University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a public college in Whitewater, WI. Its average net price is $13,737 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$8,655
$30,001 to $48,000$8,417
$48,001 to $75,000$10,549
$75,001 to $110,000$15,644
$110,001 and up$18,775
$9,047Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$19,147Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$13,737Average Net Price
$8,400Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$300Books and Supplies
$3,160Other Expenses
29.1%Students on Pell Grants
46.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

85.7%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 24ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$52,406
8 years after entry$56,237
10 years after entry$59,084
55.6%Graduation Rate
78.0%Retention Rate
$20,688Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Whitewater, WILocation
Distant townSetting
9,405Undergraduate 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$64,710 n=118$17,978 Small program - rough guide n=81
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biology$36,946 n=110$24,900 Small program - rough guide n=86
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,719 n=245$23,833 n=194
Business and Commerce$55,944 n=107$25,043 n=112
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$54,462 National median for this major n=3,522Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=41
Communications$44,275 n=131$25,000 n=112
Computer Science$65,446 Small program - rough guide n=73$21,312 Small program - rough guide n=68
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminology$46,314 Small program - rough guide n=81$23,081 Small program - rough guide n=62
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
English Language and Literature, General$39,120 Small program - rough guide n=50$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925$23,313 Small program - rough guide n=41
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$57,192 n=226$20,500 n=229
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
History$37,082 Small program - rough guide n=32$26,750 Small program - rough guide n=41
Human Resources Management and Services$54,525 Small program - rough guide n=64$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,871 Small program - rough guide n=61$25,491 Small program - rough guide n=46
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$30,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Marketing$52,512 n=199$20,878 n=180
Mathematics$51,337 Small program - rough guide n=41$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=37
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$41,173 Small program - rough guide n=39$26,539 Small program - rough guide n=35
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$45,775 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Psychology$36,489 n=108$24,093 n=148
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$76,110 Small program - rough guide n=63$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=44
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$48,241 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$44,550 Small program - rough guide n=59$21,598 Small program - rough guide n=72
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$49,574 Small program - rough guide n=45$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=56
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Studio Art$35,501 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,438 n=104$27,125 Small program - rough guide n=78
Teaching$45,282 n=272$26,000 n=256
Visual and Performing Arts, General$33,165 Small program - rough guide n=43$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=33

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