University of Wisconsin-Stout

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

University of Wisconsin-Stout operates as a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 5,842 students of which 6,648 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-Stout 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 87.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,150 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,490, with published in-state tuition of $10,701 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.9%. Graduates earn a median of $58,084 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,251 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 392000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.8% 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.