University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay operates as a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 6,341 students of which 12,290 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 88.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,120 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,369, with published in-state tuition of $8,700 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 65.9%. Graduates earn a median of $52,528 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,546 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 308200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.