UW-Whitewater Facts

Vital statistics about student enrollment, costs and campus resources

Location: Whitewater, Wisconsin
Founded: 1868
Type: Four-Year, co-educational, residential
Affiliation or Support: State
Accreditation: North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Calendar: Semester
Enrollment: 10,700
Chancellor: Richard Telfer
General Information: (262) 472-1234

Student Body Enrollment: 10,700
Undergraduates: 9,436
Freshmen: 2,301
Sophomore: 2,542
Juniors: 1,893
Seniors: 2,444
Others: 256
Graduate & Professional Students: 1,264
Men: 5,286
Women: 5,414
Wisconsin residents: 9,810
Number of states represented: 36
Number of countries represented: 36
Admitted new freshman Average Composite ACT: 22.6
  Average high school class percentile rank: 66.86
   
Cost Per Semester Resident Undergraduate (tuition): $2930.00
  Non-resident Undergraduate (tuition): $6716.00
  Resident Graduate (tuition): $3451.00
  Non-resident Graduate (tuition): $8756.00
  Resident Business Graduate (tuition): $3728.00
  Non-resident Business Graduate (tuition): $9046.00
     
Academic Programs Undergraduate majors: 46
  Graduate programs: 13
  Courses: 1,865
     
Alumni Living Alumni: 72,037
  Residing in Wisconsin: 47,607
  Residing in Illinois: 4,811
  Residing in California: 1,200
  Residing in Minnesota: 1,165
  Residing in Florida: 1,144
     
Campus area in Acres Main campus: 404
  Drumlin/nature preserve and recreation: 122
  Prairie: 67
  Number of major buildings: 41
     
Class size and ratio Student-Faculty ratio: 21 to 1
  Average class size: 24
     
Computer Technology Number of computer labs on campus: 45
 General access computers on campus: 1,608
     
Library Holdings: 1,946,052
     
Staff Employees: 1,090
  Faculty: 329
  Academic Staff: 409
  Classified Staff: 352

Rev. 10/2007