UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–PLATTEVILLE (UW–Platteville, UWP)

Boston, USA

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University

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Type of training:

Full-time
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Online

Language of instruction:

english

Year of foundation:1866

About the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–PLATTEVILLE (UW–Platteville, UWP)

UW–Platteville is a public university founded in 1866 as Platteville Normal School, the first state teacher-preparation institution in Wisconsin. The 821-acre campus is about 65 miles southwest of Madison and has 20 academic buildings and 12 residence halls; it also includes the 400–430-acre Pioneer Farm. Total enrollment is about 6,000–8,300 (mostly undergraduates), and the student-faculty ratio is 20:1. The university has three colleges: the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture (BILSA), the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science (EMS) and the College of Liberal Arts and Education (LAE), plus the School of Graduate Studies. Its strengths are engineering, agriculture, criminal justice, business, education and industrial technology. In 2022 it opened Sesquicentennial Hall, a $55 million, roughly 200,000-square-foot engineering building with one of the largest maker spaces in the Upper Midwest. Online master's programs have been offered since 1999 (the first degrees were awarded in 2001). Teams compete in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA Division III, including football and basketball).

Admission conditions in UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–PLATTEVILLE (UW–Platteville, UWP)

• Apply through the university's website. Admission is rolling: for fall, applications open on August 1 of the previous year; for spring, April 1; for summer, December 1. • A high school transcript with GPA is required. SAT/ACT are considered. • International applicants must show English proficiency (TOEFL and others) and financial documents. • The fall application deadline is about August 30 (per College Board); the scholarship deadline is April 1, and the financial aid priority date is April 30. • Study format is on-campus in Platteville; some graduate programs are online or hybrid.

Minimum rating for admission to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–PLATTEVILLE (UW–Platteville, UWP)

• There is no single minimum score. • Admitted students' ACT range is 20–27 (21–28 in another source), SAT about 1042–1247. • Acceptance rate is about 81–89% (2024: 4,934 applications and 4,410 admitted, 89.4%), so admission is only lightly selective. Some fields (for example engineering) may require stronger preparation in math and science.

Prospects after completing studies in UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–PLATTEVILLE (UW–Platteville, UWP)

• First-year retention is about 79%, and the six-year graduation rate is 56–59%. • Median graduate earnings 10 years after enrollment are about $61,800; the university and aggregators report high graduate employment (about 96%. • The most in-demand profiles are engineering (about 32% of graduates; mechanical, civil, electrical, software), business (about 13%), criminal justice and forensics, agriculture and agribusiness, and education. • For continued study, UWP itself offers 11 graduate programs (for example Engineering, Criminal Justice, Education, Cybersecurity, Healthcare Administration, Management, Project Management, Sport Administration, Applied Biotechnology), many of them online. • Engineering programs collaborate with regional partner universities, and faculty research receives federal support (NSF, USDA, US Department of Education). • The degree is American-style; regional accreditation ensures recognition in the US, and international recognition is via standard credential evaluation.