University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Business Programs

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a public institution situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The location of UW - Whitewater is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Rankings

UW - Whitewater landed the #269 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UW - Whitewater.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#7	Best Value Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#126	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#126	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UW - Whitewater has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Office Administration Schools	College Factual
#51	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#131	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#144	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#197	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#281	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is University of Wisconsin - Whitewater?

Contact details for UW - Whitewater are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 W Main St, Whitewater, WI 53190-1790
Phone:	262-472-1234
Website:	www.uww.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/uwwhitewater
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/uwwhitewater

How Do I Get Into UW - Whitewater?

You can apply to UW - Whitewater online at: https://apply.wisconsin.edu/

Admission Requirements for UW - Whitewater

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into UW - Whitewater?

The acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 0% of students accepted to UW - Whitewater submitted their SAT scores.UW - Whitewater received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 23. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 19 and 24.

Can I Afford University of Wisconsin - Whitewater?

The overall average net price of UW - Whitewater is $23,173. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UW - Whitewater, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $6,686 a year. That adds up to $26,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UW - Whitewater is 5.4%. 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 - Whitewater Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,423 undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater, with 8,946 being full-time and 1,477 being part-time.

There are also 1,566 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,946 full-time undergraduates at UW - Whitewater, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	159
Black or African American	353
Hispanic or Latino	732
White	7,355
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	293

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

In 2019-2020, 10,928 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UW - Whitewater has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 32nd most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UW - Whitewater

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater was $7,735 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,607. The following table shows how UW - Whitewater is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Entrepreneurial Studies	#4	#7
Entrepreneurship	#4	#7
General Economics	#7	#1
Economics	#7	#1
Office Administration	#10	#13
Operations Management	#13	#31
General Business/Commerce	#13	#10
General Business/Commerce	#13	#10
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#16	#37
Finance	#19	#34
Finance & Financial Management	#19	#37
Human Resource Management	#22	#34
International Business	#22	#43
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#22	#43
Accounting	#31	#94
Accounting	#34	#97
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#46	#105
Marketing	#52	#105

Online Growth Rankings of UW - Whitewater

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater was 26.8%. This is the #810 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UW - Whitewater 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 - Whitewater 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
General Business/Commerce	0	85	0	199	0	284
Finance	0	182	1	3	0	186
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	13	153	0	0	0	166
Accounting	0	131	0	19	0	150
General Business Administration and Management	1	86	5	0	12	104
Office Administration	0	65	0	0	0	65
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	54	0	0	0	54
Operations Management	0	37	0	0	0	37
General Economics	0	17	0	0	0	17
Construction Management	0	0	16	0	0	16
Entrepreneurship	0	15	0	0	0	15
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	13	0	0	0	13
Business Management & Marketing	0	10	0	0	0	10
Applied Economics	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	848	22	221	12	1,117

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 Thebox193 under License

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