University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

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

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater operates as a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 9,405 students of which 11,204 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-Whitewater 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 85.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,050 and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,158, with published in-state tuition of $8,616 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,188, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 61.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.0%. Graduates earn a median of $55,356 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,909 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 468300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.3% 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.