- ACT middle 50%
- 18–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $24,000 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $15,625 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $12,204 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,916 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $23,515 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 50%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $59,268 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,875
Students
- Undergraduates
- 16,758
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 39%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Health professions
- 12%
- Computer and information sciences
- 7%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
- Psychology
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Eastern Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ · 91% admitted
- Kutztown University of Pennsylvania PA · 91% admitted
- Central Washington University WA · 91% admitted
- Eastern University PA · 91% admitted
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA · 91% admitted
More colleges in Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · 45% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater WI · 86% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse WI · 76% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire WI · 82% admitted
- Marquette University WI · 81% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI · 92% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI · 87% admitted
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay WI · 89% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.