University of Wisconsin-Parkside

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

University of Wisconsin-Parkside operates as a public institution located in Kenosha, Wisconsin (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 2,844 students of which 3,952 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-Parkside 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 75.4%, 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 $11,772, with published in-state tuition of $8,270 and a Pell grant recipient share of 35.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,492, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 40.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 68.7%. Graduates earn a median of $51,129 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,154 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 230500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 57.3% 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.