University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, Wisconsin · Website
$61,760
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,760
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Wisconsin-Platteville is a public 4-year college in Platteville, Wisconsin with 5,837 undergraduates and 344 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,032 a year (tuition and fees $8,644 in-state, $17,603 out-of-state). It admits 89% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,760 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,977 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,032
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,644
Out-of-state $17,603
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,977
About $233 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,760
Rank 700 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,032
- Tuition in-state
- $8,644
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,603
- Cost of attendance
- $21,266
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 42%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,009
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,459
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,065
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,984
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,245
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,488 in 2015-16 to $8,644 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1,190
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 5,837
- Graduate students
- 344
- Part-time students
- 8.1%
- Women
- 37%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 68
- Endowment
- $66.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 700 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 78 in Wisconsin (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,032 | $16,210 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,644 | $9,856 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 82% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 58% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,977 | $20,492 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $54,825 | $41,210 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,760 | $45,358 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 78% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 86% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
68 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 154 | $22,750 | $71,612 | $87,139 | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 109 | $31,133 | $95,090 | $112,770 | $103,485 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $24,783 | $41,636 | $59,533 | $55,378 |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $21,750 | $69,582 | $81,976 | $86,517 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 71 | $22,625 | $39,290 | $43,805 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $20,467 | $35,752 | $50,540 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $21,459 | $51,290 | $66,306 | $68,257 |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $21,005 | $38,013 | $50,368 | $57,805 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $25,000 | $67,742 | $83,958 | $80,890 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 58 | $5,500 | $37,558 | $45,389 | $44,125 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $23,250 | $77,405 | $92,443 | $100,647 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $21,750 | $68,711 | $82,652 | $92,374 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $20,803 | $32,915 | $51,083 | $50,706 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $24,272 | $71,635 | $95,300 | $109,015 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $15,000 | $54,473 | $66,059 | $66,647 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $18,748 | $44,956 | $53,530 | $49,634 |
| Industrial EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,275 | $76,952 | $88,918 | $98,442 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 27 | $26,911 | $52,784 | $62,435 | $65,824 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $24,307 | $46,027 | $51,628 | $54,562 |
| Engineering, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 25 | $26,008 | $96,767 | $115,411 | $120,215 |
| Engineering PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $68,379 | $85,901 | $89,154 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,000 | $46,069 | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Plant SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $15,250 | $47,910 | $61,085 | $56,567 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $31,763 | $54,819 | $74,581 | $66,714 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Platteville and Wisconsin on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Wisconsin
- Homes: Homes for sale in Wisconsin
Questions and answers
How much does University of Wisconsin-Platteville cost?
$16,032 a year is the average net price at University of Wisconsin-Platteville after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,644 for in-state students and $17,603 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,266. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,009 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin-Platteville?
89% of applicants are admitted to University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,190 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Wisconsin is 82%.
How much do University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduates earn?
$61,760 a year is the median pay of former University of Wisconsin-Platteville students who work, 10 years after they started ($54,825 after 6 years). That ranks 700 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 78 in Wisconsin. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Engineering, General (Master's) at $96,767.
How much student debt do University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduates have?
$21,977 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Wisconsin-Platteville graduates, about $233 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 42% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Wisconsin-Platteville?
56% of first-time, full-time students at University of Wisconsin-Platteville finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Wisconsin-Platteville?
Mechanical Engineering (154 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 master's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (89 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 68 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.