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Reset Filters| Category | Campus | School/College | Fact | Term | Value | |
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| Degrees Awarded | Graduate degrees awarded | 2020-21 | 1,369 | EMBED | ||
| Degrees Awarded | Associate degrees awarded | 2020-21 | 210 | EMBED | ||
| Enrollment | Milwaukee | Veterans and military-related students enrolled | Fall 2021 | 982 | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | All Combined | Wisconsin residents | Fall 2021 | 82% | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Washington County | Tuition: Wisconsin residents | 2021-22 | $5,163 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Waukesha | Tuition: Wisconsin residents | 2021-22 | $5,163 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | Waukesha | Areas of study | 2021-22 | 29 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | Washington County | Areas of study | 2021-22 | 29 | EMBED | |
| Admissions & Financial Aid | Milwaukee | Percentage of students using financial aid | 2020-21 | 80% | EMBED | |
| Teaching & Class Size | Washington County | Average class size | 2019-20 | 14.9 | EMBED | |
| Teaching & Class Size | Waukesha | Average class size | 2019-20 | 16.7 | EMBED | |
| Student Life | Washington County | Student organizations | Fall 2021 | 18 | EMBED | |
| Student Life | Waukesha | Student organizations | Fall 2021 | 29 | EMBED | |
| University History | Washington County | Year opened | 1968 | EMBED | ||
| University History | Waukesha | Year opened | 1966 | EMBED | ||
| Athletics | Milwaukee | Horizon League all-sport trophies | Spring 2021 | 7 | EMBED | |
| Athletics | Milwaukee | Major League Baseball draft picks | Spring 2021 | 23 | EMBED | |
| Buildings & Facilities | Washington County | Square footage of all campus buildings | 199,117 | EMBED | ||
| Buildings & Facilities | Waukesha | Square footage of all campus buildings | 277,016 | EMBED | ||
| Buildings & Facilities | Washington County | Number of buildings | 4 | EMBED | ||
| Buildings & Facilities | Waukesha | Number of buildings | 11 | EMBED | ||
| Student Demographics | All Combined | Number of Wisconsin counties that UWM students come from | Fall 2021 | 72 | EMBED | |
| Athletics | Milwaukee | Conference championships | Spring 2021 | 146 | EMBED | |
| Admissions & Financial Aid | All Combined | Students receiving scholarships | 2020-21 | 7,821 | EMBED | |
| Admissions & Financial Aid | All Combined | Average scholarship award | 2020-21 | $1,888 | EMBED | |
| Admissions & Financial Aid | All Combined | Scholarships awarded | 2020-21 | $21,861,375 | EMBED | |
| Research | Milwaukee | Undergraduates receiving paid research assistantships each year | 2020-21 | 500+ | EMBED | |
| All Combined | Schools and colleges | 15 | EMBED | |||
| Housing | Milwaukee | Graduate students living in residence halls | Fall 2021 | 91 | EMBED | |
| Housing | Milwaukee | Undergraduates living in residence halls | Fall 2021 | 3,318 | EMBED | |
| Buildings & Facilities | Milwaukee | Square footage of all campus buildings | 7.4 million | EMBED | ||
| Buildings & Facilities | Milwaukee | Number of buildings | 53 | EMBED | ||
| Degrees Awarded | Milwaukee | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | 2020-21 | 3,632 | EMBED | |
| Development/Fundraising | Milwaukee | Fundraising campaign ended in 2008: total raised | $125 million | EMBED | ||
| Academic Programs | Milwaukee | Undergraduate majors | 2021-22 | 86 | EMBED | |
| Housing | Milwaukee | Total occupants in residence halls | Fall 2021 | 3,409 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Milwaukee | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 22,592 | EMBED | |
| Buildings & Facilities | Milwaukee | Largest classroom | Bolton Hall 150, a lecture hall that seats 465 people | EMBED | ||
| Enrollment | College of General Studies | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,437 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Waukesha | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,050 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Washington County | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 387 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | Milwaukee | Online courses offered | Fall 2021 | 900+ | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Graduate students receiving assistantships | Fall 2021 | 22.4% | EMBED | |
| Job Placement | Milwaukee | Companies that recruit at UWM | 2021-22 | 1,734 | EMBED | |
| Community Engagement | All Combined | UWM partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, schools and other organizations | 2019-20 | 4,052 | EMBED | |
| Internships & Experiential Learning | All Combined | Businesses hosting UWM interns | 2019-20 | 1,384 | EMBED | |
| Research | Milwaukee | Students who have undergraduate research experience by the time they graduate | 2020-21 | 50% | EMBED | |
| Entrepreneurship | Milwaukee | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center | Ideas submitted through the Startup Challenge | 2012-21 | 455 | EMBED |
| Entrepreneurship | Milwaukee | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center | Participants in Fresh Ideas entrepreneurship workshops | 2021 | 5,100+ | EMBED |
| Entrepreneurship | Milwaukee | Lubar Entrepreneurship Center | I-Corps teams trained | 2015-21 | 175 | EMBED |
| Study Abroad & International Education | Milwaukee | Countries where students can study abroad | Fall 2021 | 30+ | EMBED | |
| Athletics | Milwaukee | Students who are Panther athletes | Fall 2021 | 335 | EMBED | |
| Athletics | Milwaukee | Consecutive semesters student athletes have earned at or above 3.0 GPA | Fall 2021 | 43 | EMBED | |
| Athletics | Milwaukee | NCAA Tournament appearances | Spring 2021 | 64 | EMBED | |
| Athletics | Milwaukee | NCAA Division I teams | Spring 2021 | 15 | EMBED | |
| Community Engagement | Milwaukee | Service-learning hours completed by students | 2021 | 33,050 | EMBED | |
| Research | Milwaukee | Undergraduate research opportunities available annually | 2020-21 | 1,000+ | EMBED | |
| Study Abroad & International Education | Milwaukee | Students who study abroad annually | Fall 2018 | 500+ | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Wisconsin residents | Fall 2021 | 81% | EMBED | |
| Entrepreneurship | Milwaukee | Startup businesses associated with UWM Research Foundation | Spring 2022 | 21 | EMBED | |
| Research | Milwaukee | Licenses and option agreements through UWM Research Foundation | Spring 2022 | 49 | EMBED | |
| Research | Milwaukee | Patents issued through UWM Research Foundation | Spring 2022 | 121 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | Milwaukee | Service-learning courses | 2020-21 | 68 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | Milwaukee | Students enrolled in service-learning courses | 2020-21 | 1,707 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | All Combined | Graduate programs: includes master’s and doctoral programs | 2021-22 | 104 | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Hispanic students | Fall 2021 | 3% | EMBED | |
