University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Nursing Programs

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.

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWM?

With an acceptance rate of 89%, UWM is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 88%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

UWM received ACT scores from 82% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee?

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 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,698 a year. That adds up to $26,792 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UWM is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 19,411 undergraduate students at UWM, with 15,864 being full-time and 3,547 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2020-2021, 15,665 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.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UWM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee was 98.1%. This is the #230 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UWM regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.