University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

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

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh operates as a public institution located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 6,877 students of which 14,790 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-Oshkosh is categorized as “17” 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 86.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,090 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,305, with published in-state tuition of $8,532 and a Pell grant recipient share of 16.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 69.3%. Graduates earn a median of $55,548 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,140 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 480200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.8% 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.