University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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

University of Wisconsin-Platteville operates as a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 5,837 students of which 6,851 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-Platteville is categorized as “18” 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 89.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,032, with published in-state tuition of $8,644 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,977, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 79.0%. Graduates earn a median of $61,760 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,825 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 336000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.4% 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.