University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Public College in Stevens Point, WI. Six-year graduation rate 57%. Median 10-year earnings $52,021.
Students who entered University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point land at a median of $52,021 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. 57% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $21,503, neither a bargain nor a burden.
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-Stevens Point admits 92% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool runs to 8,590, typical for a school of this reach. Yield sits at 24% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. Read the score bands below narrowly: only 44% of enrolled first-years submitted an ACT score, and test-optional applicants are not represented in them.
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 | 20–26 | 814 (44%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 57% finish inside six years. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Retention drops to 32% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. The student-faculty ratio is 21:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,104 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $14,883 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $8,833 at the $0–30k band to $18,737 at $110k+. About 64% get grants averaging $6,166, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 51% of students.
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 · 1,794 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 | $8,833 |
| $30–48k | $9,609 |
| $48–75k | $11,428 |
| $75–110k | $17,042 |
| $110k+ | $18,737 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,617 of these 7,104 students, totalling $21,481,085 — an average of $5,939 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Portage 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)