University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Teaching Programs

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution. 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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	3

How Hard Is It To Get Into UWM?

UWM has the high acceptance rate of 86%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

UWM received ACT scores from 70% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 2022-2023, 14,596 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.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Teaching 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 Education	0	162	7	0	0	169
Urban Education & Leadership	0	44	0	0	8	52
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	47	0	47
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	46	0	46
General Special Education	0	15	0	8	0	23
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	22	0	0	0	0	22
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	0	20	0	20
Art Education	0	15	0	0	0	15
Music Education	0	7	0	0	0	7
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	4	0	0	4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	2	0	0	2
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	22	243	13	121	8	407

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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