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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Oshkosh, WI
Population 250,000
Website http://www.uwosh.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,195
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 88%
From Region 9%
Athletes 12.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
Hispanic 7%
Asian 4%
Black 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Men: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2014 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2015 Men: 41.2% 41.2% 2016 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2017 Men: 62.9% 62.9% 2018 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2019 Men: 41.8% 41.8% 2020 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2021 Men: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Men: 42.5% 42.5% 2023 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2024 Men: 43.0% 43.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2014 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2015 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2012 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2014 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2016 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2018 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2019 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Asian: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2022 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2023 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2024 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2011 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2012 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2013 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2016 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2017 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2019 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Black: 3.2% 3.2% 2024 Black: 2.5% 2.5% 2011 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2017 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2018 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2019 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Hispanic: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2024 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2011 White: 91.0% 91.0% 2012 White: 91.3% 91.3% 2013 White: 91.5% 91.5% 2014 White: 89.5% 89.5% 2015 White: 89.6% 89.6% 2016 White: 88.6% 88.6% 2017 White: 86.4% 86.4% 2018 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2019 White: 88.3% 88.3% 2020 White: 85.8% 85.8% 2021 White: 84.4% 84.4% 2022 White: 81.5% 81.5% 2023 White: 83.2% 83.2% 2024 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2011 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2019 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2023 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 International: 1.9% 1.9%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2022 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Asian: 4.4% 4.4% 2024 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2025 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2025 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2021 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2022 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2023 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2024 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2025 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2020 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2021 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2022 White: 79.8% 79.8% 2023 White: 79.3% 79.3% 2024 White: 78.1% 78.1% 2025 White: 78.4% 78.4% 2020 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2021 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2023 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2025 International: 2.7% 2.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 216 65% / 35% 0% $77,599 89 97%
Accounting 19 +10 58% / 42% 0% $82,801 92 100%
Business Administration 34 +2 71% / 29% 0% $79,511 90 97%
Finance 53 +16 77% / 23% 2% $73,652 86 97%
Human Resources Development 22 +3 5% / 95% 0% $71,812 85 94%
Management Information Systems 17 — 82% / 18% 0% $98,273 98 94%
Marketing 45 +4 73% / 27% 0% $72,521 85 100%
Operations Management 15 +2 73% / 27% 0% $79,511 90 97%
Organizational Leadership 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $79,511 90 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Services 256 23% / 77% 0% $54,183 59 99%
Rehabilitation Science 46 +1 28% / 72% 0% $65,638 79 —
Human Services 33 — 12% / 88% 0% $52,260 54 —
Social Work 29 — 14% / 86% 0% $57,660 66 97%
Elementary Education 70 +8 7% / 93% 0% $49,498 46 99%
Physical Education 29 — 72% / 28% 0% $51,873 53 100%
Science Teacher Education 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $51,873 53 100%
Social Science Teacher Education 15 +1 33% / 67% 0% $51,873 53 100%
Special Education 27 +9 7% / 93% 0% $49,798 47 100%
Teaching English as a Second Language — — — — $51,784 53 —
Technology Teacher Education — — — — $51,873 53 100%
