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University of Wisconsin - Superior

Superior, Wisconsin·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·uwsuper.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,833
peer median 6,738
Avg net price
$12,220
-$1.5k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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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
1,517
1,517 candidates competed
Admitted
1,411
93.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
272
19.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
42%-13.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
42%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

18.9pp gap
Pell recipients
29%30 of 103
Non-Pell (all)
48%104 of 217
Subsidized loan, no Pell
44%23 of 52
No Federal Aid
49%81 of 165

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

Of 58 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
58
Passing
13
22.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

58programs
  • Passing13 · 22.4%
  • No Data45 · 77.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
4
Safe
9
No data
45

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.

13
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+19.4%
$43,561 vs $36,491
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+20.9%
$44,116 vs $36,491
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+22.3%
$44,617 vs $36,491
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+23.4%
$45,014 vs $36,491
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+25.2%
$58,070 vs $46,391
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+25.9%
$58,394 vs $46,391
Physiology Pathology and Related Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+37.4%
$50,144 vs $36,491
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+39.6%
$50,950 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
72%
$41,963 debt · $58,394 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
69%
$30,163 debt · $43,561 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
58%
$26,300 debt · $45,014 earn
Physiology Pathology and Related Sciences
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
54%
$27,000 debt · $50,144 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
48%
$24,275 debt · $50,950 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
47%
$20,569 debt · $44,116 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
46%
$20,500 debt · $44,617 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
39%
$22,816 debt · $58,167 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1916Next review Aug 2023

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

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$9,679
$30–48k$10,178
$48–75k$9,710
$75–110k$13,728
$110k+$17,859

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

Avg net price
$12,220
-$1,491vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $13,712
Federal loans
43.4%
In-state tuition
$8,812
Out-of-state
$16,726

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 714 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $14.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
714
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,750,117 total
Direct Loans
$14.8M
2,041 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
622 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.6M
758 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$8.0M
578 loan awards
Parent PLUS$544K
52 loan awards
Grad PLUS$256K
31 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 777 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
777
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.1%
2017
6.9%
2018
5.9%
2019
0.7%
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 Uwsuper

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs44
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

661 total completions
01Education
38057.5%
02Business
9414.2%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
446.7%
04Psychology
345.1%
05Biological Sciences
223.3%
06English Language
203.0%
07Public Admin
182.7%
08Communication
182.7%
09Legal Professions
162.4%
10Natural Resources
152.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,833
12-mo unduplicated
3,510
Undergraduate
2,446
Graduate
1,064

Gender split

Men
32%1,116
Women
68%2,394

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.0%
Non-resident
10.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4.0%
Hispanic
3.7%
Black
2.5%
Asian
1.2%
Unknown
0.4%
Two or more
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
349
189 M · 160 W
Women athletes
45.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$10K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Soccer
37 M · 31 W
$370K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
37 M · 28 W
$153K
Track and Field (Indoor)
37 M · 27 W
$140K
Ice Hockey
30 M · 22 W
$354K
Basketball
22 M · 20 W
$403K
Baseball
39 M ·
$201K

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
0.37
1 offenses · 2,726 students

3-year trend

1.532 yrs ago0.741 yr ago0.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs83
Liquor129

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
109

Uwsuper vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Uwsuper 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-Superior
42%2,833$12,220Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
40%75.4%3,925$11,772Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
57%81.7%5,243$14,054Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
57%91.8%8,233$14,559Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
65%82.3%10,049$16,550Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
53%88.6%11,174$13,369Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median55%82.3%6,738$13,712

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Explore the federal data for institutions in Uwsuper's comparison group.

Uwsuper Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs
Email
ir [at] uwsuper.edu
Address
Old Main Room 337, P.O. Box 2000, Superior, WI 54880

The page is part of the University of Wisconsin-Superior's website, specifically the FAQs for the Office of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs. It provides navigation to various sections like Academics, Admissions, Student Life, and more. Links related to research programs and services are provided, although specific office contact information is not detailed.

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Frequently asked questions about University of Wisconsin-Superior

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uwsuper.

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

University of Wisconsin-Superior reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Wisconsin-Superior?

University of Wisconsin-Superior reports a total enrollment of 2,833 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at University of Wisconsin-Superior is $12,220 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-Superior?

University of Wisconsin-Superior's yield rate is 19.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Wisconsin-Superior located?

University of Wisconsin-Superior is located in Superior, Wisconsin 54880-4500.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Wisconsin-Superior?

University of Wisconsin-Superior's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Sponsored Programs.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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