Doctoral/ProfessionalPublic

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Oshkosh, Wisconsin·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·uwosh.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
-4.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
Total enrollment
12,953
peer median 10,926
Avg net price
$14,761
+$1.8k vs Doctoral/Professional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
7,660
7,660 candidates competed
Admitted
6,626
86.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,417
21.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
46%-4.5pp vs Doctoral/Professional
4-year graduation
27%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
51%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 135 Title IV programs, 37 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 98 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
135
Passing
37
27.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

135programs
  • Passing37 · 27.4%
  • No Data98 · 72.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
34
No data
98

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

37
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.8%
$62,220 vs $57,169
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.2%
$43,877 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Master's Degree · Education
+20.7%
$55,999 vs $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+25.8%
$45,902 vs $36,491
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+27.1%
$58,968 vs $46,391
Community Organization and Advocacy
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+28.3%
$46,812 vs $36,491
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
+31.1%
$47,828 vs $36,491
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+32.0%
$48,178 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

30
Special Education and Teaching
Bachelor Degree · Education
58%
$27,500 debt · $47,828 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
57%
$26,159 debt · $45,902 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
53%
$58,499 debt · $111,224 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$25,000 debt · $49,676 earn
Social Work
Bachelor Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
49%
$25,000 debt · $51,044 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
49%
$23,351 debt · $48,178 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
48%
$23,875 debt · $49,759 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
46%
$23,119 debt · $50,189 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1928Next review Aug 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 10

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  2. Oct 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  3. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  4. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Jun 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,232
$30–48k$10,209
$48–75k$13,961
$75–110k$17,218
$110k+$18,553

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,761
+$1,773vs Doctoral/Professional median $12,988
Federal loans
27.2%
In-state tuition
$8,212
Out-of-state
$16,125

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,242 students received $12.1M in Pell grants, alongside $28.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,242
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.1M
$12,119,651 total
Direct Loans
$28.3M
4,984 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$6.9M
1,808 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10.1M
2,339 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.9M
345 loan awards
Parent PLUS$4.7M
410 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.6M
82 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 4,659 borrowers who entered repayment, 88 (1.8%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,659
Defaulted
88
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.4%
2017
6.8%
2018
5.4%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UWOSH

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs112
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,754 total completions
01Health Professions
41923.9%
02Business
35920.5%
03Education
27515.7%
04Liberal Arts
19511.1%
05Public Admin
1397.9%
06Communication
864.9%
07Biological Sciences
814.6%
08Psychology
734.2%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
653.7%
10Security/Protective
623.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
12,953
12-mo unduplicated
16,064
Undergraduate
14,790
Graduate
1,274

Gender split

Men
41%6,583
Women
59%9,481

Race / ethnicity composition

White
78.3%
Hispanic
7.0%
Asian
4.2%
Two or more
3.5%
Black
2.8%
Non-resident
2.4%
Unknown
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
554
293 M · 261 W
Women athletes
47.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$26K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$47K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
173 M · 133 W
$423K
Football
124 M ·
$658K
Baseball
41 M ·
$329K
Basketball
19 M · 17 W
$635K
Soccer
· 31 W
$186K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
14 M · 11 W
$189K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.80
11 offenses · 13,705 students

3-year trend

0.912 yrs ago0.851 yr ago0.80Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
37
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
5
Burglary
3
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

11total
  • On campus11

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs2229
Liquor3499

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
355

UWOSH vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UWOSH selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
46%12,953$14,761Doctoral/Professional
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
55%97.5%11,893$13,696Doctoral/Professional
Ferris State University
56%91.4%9,959$12,202Doctoral/Professional
Grand Valley State University
67%83.0%22,011$17,096Doctoral/Professional
Indiana State University
43%80.8%7,895$12,188Doctoral/Professional
University of Michigan-Flint
40%70.5%6,529$12,280Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median51%83.0%10,926$12,988

Frequently asked questions about University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UWOSH.

What is the graduation rate at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh reports a total enrollment of 12,953 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?

The average net price at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is $14,761 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's yield rate is 21.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh located?

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901.

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