The student population at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is 22,676 (18,348 undergraduate and 4,328 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,740 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UWM is 80.91% which is decreased by 4,300 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 440 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

3,100 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 66.49% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,614 where 22,676 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.91% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.09% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,300 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 440 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UWM than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,41622,64811,12611,5224,7681,9362,832
2014-1527,596
180
22,674
26
10,990
-136
11,684
162
4,922
154
2,031
95
2,891
59
2015-1626,726
-870
21,898
-776
10,588
-402
11,310
-374
4,828
-94
1,959
-72
2,869
-22
2016-1725,601
-1,125
20,968
-930
10,072
-516
10,896
-414
4,633
-195
1,871
-88
2,762
-107
2017-1824,988
-613
20,360
-608
9,671
-401
10,689
-207
4,628
-5
1,851
-20
2,777
15
2018-1927,012
2,024
22,337
1,977
10,567
896
11,770
1,081
4,675
47
1,856
5
2,819
42
2019-2025,731
-1,281
21,107
-1,230
9,849
-718
11,258
-512
4,624
-51
1,820
-36
2,804
-15
2020-2124,565
-1,166
20,056
-1,051
9,137
-712
10,919
-339
4,509
-115
1,744
-76
2,765
-39
2021-2223,829
-736
19,411
-645
8,779
-358
10,632
-287
4,418
-91
1,649
-95
2,769
4
2022-2322,676
-1,153
18,348
-1,063
8,267
-512
10,081
-551
4,328
-90
1,646
-3
2,682
-87
Average25,61420,9819,90511,0764,6331,8362,797
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 20,981 where 18,348 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1422,64818,9429,3919,5513,7061,7351,971
2014-1522,67418,7939,2009,5933,8811,7902,091
2015-1621,89818,3168,9599,3573,5821,6291,953
2016-1720,96817,5988,5229,0763,3701,5501,820
2017-1820,36017,0768,1218,9553,2841,5501,734
2018-1922,33718,1378,6279,5104,2001,9402,260
2019-2021,10717,4568,2379,2193,6511,6122,039
2020-2120,05616,6207,5709,0503,4361,5671,869
2021-2219,41115,8647,1868,6783,5471,5931,954
2022-2318,34814,9096,7598,1503,4391,5081,931
Average20,98120,9818,2579,11420,9811,6471,962
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,633 where 4,328 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,7682,6061,0851,5212,1628511,311
2014-154,9222,6281,1091,5192,2949221,372
2015-164,8282,6481,1221,5262,1808371,343
2016-174,6332,6521,0831,5691,9817881,193
2017-184,6282,6501,0801,5701,9787711,207
2018-194,6752,6841,0801,6041,9917761,215
2019-204,6242,6161,0501,5662,0087701,238
2020-214,5092,6451,0231,6221,8647211,143
2021-224,4182,5789601,6181,8406891,151
2022-234,3282,6111,0391,5721,7176071,110
Average4,6334,6331,0631,5694,6337731,228
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 62.54%. The percentage was 71.28% 10 years ago and UWM still has a high percentage of white students. 6.39% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141141,4892,1231,8992119,541799
2014-151191,5812,1692,1542119,084843
2015-161051,6442,0332,2212618,078913
2016-17961,5761,9272,3492517,086951
2017-18921,5561,7882,5142016,474967
2018-191061,5831,7932,8572518,1231,016
2019-20891,6251,6842,8252917,0861,014
2020-21821,5971,6022,9132316,1921,010
2021-22781,5261,6312,9592915,414965
2022-23781,4481,5302,8772214,181928
Average961,5631,8282,5572417,126941
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,100 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 66.49% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1527,5961,8626,36819,366
2015-1626,7261,8396,76118,126
2016-1725,6011,8256,76317,013
2017-1824,9881,8476,76316,378
2018-1927,0122,3737,21717,422
2019-2025,7312,3767,35715,998
2020-2124,56510,98712,0771,501
2021-2223,8293,50812,1578,164
2022-2322,6763,10011,4968,080
Average25,4143,3028,55113,561

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