Applying to UWM

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's acceptance rate is 88.44% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 16,662 students applied and 14,736 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UWM.

UWM's acceptance rate places 22nd out of 37 Wisconsin colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to UWM, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 88.44% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 22.84%. 7,112 men and 9,548 women applied to UWM and 6,123 men and 8,612 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,441 men and 1,925 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UWM.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at UWM
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	16,662	7,112	9,548	0	0
Admitted	14,736	6,123	8,612	0	0
Enrolled	3,366	1,441	1,925	0	0
Acceptance Rate	88.44%	86.09%	90.20%	-	-
Yield	22.84%	23.53%	22.35%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 2,304 students (68%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UWM.

The median ACT composite score is 21 with 75^th percentile score of 24 and 25^th percentile score of 18 at UWM. The median ACT math score is 20 and the ACT English score is 21.

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at UWM
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	0	0	0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SAT Math
ACT Composite	18	21	24
ACT Math	17	20	24
ACT English	16	21	24

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 3,366 first-year students enrolled in UWM. The proportion of full-time students is 98.19% and part-time students is 1.81%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 42.81% and women students is 57.19%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UWM.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at UWM
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,366	1,441	1,925
Full-time	3,305	1,412	1,893
Part-time	61	29	32

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UWM. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

UWM Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered, if submitted
Recommendations	Considered, if submitted
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Considered, if submitted
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

Application fee is $56 for applying graduate schools. The next table provides general admission information for applying to UWM.

Admission Information for Applying to UWM
Open Admission Policy	No
Graduate Application Fees	$56
Admission Information	uwm.edu/admission/
Online Application	https://apply.wisconsin.edu/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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Applying to UWM

Admission Statistics

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

Application Requirements

General Admissions Information

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