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Acceptance Rate 90.68%
Yield 23.76%
ACT Score 21
Applicants 16,079
Admitted 14,581

UWM Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 90.68% at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Total 16,079 students applied and 14,581 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$56
Admission Informationuwm.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.wisconsin.edu/
Acceptance Rate90.68%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 90.68%. A total of 16,079 students (6,902 men and 9,157 women) have applied to and 14,581 (6,160 men and 8,402 women) students admitted to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Among them, 1,479 male and 1,982 female students have enrolled into UWM and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.76%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UWM
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants16,0796,9029,15700
Admitted14,5816,1608,40200
Enrolled3,4641,4791,98200
Acceptance Rate 90.68% 89.25% 91.75% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.76% 24.01% 23.59% - -
[Chart] University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UWM
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UWM

The calendar system at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is Semester. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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