University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI · Public · 16,758 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$10,329
$30,000 – $48,000	$10,709
$48,000 – $75,000	$12,344
$75,000 – $110,000	$19,315
Over $110,000	$21,477
All incomes (average)	$15,014

Sticker tuition and fees: $10,398 in-state, $22,398 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$11,684
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$11,684
Books and supplies	$800
Other expenses, on campus	$3,780
Other expenses, off campus	$3,780

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (3,261 of them) in 2022–23; 89% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	83%	$5,305
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	35%	$5,113
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	62%	$1,504
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	47%	$5,104

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1090
Median ACT: 22
Students with Pell grants: 33%
Graduation rate (6yr): 49%
Freshman retention: 73%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $54,990
Median debt at graduation: $23,000
International undergrads: 400 (2.2%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 17 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 64%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: —
SAT Math: —
ACT composite: 18–25

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 16,662
Admitted: 14,736
Enrolled: 3,366

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business20%

Health & Nursing12%

Computer Science7%

Visual & Performing Arts7%

Psychology6%

Engineering6%

Education5%

Architecture4%

Criminal Justice4%

Social Sciences4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (65)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Research and Experimental Psychology	266	—	—national $55,695	$21,125
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	248	$79,733	$81,067national $88,910	$20,500
Marketing	232	$48,273	$64,173national $69,303	$20,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	166	$58,914	$69,673national $83,343	$20,250
Education, General	151	$45,576	$49,228national $49,808	$24,308
Information Science/Studies	148	$62,768	$70,639national $85,294	$21,545
Communication and Media Studies	128	$43,787	$55,697national $56,359	$22,500
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	113	$60,912	$73,346national $75,975	$22,187
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	111	$31,375	$44,232national $43,765	$24,976
Computer Science	99	$75,508	$92,342national $107,009	$23,696
Biology, General	92	$36,985	$58,804national $57,214	$21,106
Business Administration, Management and Operations	92	$58,991	$72,507national $68,257	$21,250
Criminal Justice and Corrections	88	$44,763	$58,223national $55,378	$20,500
Mechanical Engineering	77	$75,020	$86,405national $92,135	$23,047
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	71	$37,758	$53,974national $54,562	$19,749
Fine and Studio Arts	69	$37,984	$44,788national $41,367	$24,939
Human Resources Management and Services	62	$54,592	$67,192national $68,069	$25,000
Social Work	56	$45,302	$50,392national $51,790	$20,588
Accounting and Related Services	52	$65,499	$78,127national $76,194	$21,320
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	49	$40,762	$51,181national $55,012	$19,500
English Language and Literature, General	49	$37,558	$46,712national $48,590	$20,460
Civil Engineering	48	$68,502	$77,958national $86,517	$19,125
Political Science and Government	44	$44,776	$51,320national $63,293	$21,607
Sociology	44	$43,363	$49,486national $52,657	$20,280
History	44	$40,846	$48,442national $50,680	$21,500
Business/Commerce, General	43	$44,769	$66,668national $68,407	$23,659
Management Information Systems and Services	43	$58,198	$76,422national $83,290	$23,000
Architecture	37	$52,835	$62,803national $66,914	$21,250
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	37	$78,701	$91,955national $100,647	$26,000
Economics	36	$51,938	$64,454national $82,686	$25,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	34	$42,610	$46,822national $47,433	$25,175
Design and Applied Arts	34	—	—national $51,490	$25,500
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	33	$29,487	$39,452national $39,775	$19,389
Music	31	$32,201	$37,616national $42,892	$20,924
International/Globalization Studies	27	$29,976	$54,462national $59,972	$20,750
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	25	$46,785	$44,776national $51,389	$20,947
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	24	$59,456	—national $93,451	$25,250
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	23	—	—national $62,451	$22,500
Public Health	23	—	—national $58,808	$19,943
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	19	$36,352	$57,596national $55,792	$20,500
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	18	$47,015	$63,838national $60,190	$23,659
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	17	$39,197	$64,492national $65,466	$20,669
Nutrition Sciences	16	$40,981	$53,006national $60,053	$20,500
Special Education and Teaching	15	$48,749	$52,142national $50,499	$18,292
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	15	—	$53,793national $58,928	$24,750
Industrial Engineering	14	$73,322	$82,763national $98,442	—
Anthropology	14	$34,163	$47,811national $46,676	$21,500
Mathematics	13	$57,718	$70,656national $69,562	$25,000
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	11	—	$51,713national $55,693	—
Computer Engineering	10	—	$95,849national $109,015	—
Philosophy	10	$41,231	$59,370national $54,455	$20,500
Chemistry	10	$40,930	$61,089national $65,120	$23,670
Dance	10	$33,432	$29,695national $39,980	$24,751
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	9	$42,026	$42,435national $51,710	$23,675
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	9	$40,661	$47,574national $55,000	$19,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	8	$39,963	—national $49,984	—
Materials Engineering	7	—	$82,131national $91,449	—
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4	—	—national $55,459	$15,250
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	4	$69,483	$75,055national $86,176	—
Religion/Religious Studies	3	—	$52,659national $41,390	—
Geography and Cartography	3	$41,169	$57,604national $57,853	$21,595
Health and Medical Administrative Services	1	$46,257	$65,400national $58,716	$23,683
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	—	—	$53,901national $53,072	—
Psychology, General	0	$40,587	$52,328national $50,706	$19,750
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	—	—	$62,343national $61,911	$19,512

