University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Public College in Green Bay, WI. Six-year graduation rate 53%. Median 10-year earnings $52,528.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $52,528 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 53%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates carry a median of $18,500 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay admits 89% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 5,899 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. About 25% of admitted students enroll, a yield in the normal range. 32% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | 18–24 | 418 (32%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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53% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 66% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Retention drops to 30% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,230 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $11,429 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $9,144 while those at $110k+ pay $18,975. About 59% get grants averaging $7,176, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 43% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,186 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,144 |
| $30–48k | $9,166 |
| $48–75k | $11,169 |
| $75–110k | $16,105 |
| $110k+ | $18,975 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,672 of these 6,230 students, totalling $16,820,304 — an average of $6,295 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Brown County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)