University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point operates as a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 7,306 students of which 8,207 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-Stevens Point 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 91.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,559, with published in-state tuition of $9,488 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,503, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.8%. Graduates earn a median of $52,021 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,371 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 403400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.1% 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.