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Stevens Point, WI · Public · 7,306 undergraduates · town

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Less selective

UW-Stevens Point is strong for a regional university in natural resources, forestry, wildlife, water, and paper-related applied science.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Emerging Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Emerging
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
90.1% admitted

8,820 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
59.1%

$52,021 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point apart

Academic design

Natural resources, biology, forestry, wildlife, paper science, education, and business are notable undergraduate areas.

Campus pattern

Stevens Point sits along the Wisconsin River amid central Wisconsin forests and lakes.

Career & value signal

State agencies, forestry, paper, conservation, and outdoor employers align directly with several majors.

Can I get in?

90.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

8,820

About 90 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 90.1%
Entering class

Academic range

ACT middle 50%20–25
1728

Of admitted students, 54% submitted an ACT. Submission rates alone do not settle the choice. Submit a score if it strengthens the application.

Academic benchmarkLess selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

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What University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point weighs when it reads a file

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  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Natural resources, biology, forestry, wildlife, paper science, education, and business are notable undergraduate areas.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UW-Stevens Point is strong for a regional university in natural resources, forestry, wildlife, water, and paper-related applied science.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

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Regular Decisionrolling
Fee and waiverNo application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$22,990
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$15,000
Affordability profileSolid

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years59.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one74.6%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$52,021

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Business Administration, Management and Operations

Recent graduates90
Median earnings$64,760

Admits separately

Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

Recent graduates84
Median earnings$42,330

Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy

Recent graduates75
Median earnings$53,642

What is campus life like?

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point beyond the classroom

Stevens Point sits along the Wisconsin River amid central Wisconsin forests and lakes.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Natural resources, biology, forestry, wildlife, paper science, education, and business are notable undergraduate areas.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Stevens Point sits along the Wisconsin River amid central Wisconsin forests and lakes.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

State agencies, forestry, paper, conservation, and outdoor employers align directly with several majors.

7,306 undergraduatesMidwesttown settingCampus housing available