University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Public
- Rural
- 2,844 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 75%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $11,233per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 41%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $57,11510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 75%About 8 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From University of Wisconsin-Parkside's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
19% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.11. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1020–1230First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 17–25First-years who sent scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 13%27% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
Important
- Test scores
Considered
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: University of Wisconsin-Parkside Common Data Set 2024–25; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,233full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,226sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,658Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $18,275Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 41%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 69%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $57,11510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,844Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 38%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Georgia Southwestern State University Americus, GA — admits 75%
- University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI — admits 82%
- University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, ME
- University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX — admits 84%
- Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of Wisconsin-Parkside, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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