Music Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,873 53 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Letters and Science 642 46% / 54% 1% $59,842 70 98%
Computer Science 24 — 83% / 17% 4% $85,350 94 —
Computer Science and Engineering 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $84,085 93 —
Web and Digital Media Management 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $71,731 85 96%
Chemistry 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,169 79 —
Geosciences 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $62,330 74 —
Mathematics 13 — 31% / 69% 0% $65,447 78 —
Physics 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $69,286 82 —
Biology 59 +4 41% / 59% 2% $65,790 79 98%
Microbiology 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $63,224 75 —
Environmental Studies 21 — 29% / 71% 0% $49,827 47 100%
Environmental Health 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $64,336 77 —
Exercise Science 21 — 76% / 24% 0% $58,156 67 —
Advertising 2 +1 100% / 0% 0% $62,698 75 100%
Economics 18 +10 89% / 11% 6% $77,298 89 100%
Anthropology 14 +2 29% / 71% 0% $52,833 55 —
Communication Studies 30 +1 37% / 63% 0% $59,948 70 96%
English 21 — 24% / 76% 0% $50,205 48 100%
French 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $40,647 20 100%
Geography 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,973 70 —
History 11 +1 64% / 36% 0% $49,407 46 100%
Interdisciplinary Studies 35 — 57% / 43% 0% $54,610 59 —
International Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,055 69 —
Japanese Studies 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $49,110 45 —
Journalism 6 +1 0% / 100% 0% $50,569 49 96%
Liberal Studies 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $64,247 77 96%
Philosophy 3 +1 100% / 0% 0% $48,672 44 —
Political Science 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $65,282 78 96%
Psychology 77 +4 22% / 78% 1% $50,656 50 98%
Public Relations and Advertising 20 +1 20% / 80% 0% $62,698 75 100%
Radio and Television 32 +2 75% / 25% 0% $51,296 51 97%
Sociology 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $53,059 56 —
Spanish 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $40,647 20 100%
Women's Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $50,918 50 —
Drama and Theatre Arts 5 +1 80% / 20% 0% $39,662 18 —
Fine Arts 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,313 28 92%
Music 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $43,474 28 —
Studio Art 29 — 3% / 97% 0% $43,313 28 92%
Criminal Justice 55 +4 49% / 51% 0% $69,206 82 98%
Electrical Engineering Technology 13 +1 100% / 0% 0% $83,915 93 —
Environmental Engineering Technology 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $83,978 93 —
Fire Services Administration 13 — 77% / 23% 0% $69,705 83 —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 11 — 82% / 18% 0% $83,162 92 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 307 14% / 86% 0% $75,287 87 99%
Clinical Laboratory Science 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $77,764 89 —
Nursing 274 — 14% / 86% 0% $76,522 88 99%
Radiation Therapy 28 — 11% / 89% 0% $62,760 75 100%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,964
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,496
Est. In-State Cost $11,596
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,633
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 69%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 46%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2012 Graduated: 50.1% 50.1% 2013 Graduated: 53.5% 53.5% 2014 Graduated: 54.3% 54.3% 2015 Graduated: 50.9% 50.9% 2016 Graduated: 52.6% 52.6% 2017 Graduated: 52.3% 52.3% 2018 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4% 2019 Graduated: 61.2% 61.2% 2020 Graduated: 55.5% 55.5% 2021 Graduated: 55.2% 55.2% 2022 Graduated: 57.6% 57.6% 2023 Graduated: 57.9% 57.9% 2024 Graduated: 46.1% 46.1%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2012 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2013 Men: 50.1% 50.1% 2014 Men: 50.5% 50.5% 2015 Men: 46.6% 46.6% 2016 Men: 51.2% 51.2% 2017 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2018 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2019 Men: 59.9% 59.9% 2020 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2021 Men: 48.2% 48.2% 2022 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 Men: 55.5% 55.5% 2024 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2013 Women: 55.9% 55.9% 2014 Women: 57.2% 57.2% 2015 Women: 54.2% 54.2% 2016 Women: 53.7% 53.7% 2017 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2018 Women: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Women: 62.0% 62.0% 2020 Women: 59.0% 59.0% 2021 Women: 60.1% 60.1% 2022 Women: 63.2% 63.2% 2023 Women: 59.3% 59.3% 2024 Women: 51.2% 51.2%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 35.0% 35.0% 2012 Asian: 40.4% 40.4% 2013 Asian: 51.0% 51.0% 2014 Asian: 57.9% 57.9% 2015 Asian: 21.6% 21.6% 2016 Asian: 34.5% 34.5% 2017 Asian: 39.7% 39.7% 2018 Asian: 49.3% 49.3% 2019 Asian: 55.6% 55.6% 2020 Asian: 52.2% 52.2% 2021 Asian: 32.7% 32.7% 2022 Asian: 48.3% 48.3% 2023 Asian: 