University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Business Programs

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UWM.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#18	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UWM has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#58	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#78	Best Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#89	Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#146	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#150	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#167	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

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 79%, UWM may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UWM submitted their SAT scores.UWM received ACT scores from 91% 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 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

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 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,518 a year. That adds up to $30,072 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UWM is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 20,056 undergraduate students at UWM, with 16,620 being full-time and 3,436 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

In 2019-2020, 23,064 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.

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 #350 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%.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	304	0	0	0	304
Finance	0	201	0	0	0	201
Operations Management	0	166	0	0	0	166
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	0	155	0	155
Human Resources Development	0	112	0	0	0	112
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	77	0	77
International Business/Trade/Commerce	74	0	0	0	0	74
Accounting	0	73	0	0	0	73
General Management Information Systems	0	60	0	0	0	60
General Economics	0	46	0	0	0	46
Real Estate	24	0	0	0	0	24
Entrepreneurship	19	0	0	0	0	19
Actuarial Science	0	15	0	0	0	15
General Business/Commerce	11	0	3	0	0	14
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	0	9	3	12
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	2	8	0	10
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	5	5
Investments and Securities	0	0	2	0	0	2
Taxation	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	128	977	7	249	8	1,369

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

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