University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Public College in Platteville, WI. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $61,760.
Ten-year median earnings of $61,760 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. 61% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $21,977, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
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-Platteville admits 89% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 4,934 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Yield sits at 30% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. The score bands below rest on the 28% of enrolled first-years who submitted an ACT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
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 | 21–28 | 366 (28%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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61% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 79% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in five are gone before sophomore year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 50% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,928 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $16,266 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $9,009 while those at $110k+ pay $20,245. About 62% get grants averaging $5,853, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. About 45% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 1,429 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 | $9,009 |
| $30–48k | $10,459 |
| $48–75k | $12,065 |
| $75–110k | $17,984 |
| $110k+ | $20,245 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,652 of these 5,928 students, totalling $15,320,358 — an average of $5,777 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Grant 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)