University of Wisconsin-Superior
Public College in Superior, WI. Six-year graduation rate 42%. Median 10-year earnings $49,606.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $49,606 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 42%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $22,500, 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
Admission is not the constraint here: 93% of applicants are accepted. 1,517 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield is low at 19%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. 17% 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 | 45 (17%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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42% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. Retention of 72% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,899 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $13,215 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The income table below is the number that matters — $9,679 at $0–30k versus $17,859 at $110k+. About 60% get grants averaging $6,281, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 48% 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 · 252 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 | $9,679 |
| $30–48k | $10,178 |
| $48–75k | $9,710 |
| $75–110k | $13,728 |
| $110k+ | $17,859 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 906 of these 1,899 students, totalling $6,403,654 — an average of $7,068 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Douglas 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)