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Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution. The location of UWM is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

582 Undergraduate Degrees
300 Graduate Degrees
$29,309 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
86% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

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Contact details for UWM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2200 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Phone: 414-229-1122
Website: uwm.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UWMilwaukee
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uwm

How Do I Get Into UWM?

You can apply to UWM online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu/

Admission Requirements for UWM

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWM?

86% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
UWM has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

UWM received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

ACT English Scores for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee  ( 16 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee  ( 18 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

$29,309 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UWM is $29,309. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UWM, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,698 a year. That adds up to $26,792 over four years for those students.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Undergraduate Student Diversity

15,864 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 19,411 undergraduate students at UWM, with 15,864 being full-time and 3,547 being part-time.

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There are also 4,418 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,864 full-time undergraduates at UWM, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,129
Black or African American 991
Hispanic or Latino 2,221
White 10,343
International Students 325
Other Races/Ethnicities 855

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at UWM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

3,100 Took All Classes Online
14,596 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 14,596 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UWM has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 0 244 0 3 4 251
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 173 0 7 0 180
Occupational Therapy 0 34 0 32 0 66
Medical Informatics 42 0 0 14 2 58
Speech Pathology & Audiology 0 24 0 32 0 56
General Health & Wellness 0 0 56 0 0 56
General Public Health 0 12 0 36 4 52
Nursing Practice 0 0 3 0 30 33
Health Care Management 0 30 0 0 0 30
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 0 23 23
General Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems 21 0 0 0 0 21
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 0 0 0 14 0 14
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 12 0 0 12
Athletic Training 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 0 0 10 0 0 10
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 0 0 4 0 4 8
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 2 0 0 0 0 2
Clinical Nurse Specialist 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Public Health/International Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 65 517 85 148 67 882

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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