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Whitewater, WI · Public · 9,405 undergraduates · town

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Less selective

UW-Whitewater is a career-focused regional public university with especially broad undergraduate business and teacher-preparation infrastructure.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in affordability, and solid in mobility.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Solid Mobility Solid Experience Steady
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Solid
Mobility Solid
Student experience Steady
Admission
82.8% admitted

11,190 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
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Completion
65.1%

$55,356 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Wisconsin-Whitewater apart

Academic design

Business, education, communication, safety, and applied technology programs emphasize internships and project work.

Campus pattern

Whitewater is a compact southeastern Wisconsin college town.

Career & value signal

Business students have dedicated internship, consulting, and entrepreneurship resources tied to regional employers.

Can I get in?

82.8% admitted

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

Recent applicant pool

11,190

About 83 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 82.8%
Entering class

Academic range

ACT middle 50%18–24
1428

Of admitted students, 73% submitted an ACT. Submission rates alone do not settle the choice. Submit a score if it strengthens the application.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA2%

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Where your GPA sits in the entering class

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

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What University of Wisconsin-Whitewater weighs when it reads a file

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What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Business, education, communication, safety, and applied technology programs emphasize internships and project work.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UW-Whitewater is a career-focused regional public university with especially broad undergraduate business and teacher-preparation infrastructure.

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

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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.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

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Published annual cost$20,898
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$14,000
Affordability profileSolid

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Average annual cost by household income at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

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Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

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Complete within 8 years65.1%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one77.8%

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$55,356

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.

Marketing

Recent graduates158
Median earnings$67,317

Admits separately

Psychology, General

Recent graduates97
Median earnings$52,284

What is campus life like?

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater beyond the classroom

Whitewater is a compact southeastern Wisconsin college town.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Business, education, communication, safety, and applied technology programs emphasize internships and project work.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Whitewater is a compact southeastern Wisconsin college town.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Business students have dedicated internship, consulting, and entrepreneurship resources tied to regional employers.

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