Fast Facts: Student and Faculty Profile

Student Facts

Total Student Enrollment, Fall 2017: 4,308

• Undergraduate Full-Time: 3,275 (78.6%)
• Undergraduate Part-Time: 893 (21.4%)
• Undergraduate Total: 4,168 (100%)
• Graduate Full-Time: 35 (25%)
• Graduate Part-Time:105 (76%)
• Graduate Total: 140 (100%)

Age:

• Average age of full-time undergraduate students: 22 years old
• Percentage of undergraduate students 25 years and older: 21%

Sex:

• Male: 2,052 (47.6%)
• Female: 2,256 (52.4%)

Ethnicity:

• White: 2,715 (65.1%)
• Hispanic: 661 (15.9%)
• African American: 375 (9.0%)
• Asian: 150 (3.6%)
• American Indian or Alaskan Native: 6 (0.1%)
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 4 (0.1%)
• International: 71 (1.7%)
• Two or more race/ethnicities, non-Hispanic: 184 (4.4%)
• Unknown: 2 (<0.1%)

Geographic Distribution:

• Percentage of first-time, first-year degree seeking freshmen who live in Wisconsin: 82%

Retention:

• Percentage of retention of Fall 2016 first-time, full-time students to Fall 2017: 72.71%

Admissions:
First-time, First-year Freshmen

• Total Applications: 1,743 (100%)
• Total Admitted: 1,399 (80.3%)
• Total Enrolled: 712 (50.1% of Admitted)

Transfer Students

• Total Applications: 639 (100%)
• Total Admitted: 595 (93.1%)
• Total Enrolled: 346 (58.2% of Admitted)

Student Life:
First-time, First-year Freshmen

• Percentage who live on campus: 35%
• Average age of full-time students: 18 years old