| Teaching & Class Size | Milwaukee | Average class size | 2019-20 | 24.9 | EMBED | |
| Housing | Milwaukee | Freshmen who live on campus | Fall 2021 | 61% | EMBED | |
| Admissions & Financial Aid | Milwaukee | Average financial aid package | 2020-21 | $9,354 | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Multi-ethnic students | Fall 2021 | 14% | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Male students | Fall 2021 | 43% | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Female students | Fall 2021 | 57% | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Asian American students | Fall 2021 | 6% | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | African-American students | Fall 2021 | 7% | EMBED | |
| Admissions & Financial Aid | All Combined | Average high school GPA for admitted students | Fall 2021 | 3.16 | EMBED | |
| Student Life | Milwaukee | Student organizations | Fall 2021 | 290 | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Undergraduates age 25+ | Fall 2021 | 18% | EMBED | |
| Degrees Awarded | Milwaukee | Graduate and undergraduate degrees awarded | 2020-21 | 5,211 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | School of Architecture & Urban Planning | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 659 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Helen Bader School of Social Welfare | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,169 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 209 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | College of Nursing | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,455 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | College of Letters & Science | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 5,630 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | School of Information Studies | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 903 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | College of Health Sciences | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,810 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | School of Freshwater Sciences | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 60 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | College of Engineering & Applied Science | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 2,079 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | School of Education | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,677 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Lubar College of Business | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 3,421 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Peck School of the Arts | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 1,621 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Milwaukee | Part-time students | Fall 2021 | 5,418 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Milwaukee | Full-time students | Fall 2021 | 17,174 | EMBED | |
| Research | Milwaukee | Research awards | 2020-21 | $20.8 million | EMBED | |
| Study Abroad & International Education | Milwaukee | Languages taught | Fall 2021 | 19 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | Milwaukee | Undergraduate minors | 2021-22 | 73 | EMBED | |
| Faculty & Staff | All Combined | Total employees, including student workers | Fall 2021 | 6,749 | EMBED | |
| Faculty & Staff | All Combined | Faculty | Fall 2021 | 685 | EMBED | |
| Budget | All Combined | State appropriations | 2021-22 | $150 million | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Undergraduates who are first-generation college students | Fall 2021 | 38% | EMBED | |
| Student Demographics | Milwaukee | Number of states students come from | Fall 2021 | 49 | EMBED | |
| Study Abroad & International Education | All Combined | Number of countries that UWM students come from | Fall 2021 | 87 | EMBED | |
| Study Abroad & International Education | Milwaukee | International students | Fall 2021 | 1,023 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Milwaukee | Undergraduate enrollment | Fall 2021 | 18,171 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | Milwaukee | Graduate enrollment | Fall 2021 | 4,421 | EMBED | |
| University History | Milwaukee | Year that UWM was founded | 1956 | EMBED | ||
| University History | Milwaukee | Opening Day | Sept. 25, 1956 | EMBED | ||
| Budget | Milwaukee | UWM Foundation assets | As of Dec. 31, 2021 | $319 million | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | All Combined | Veterans and military-related students enrolled | Fall 2021 | 1,016 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Undergraduate tuition: Wisconsin residents | 2021-22 | $9,610 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Undergraduate tuition: Illinois residents | 2021-22 | $12,655 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Undergraduate tuition: Minnesota residents | 2021-22 | $13,939 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Undergraduate tuition: Midwest Student Exchange Program | 2021-22 | $13,655 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Undergraduate tuition: non-residents | 2021-22 | $21,475 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Graduate tuition: Wisconsin residents | 2021-22 | $12,219 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Graduate tuition: Minnesota residents | 2021-22 | $19,363 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Graduate tuition: non-residents | 2021-22 | $25,650 | EMBED | |
| Tuition & Cost | Milwaukee | Graduate tuition: Midwest Student Exchange Program | 2021-22 | $17,570 | EMBED | |
| Teaching & Class Size | All Combined | Student-to-teacher ratio | Fall 2021 | 11:1 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | All Combined | Doctoral programs | 2021-22 | 38 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | All Combined | Master’s programs | 2021-22 | 66 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | All Combined | Academic programs | 2021-22 | 206 | EMBED | |
| Academic Programs | All Combined | Bachelor’s programs | 2021-22 | 100 | EMBED | |
| Development/Fundraising | All Combined | Fundraising campaign ended in 2019: total raised | $251 million | EMBED | ||
| Budget | All Combined | Operating budget | 2021-22 | $674 million | EMBED | |
| Alumni | Milwaukee | UWM alumni living in Wisconsin | Fall 2021 | 74% | EMBED | |
| Alumni | Milwaukee | Alumni | Fall 2021 | 199,815 | EMBED | |
| Enrollment | All Combined | Enrollment | Fall 2021 | 24,029 | EMBED |
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