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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

252 Undergraduate Degrees
87 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
Since UWM has an acceptance rate of 86%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

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 )
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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
49% 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UWM, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,446 a year. That adds up to $29,784 over four years for those students.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,620 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 20,056 undergraduate students at UWM, with 16,620 being full-time and 3,436 being part-time.

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There are also 4,509 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,620 full-time undergraduates at UWM, 46% are male and 54% 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 1,193
Black or African American 1,015
Hispanic or Latino 2,176
White 10,991
International Students 394
Other Races/Ethnicities 851

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.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Nursing Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 252 0 33 9 294
Nursing Practice 0 1 0 39 40
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 5 0 0 5
Clinical Nurse Specialist 0 0 0 0 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 252 6 33 48 339

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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