31.0% 31.0% 2024 Asian: 42.5% 42.5% 2011 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Hispanic: 48.1% 48.1% 2013 Hispanic: 57.6% 57.6% 2014 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2015 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2016 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3% 2017 Hispanic: 34.7% 34.7% 2018 Hispanic: 44.1% 44.1% 2019 Hispanic: 54.0% 54.0% 2020 Hispanic: 44.7% 44.7% 2021 Hispanic: 50.6% 50.6% 2022 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Hispanic: 58.4% 58.4% 2024 Hispanic: 42.7% 42.7% 2011 White: 51.5% 51.5% 2012 White: 51.5% 51.5% 2013 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2014 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2015 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2016 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2017 White: 54.8% 54.8% 2018 White: 55.7% 55.7% 2019 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2020 White: 57.3% 57.3% 2021 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2022 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2023 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2024 White: 48.6% 48.6%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 26.5% 377 19% / 81% 0% $73,068 86 99%
Humanities & Social Sciences 26.2% 372 34% / 66% 0% $53,912 58 98%
Business & Economics 16.6% 236 67% / 33% 1% $77,450 89 98%
Education 10.2% 145 26% / 74% 0% $50,340 49 99%
Professional 6.6% 94 65% / 35% 0% $73,257 86 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.4% 62 42% / 58% 2% $65,666 79 98%
Arts 3.4% 48 23% / 77% 0% $43,498 28 92%
Computer Science 2.3% 33 76% / 24% 3% $82,759 92 96%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 33 45% / 55% 0% $65,521 78 —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 21 29% / 71% 0% $49,827 47 100%

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.4M #292 72% $0.1M — — — —
Education $0.6M #280 96% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.6M #311 24% $0.1M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #400 28% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #512 40% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #337 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.0M #270 32% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #392 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #518 0% $0 — — — —
Total $3.4M #433 57% $0.2M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 90% 90%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8% 2012 Acceptance: 83.7% 83.7% 2013 Acceptance: 81.3% 81.3% 2014 Acceptance: 80.3% 80.3% 2015 Acceptance: 81.5% 81.5% 2016 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0% 2017 Acceptance: 63.1% 63.1% 2018 Acceptance: 70.8% 70.8% 2019 Acceptance: 76.3% 76.3% 2020 Acceptance: 78.6% 78.6% 2021 Acceptance: 89.9% 89.9% 2022 Acceptance: 88.5% 88.5% 2023 Acceptance: 86.7% 86.7% 2024 Acceptance: 86.5% 86.5% 2011 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2012 Yield: 43.5% 43.5% 2013 Yield: 44.2% 44.2% 2014 Yield: 43.1% 43.1% 2015 Yield: 40.4% 40.4% 2016 Yield: 41.1% 41.1% 2017 Yield: 37.3% 37.3% 2018 Yield: 45.0% 45.0% 2019 Yield: 42.8% 42.8% 2020 Yield: 37.2% 37.2% 2021 Yield: 23.3% 23.3% 2022 Yield: 22.6% 22.6% 2023 Yield: 22.2% 22.2% 2024 Yield: 21.4% 21.4%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,935 4,935 2012 Applicants: 5,141 5,141 2013 Applicants: 5,117 5,117 2014 Applicants: 4,939 4,939 2015 Applicants: 4,755 4,755 2016 Applicants: 5,612 5,612 2017 Applicants: 6,457 6,457 2018 Applicants: 7,635 7,635 2019 Applicants: 6,630 6,630 2020 Applicants: 6,340 6,340 2021 Applicants: 8,524 8,524 2022 Applicants: 8,704 8,704 2023 Applicants: 9,082 9,082 2024 Applicants: 7,660 7,660 2011 Admitted: 4,136 4,136 2012 Admitted: 4,302 4,302 2013 Admitted: 4,162 4,162 2014 Admitted: 3,968 3,968 2015 Admitted: 3,875 3,875 2016 Admitted: 3,649 3,649 2017 Admitted: 4,074 4,074 2018 Admitted: 5,409 5,409 2019 Admitted: 5,061 5,061 2020 Admitted: 4,982 4,982 2021 Admitted: 7,662 7,662 2022 Admitted: 7,705 7,705 2023 Admitted: 7,872 7,872 2024 Admitted: 6,626 6,626 2011 Enrolled: 1,861 1,861 2012 Enrolled: 1,872 1,872 2013 Enrolled: 1,841 1,841 2014 Enrolled: 1,709 1,709 2015 Enrolled: 1,567 1,567 2016 Enrolled: 1,501 1,501 2017 Enrolled: 1,519 1,519 2018 Enrolled: 2,433 2,433 2019 Enrolled: 2,165 2,165 2020 Enrolled: 1,854 1,854 2021 Enrolled: 1,786 1,786 2022 Enrolled: 1,738 1,738 2023 Enrolled: 1,751 1,751 2024 Enrolled: 1,417 1,417

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 920 – 1170
SAT Math Range 450 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 590

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 95.0% 95.0% 2012 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2015 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2016 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0% 2018 Submitted: 93.0% 93.0% 2019 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2020 Submitted: 91.0% 91.0% 2021 Submitted: 59.0% 59.0% 2022 Submitted: 46.0% 46.0% 2023 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0% 2024 Submitted: 30.0% 30.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.