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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Superior, WI
Population 150,000
Website http://www.uwsuper.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,200 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 236 (31%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,548
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 53%
From Region 34%
Athletes 31.7%

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
International 14%
Native American 4%
Hispanic 4%
Black 3%
Asian 1%
Mixed 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2012 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2013 Men: 47.5% 47.5% 2014 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2015 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2016 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2017 Men: 55.7% 55.7% 2018 Men: 45.7% 45.7% 2019 Men: 47.1% 47.1% 2020 Men: 39.9% 39.9% 2021 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2022 Men: 41.7% 41.7% 2023 Men: 41.9% 41.9% 2024 Men: 39.0% 39.0%

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: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Native: 2.3% 2.3% 2015 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2017 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2018 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2012 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2016 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2023 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2011 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2013 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Black: 0.7% 0.7% 2015 Black: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Black: 1.4% 1.4% 2017 Black: 1.8% 1.8% 2018 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Black: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Black: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Black: 1.2% 1.2% 2011 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 Hispanic: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Hispanic: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2016 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6% 2017 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5% 2018 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2019 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3% 2021 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2011 White: 86.3% 86.3% 2012 White: 87.0% 87.0% 2013 White: 89.5% 89.5% 2014 White: 85.5% 85.5% 2015 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2016 White: 82.1% 82.1% 2017 White: 85.9% 85.9% 2018 White: 80.6% 80.6% 2019 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2020 White: 77.6% 77.6% 2021 White: 70.8% 70.8% 2022 White: 76.8% 76.8% 2023 White: 75.6% 75.6% 2024 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2011 International: 6.2% 6.2% 2012 International: 6.8% 6.8% 2013 International: 5.2% 5.2% 2014 International: 8.3% 8.3% 2015 International: 10.2% 10.2% 2016 International: 10.0% 10.0% 2017 International: 6.5% 6.5% 2018 International: 8.6% 8.6% 2019 International: 7.9% 7.9% 2020 International: 10.4% 10.4% 2021 International: 18.0% 18.0% 2022 International: 13.5% 13.5% 2023 International: 13.5% 13.5% 2024 International: 14.7% 14.7%

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: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 Native: 3.7% 3.7% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2021 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2022 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2024 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2025 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2021 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2022 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2023 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2024 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2025 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2020 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2021 White: 78.9% 78.9% 2022 White: 74.2% 74.2% 2023 White: 76.5% 76.5% 2024 White: 75.1% 75.1% 2025 White: 73.6% 73.6% 2020 International: 10.4% 10.4% 2021 International: 9.6% 9.6% 2022 International: 13.8% 13.8% 2023 International: 12.1% 12.1% 2024 International: 12.4% 12.4% 2025 International: 13.8% 13.8%

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
University of Wisconsin - Superior 438 33% / 67% 9% $52,086 53 94%
Computer Science 12 +1 92% / 8% 33% $79,599 90 —
Chemistry 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,602 57 —
Mathematics 3 — 67% / 33% 33% $70,195 83 —
Biology 19 +3 32% / 68% 5% $48,004 42 97%
Environmental Science 11 +4 36% / 64% 0% $49,024 45 —
Natural Sciences — +1 — — $52,543 54 —
Community Health 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,412 54 —
Accounting 7 +1 71% / 29% 43% $89,647 95 95%
Business Administration 64 +5 62% / 38% 23% $56,989 64 93%
Business Statistics 1 — 0% / 100% 100% — — —
Economics 2 +3 100% / 0% 50% $73,628 86 —
Transportation Management 15 +1 73% / 27% 20% $56,989 64 93%
Communication 18 — 50% / 50% 17% $51,961 53 94%
English 8 — 12% / 88% 12% $44,500 31 —
History 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $46,199 36 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 30 +2 33% / 67% 0% $49,294 45 95%
Psychology 33 +1 6% / 94% 0% $44,943 32 91%
Social Sciences 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,350 40 —
Social Work 18 — 6% / 94% 0% $53,481 57 94%
Sustainability 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $53,619 57 —
Writing 11 +1 9% / 91% 0% $44,214 30 —
Elementary Education 98 — 10% / 90% 0% $49,670 46 94%
Physical Education 41 +1 39% / 61% 15% $50,984 50 —
Art 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $37,718 14 —
Music 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,028 14 —
Legal Studies 15 +1 33% / 67% 13% $49,920 47 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,258
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,794
Est. In-State Cost $11,976
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,018
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 43.8% 43.8% 2012 Graduated: 35.2% 35.2% 2013 Graduated: 41.1% 41.1% 2014 Graduated: 43.2% 43.2% 2015 Graduated: 40.4% 40.4% 2016 Graduated: 42.5% 42.5% 2017 Graduated: 43.4% 43.4% 2018 Graduated: 36.0% 36.0% 2019 Graduated: 48.1% 48.1% 2020 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3% 2021 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0% 2022 Graduated: 40.2% 40.2% 2023 Graduated: 44.1% 44.1% 2024 Graduated: 41.9% 41.9%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.6% 33.6% 2012 Men: 32.7% 32.7% 2013 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2014 Men: 36.3% 36.3% 2015 Men: 38.8% 38.8% 2016 Men: 35.5% 35.5% 2017 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2018 Men: 30.6% 30.6% 2019 Men: 44.5% 44.5% 2020 Men: 32.1% 32.1% 2021 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2022 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2023 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2024 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Women: 37.8% 37.8% 2013 Women: 39.1% 39.1% 2014 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2015 Women: 41.8% 41.8% 2016 Women: 48.7% 48.7% 2017 Women: 47.7% 47.7% 2018 Women: 41.0% 41.0% 2019 Women: 50.5% 50.5% 2020 Women: 51.0% 51.0% 2021 Women: 47.1% 47.1% 2022 Women: 49.0% 49.0% 2023 Women: 49.2% 49.2% 2024 Women: 46.5% 46.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2012 White: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 White: 40.7% 40.7% 2014 White: 42.5% 42.5% 2015 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2016 White: 42.2% 42.2% 2017 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2018 White: 37.1% 37.1% 2019 White: 50.8% 50.8% 2020 White: 43.9% 43.9% 2021 White: 42.9% 42.9% 2022 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2023 White: 42.8% 42.8% 2024 White: 44.0% 44.0% 2011 International: 52.4% 52.4% 2012 International: 45.0% 45.0% 2013 International: 55.6% 55.6% 2014 International: 52.0% 52.0% 2015 International: 40.5% 40.5% 2016 International: 48.6% 48.6% 2017 International: 45.5% 45.5% 2018 International: 29.0% 29.0% 2019 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 International: 38.2% 38.2% 2021 International: 45.3% 45.3% 2022 International: 46.0% 46.0% 2023 International: 52.2% 52.2% 2024 International: 46.8% 46.8%

