How many students at UWM? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 22,676 students have enrolled in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with 18,348 undergraduate and 4,328 graduate students.
By gender, 9,913 male and 12,763 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (33,713 students in average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
3,100 students are enrolled exclusively, and 11,496 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has a total of 22,676 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 18,348 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,328 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 9,913 male and 12,763 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 22,676 | 18,348 | 4,328 |
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| Men | 9,913 | 8,267 | 1,646 |
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| Women | 12,763 | 10,081 | 2,682 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 14,181 White, 1,530 Black, and 1,448 Asian students out of a total of 22,676 are attending at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 78 | 20 | 58 |
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| Asian | 1,448 | 636 | 812 |
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| Black | 1,530 | 569 | 961 |
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| Hispanic | 2,877 | 1,225 | 1,652 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 22 | 10 | 12 |
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| White | 14,181 | 6,183 | 7,998 |
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| Two or more races | 928 | 377 | 551 |
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| Race Unknown | 329 | 174 | 155 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 60 | 17 | 43 |
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| Asian | 1,283 | 578 | 705 |
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| Black | 1,314 | 496 | 818 |
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| Hispanic | 2,567 | 1,124 | 1,443 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 19 | 8 | 11 |
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| White | 11,667 | 5,347 | 6,320 |
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| Two or more races | 805 | 336 | 469 |
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| Race Unknown | 261 | 150 | 111 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 18 | 3 | 15 |
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| Asian | 165 | 58 | 107 |
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| Black | 216 | 73 | 143 |
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| Hispanic | 310 | 101 | 209 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| White | 2,514 | 836 | 1,678 |
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| Two or more races | 123 | 41 | 82 |
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| Race Unknown | 68 | 24 | 44 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, UWM has 753 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 16,720 students under 25 years old, and 5,956 students over 25 years old out of 22,676 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 753 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. UWM has 15,528 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,820 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,192 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,136 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 753 | 494 | 259 |
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| 18-19 | 5,573 | 3,143 | 2,430 |
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| 20-21 | 5,566 | 3,107 | 2,459 |
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| 22-24 | 4,828 | 2,663 | 2,165 |
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| 25-29 | 2,765 | 1,491 | 1,274 |
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| 30-34 | 1,398 | 761 | 637 |
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| 35-39 | 767 | 436 | 331 |
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| 40-49 | 715 | 463 | 252 |
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| 50-64 | 282 | 191 | 91 |
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| Over 65 | 29 | 14 | 15 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 753 | 494 | 259 |
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| 18-19 | 5,572 | 3,142 | 2,430 |
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| 20-21 | 5,503 | 3,073 | 2,430 |
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| 22-24 | 3,700 | 1,914 | 1,786 |
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| 25-29 | 1,417 | 681 | 736 |
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| 30-34 | 621 | 317 | 304 |
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| 35-39 | 334 | 175 | 159 |
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| 40-49 | 297 | 187 | 110 |
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| 50-64 | 138 | 91 | 47 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 63 | 34 | 29 |
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| 22-24 | 1,128 | 749 | 379 |
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| 25-29 | 1,348 | 810 | 538 |
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| 30-34 | 777 | 444 | 333 |
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| 35-39 | 433 | 261 | 172 |
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| 40-49 | 418 | 276 | 142 |
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| 50-64 | 144 | 100 | 44 |
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| Over 65 | 16 | 7 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3,100 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 11,496 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,605 students lived in Wisconsin or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 495 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 22,676 | 3,100 | 11,496 |
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| Undergraduate | 18,348 | 2,077 | 9,998 |
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| Graduate | 4,328 | 1,023 | 1,498 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Wisconsin Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,605 | 443 | 52 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,839 | 218 | 20 |
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| Graduate | 766 | 225 | 32 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 18,348 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,076 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.86%.895 students have transferred in as full-time status and 181 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 14,014 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 895 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,258 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 181 |
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