Fast Facts: Student and Faculty Profile

Student Facts

Total Student Enrollment, Fall 2018: 4,325

• Undergraduate Full-Time: 3,197 (78.2%)
• Undergraduate Part-Time: 893 (21.8%)
• Undergraduate Total: 4,090 (100%)
• Graduate Full-Time: 90 (38.3%)
• Graduate Part-Time:145 (61.7%)
• Graduate Total: 235 (100%)

Age:

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

Sex:

• Male: 2,043 (47.2%)
• Female: 2,282 (52.8%)

Ethnicity:

• White: 2,621 (64.1%)
• Hispanic: 713 (17.4%)
• African American: 360 (8.8%)
• Asian: 162 (4.0%)
• American Indian or Alaskan Native: 8 (0.2%)
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 5 (0.1%)
• International: 67 (1.6%)
• Two or more race/ethnicities, non-Hispanic: 153 (3.7%)
• Unknown: 1 (<0.1%)

Geographic Distribution:

• Percentage of first-time, first-year degree seeking freshmen who live in Wisconsin: 85%

Retention:

• Percentage of retention of Fall 2017 first-time, full-time students to Fall 2018: 70.32%

Admissions:
First-time, First-year Freshmen

• Total Applications: 1,651 (100%)
• Total Admitted: 1,443 (87.4%)
• Total Enrolled: 649 (45.0% of Admitted)

Transfer Students

• Total Applications: 644 (100%)
• Total Admitted: 608 (94.4%)
• Total Enrolled: 444 (73.0% of Admitted)

Student Life:
First-time, First-year Freshmen

• Percentage who live on campus: 39%
• Average age of full-time students: 18 years old