Associate degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	147	$38,107	$49,076national $44,125	$11,000

Undergraduate certificates (16)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	38	$44,713	$50,342national $44,906	$17,725
International Business	35	$52,951	$64,066national $72,496	$25,000
Security Science and Technology	32	$52,726	—national $54,296	$27,569
Real Estate	25	$58,806	$69,806national $46,762	$20,197
Area Studies	19	$34,167	$43,166national $52,845	$25,275
Visual and Performing Arts, General	17	$45,986	$57,561national $40,600	$25,000
Medical Illustration and Informatics	17	$44,699	$63,971national $61,283	$19,059
Business/Commerce, General	15	$79,473	$118,137national $60,097	—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	14	$37,678	$46,088national $57,315	—
Special Education and Teaching	14	$46,589	$57,135national $48,019	—
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	14	$43,732	—national $36,403	$25,750
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	14	$50,229	$63,688national $50,211	—
Behavioral Sciences	8	—	$44,026national $40,316	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	7	—	$59,514national $58,742	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	7	—	$52,190national $45,385	—
Fine and Studio Arts	6	$39,034	—national $36,104	—

Master's degrees (23)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Social Work	125	$56,807	$62,696national $65,123	$29,750
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	125	—	—national $124,807	$24,487
Library Science and Administration	109	$46,502	$54,925national $56,301	$38,182
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	52	$56,259	$66,931national $65,184	$41,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	42	$64,616	$69,991national $71,685	$26,901
Curriculum and Instruction	41	$59,678	$54,543national $63,399	$27,700
Engineering, General	41	$85,090	$100,965national $120,215	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	40	$65,229	$74,573national $77,466	$40,060
Public Health	33	$60,582	$61,155national $82,751	$31,640
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	33	$67,697	$64,799national $71,416	$51,250
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	25	$59,982	$64,875national $67,030	$41,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	22	$89,809	$97,708national $120,193	$49,757
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	20	$57,159	—national $79,665	—
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	17	$58,405	$65,292national $72,563	—
Music	16	$44,415	$53,047national $48,285	—
Social Sciences, Other	13	$69,397	—national $64,286	—
Information Science/Studies	12	$78,229	—national $112,705	—
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	12	$44,814	$67,056national $66,129	—
History	10	$41,261	—national $55,360	—
Special Education and Teaching	4	$55,688	$55,004national $64,397	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	2	$77,084	$101,139national $103,485	$33,666
Architecture	1	—	$70,937national $74,139	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	0	$80,934	$83,414national $89,981	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	35	$117,090	$117,537national $133,099	$61,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	31	$79,618	$83,942national $81,641	$66,740

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
English Language and Literature, General	18	$55,356	$68,298national $65,831	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	7	$72,222	—national $99,878	—

Graduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	71	$57,035	$61,345national $63,888	$40,778

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 156 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 2 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: (414) 229-2222
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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