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
Education 31.7% 139 19% / 81% 4% $50,058 47 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.4% 133 24% / 76% 3% $48,325 42 94%
Business & Economics 20.3% 89 65% / 35% 26% $59,965 70 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 19 32% / 68% 5% $48,004 42 97%
Professional 3.4% 15 33% / 67% 13% $49,920 47 —
Computer Science 2.7% 12 92% / 8% 33% $79,599 90 —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.5% 11 36% / 64% 0% $49,024 45 —
Arts 2.5% 11 0% / 100% 0% $37,803 14 —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 6 33% / 67% 17% $61,899 73 —
Health Sciences 0.7% 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,412 54 —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $7.2M #197 97% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #205 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #440 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.0M #543 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 — — — —
Total $7.4M #340 94% $0 — — — —

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 76%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

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: 89.1% 89.1% 2012 Acceptance: 89.4% 89.4% 2013 Acceptance: 89.3% 89.3% 2014 Acceptance: 88.6% 88.6% 2015 Acceptance: 94.0% 94.0% 2016 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2017 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2% 2018 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6% 2019 Acceptance: 82.0% 82.0% 2020 Acceptance: 86.1% 86.1% 2021 Acceptance: 76.2% 76.2% 2022 Acceptance: 95.6% 95.6% 2023 Acceptance: 93.6% 93.6% 2024 Acceptance: 93.0% 93.0% 2011 Yield: 44.2% 44.2% 2012 Yield: 40.6% 40.6% 2013 Yield: 43.6% 43.6% 2014 Yield: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Yield: 38.8% 38.8% 2016 Yield: 36.4% 36.4% 2017 Yield: 36.7% 36.7% 2018 Yield: 36.1% 36.1% 2019 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2020 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2021 Yield: 24.8% 24.8% 2022 Yield: 14.4% 14.4% 2023 Yield: 12.0% 12.0% 2024 Yield: 19.3% 19.3%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 965 965 2012 Applicants: 969 969 2013 Applicants: 941 941 2014 Applicants: 971 971 2015 Applicants: 1,006 1,006 2016 Applicants: 1,356 1,356 2017 Applicants: 1,234 1,234 2018 Applicants: 1,165 1,165 2019 Applicants: 1,166 1,166 2020 Applicants: 1,067 1,067 2021 Applicants: 1,805 1,805 2022 Applicants: 2,319 2,319 2023 Applicants: 2,310 2,310 2024 Applicants: 1,517 1,517 2011 Admitted: 860 860 2012 Admitted: 866 866 2013 Admitted: 840 840 2014 Admitted: 860 860 2015 Admitted: 946 946 2016 Admitted: 1,032 1,032 2017 Admitted: 940 940 2018 Admitted: 904 904 2019 Admitted: 956 956 2020 Admitted: 919 919 2021 Admitted: 1,376 1,376 2022 Admitted: 2,217 2,217 2023 Admitted: 2,163 2,163 2024 Admitted: 1,411 1,411 2011 Enrolled: 380 380 2012 Enrolled: 352 352 2013 Enrolled: 366 366 2014 Enrolled: 331 331 2015 Enrolled: 367 367 2016 Enrolled: 376 376 2017 Enrolled: 345 345 2018 Enrolled: 326 326 2019 Enrolled: 327 327 2020 Enrolled: 276 276 2021 Enrolled: 341 341 2022 Enrolled: 319 319 2023 Enrolled: 260 260 2024 Enrolled: 272 272

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 17%
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: 85.0% 85.0% 2012 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2013 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0% 2014 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2015 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0% 2016 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2017 Submitted: 82.0% 82.0% 2018 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2019 Submitted: 86.0% 86.0% 2020 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2021 Submitted: 42.0% 42.0% 2022 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2023 Submitted: 21.0% 21.0% 2024 Submitted: 17.0% 17.0%

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.