{"id":487,"date":"2023-01-06T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/?page_id=487"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:46:02","slug":"impact-of-uwm-students-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/about\/impact-of-uwm-students-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of UWM Students and Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/01\/GR_Legislative-Impact-Flyer_Congress_July2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Congressional District (PDF)<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/01\/GR_Legislative-Impact-Flyer_Senate_July2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate District (PDF)<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/583\/2025\/01\/GR_Legislative-Impact-Flyer_Assembly_July2025.pdf\" rel=\"\">Assembly District (PDF)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong> 218,647&nbsp;<\/strong>total UWM alumni&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>85%&nbsp;<\/strong>of students are Wisconsin residents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More than 80%&nbsp;<\/strong>of alumni from the last 10 years live and work in Wisconsin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$1.5 billion&nbsp;<\/strong>economic impact on Wisconsin&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5,300&nbsp;<\/strong>degrees awarded annually over last 10 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$64,645&nbsp;<\/strong>average salary for graduates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>43%&nbsp;<\/strong>of UWM undergrads are first-generation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top <\/strong>military-friendly university&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>50&nbsp;<\/strong>states and 86 countries represented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2307\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/about\/advocate-for-uwm\/\">Advocate For UWM<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/about\/workforce-needs\/\">Workforce Needs<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/about\/impact-of-uwm-students-alumni\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">The Impact of UWM Students and Alumni<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\">UWM Report<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/governmentrelations\/about\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-2231\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<h2 id=\"h-advocate-for-uwm\" class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4 exclude-otp-nav\">Advocate For UWM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UWM is always seeking supportive voices to advocate for the University&#8217;s needs and its tremendous impact on the region. 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