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Statement · Whitewater, WI

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $8,440 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $18,719.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $55,356 ten years after entering, the 64th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 59% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
13,057

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $18,719 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $8,440 and $18,229 a year depending on income at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Statement of cost · University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$18,719
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$8,440
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$14,158
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$8,616

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $8,440; $30–48k: $8,752; $48–75k: $11,176; $75–110k: $16,551; over $110k: $18,229. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$8,440
$30k–$48k$8,752
$48k–$75k$11,176
$75k–$110k$16,551
Over $110k$18,229

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $55,356; the median graduate who borrowed owes $23,188.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,909
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$51,609
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
64th percentile among public 4-years
$55,356
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
80th percentile among public 4-years
$23,188
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,241

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $47,909; 8 yrs after entry: $51,609; 10 yrs after entry: $55,356. Median graduate debt: $23,188. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $23,188.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$47,909
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$51,609
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$55,356
Median graduate debt$23,188

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree297$102,056not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree198$73,029$25,469
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree180$45,670$28,687
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree175$68,804$24,564
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree172$41,203$12,000
MarketingBachelor's Degree158$68,927$26,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree97$50,908$26,000
Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's Degree95$63,645$25,675
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree85$59,216$26,000
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree76$74,522$21,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree72$56,815$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree61$51,631$26,875
Show all 24 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Social WorkBachelor's Degree57not reported$25,912
Social WorkMaster's Degree54not reportednot reported
Education, GeneralGraduate/Professional Certificate48not reportednot reported
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree48$55,214not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree47$93,941$25,742
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree46$60,978not reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree40$67,137$25,677
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree39$79,419$24,384
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree6not reportednot reported
International BusinessBachelor's Degree12not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree2$81,623not reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree21$86,030$21,698

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: 9,405 undergraduates; 25% of students receive Pell grants; 86% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

86%

54th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

9,405

70th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

25%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

28th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

59%

finish within 150% of normal time

77th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

30%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$70,028

91st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k16%
  • $30k–$48k12%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k16%
$30k–$48k12%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.