University of Wisconsin-Platteville

University of Wisconsin-Platteville is a public college in Platteville, WI. Its average net price is $15,451 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$10,189
$30,001 to $48,000$8,147
$48,001 to $75,000$9,907
$75,001 to $110,000$16,335
$110,001 and up$20,552
$9,031Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,438Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$15,451Average Net Price
$10,079Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$950Books and Supplies
$3,060Other Expenses
25.5%Students on Pell Grants
43.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

89.4%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$59,814
8 years after entry$64,250
10 years after entry$66,166
58.3%Graduation Rate
79.0%Retention Rate
$20,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Platteville, WILocation
Distant townSetting
5,837Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agricultural Business$59,363 Small program - rough guide n=77$20,845 Small program - rough guide n=30
Animal Sciences$49,201 Small program - rough guide n=67$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=47
Biology$47,222 Small program - rough guide n=61$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=87
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,541 n=155$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=90
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,633 n=110$23,500 Small program - rough guide n=88
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other$38,116 National median for this major n=62Not published
Computer Engineering$75,023 Small program - rough guide n=48$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Computer Science$70,944 Small program - rough guide n=46$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Management$71,286 Small program - rough guide n=79$19,757 Small program - rough guide n=95
Criminal Justice$45,922 n=128$21,500 n=123
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$79,694 Small program - rough guide n=77$27,564 Small program - rough guide n=59
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$67,889 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$58,823 National median for this major n=2,808Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Industrial Engineering$79,514 Small program - rough guide n=46$22,190 Small program - rough guide n=31
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$72,196 n=122$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=81
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$73,358 n=229$22,172 n=185
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other$36,547 National median for this major n=174Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Plant Sciences$49,026 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$41,293 Small program - rough guide n=30$22,033 Small program - rough guide n=66
Security Science and Technology$43,750 Small program - rough guide n=64$24,150 Small program - rough guide n=81
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$47,632 Small program - rough guide n=32$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=39
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$41,181 Small program - rough guide n=66$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=76

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