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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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Information Summary
Ranks 653rd overall and 17th in Wisconsin
| Overall Score
On StateUniversity.com (about) |
80.3 |
|---|---|
| Total Cost
On-Campus Attendance |
$14,418 |
| Admission
Success rate |
82% |
| ACT
75 %ile scores |
24 |
| Student Ratio
Ratio of students to faculty |
23 : 1 |
| Retention
(Full-Time / Part-Time) |
74% / 33% |
| Enrollment
Total (all students) |
12,530 |
Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas
Reported area around or near Oshkosh, WI 54901
| Surrounding community | Small city (inside urban area, pop. under 100,000) |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 37,010 (36,467 urban / 543 rural) |
| Households | 12,977 (2.35 people per house) |
| Families | 6,968 (3.0 people per family) |
| Pop. — African American | 1,278 |
| Pop. — Asian | 1,471 |
| Pop. — Pacific Islander | 47 |
| Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native | 344 |
| Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic) | 33,967 |
| Pop. — Other | 339 |
Carnegie Foundation Classification
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
| Undergraduate | Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence |
|---|---|
| Graduate | Postbaccalaureate comprehensive |
| Undergraduate Population | Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in |
| Enrollment | Very high undergraduate |
| Size & Setting | Medium four-year, primarily residential |
General Characteristics
| Highest offering | Post-master's certificate |
|---|---|
| Calendar System | Semester |
| Years of college work required | N/A |
| Variable Tuition |
Special Learning Opportunities
| Distance Learning | |
|---|---|
| ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force | |
| Study Abroad | |
| Weekend College | |
| Teacher Certification |
Student Tuition Costs and Fees
What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?
Ranks 1423rd for total cost of attendance
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT Undergraduate Tuition | $4,929 | $4,929 | $12,502 |
| FT Undergraduate Required Fees | $760 | $760 | $760 |
| PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour | $205 | $205 | $521 |
| FT Graduate Tuition | $6,161 | $6,161 | $16,771 |
| FT Graduate Required Fees | $760 | $760 | $760 |
| PT Graduate per Credit Hour | $342 | $342 | $932 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus | $14,418 | $14,418 | $21,991 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family | $6,490 | $6,490 | $14,063 |
| Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family | $6,490 | $6,490 | $14,063 |
Student Tuition Cost History and Trends
Three year history and trends on the cost of attending
| In District | In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published Tuition & Fees | $4,977 |
$4,977 |
$15,023 |
| Cost (regardless of residency) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| On-Campus – Room & Board | $4,634 |
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| On-Campus – Other Expenses | $2,840 |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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| Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses | N/A |
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| Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board | N/A |
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Admission Details
| Application Fee Required | N/A |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate Application Fee | $35 |
| Graduate Application Fee | $45 |
| First Professional Application Fee | N/A |
| Applicants | 4,753 (1,944 male / 2,809 female) |
| Admitted | 3,892 (1,517 male / 2,375 female) |
| Admission rate | 82% |
| First-time Enrollment | 1,765 (718 male / 1,047 female) |
| FT Enrollment | 1,726 (702 male / 1,024 female) |
| PT Enrollment | 39 (16 male / 23 female) |
| Total Enrollment | 12,530 |
Admission Criteria
What criteria does University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh use for admissions?
| Open Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record | |
| College Prep. Completion | |
| Recommendations | N/A |
| Formal competency demo | N/A |
| Admission test scores | |
| TOEFL | |
| Other tests | N/A |
Admission Credits Accepted
What types of credits does University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh accept?
| Dual Credit | |
|---|---|
| Life Experience | |
| Advanced Placement (AP) |
Athletics - Association Memberships
| Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships | NCAA |
|---|---|
| NCAA Football Conference | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf |
| NCAA Basketball Conference | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf |
| NCAA Baseball Conference | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf |
| NCAA Track & Field Conference | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Ath Conf |
ACT Test Admission
Ranks 770th for 75pctl scores
| Applicants submitting ACT results | 95% |
|---|---|
| Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 24 |
| Math scores (25/75 %ile) | 19 / 25 |
| Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) | 20 / 24 |
Student Services
| Remedial Services | |
|---|---|
| Academic / Career Counseling | |
| PT Cost-defraying Employment | |
| Career Placement | |
| On-Campus Day Care | |
| Library Facility |
Student Living
| First-time Room / Board Required | |
|---|---|
| Dorm Capacity | 3,205 |
| Meals per Week | N/A |
| Room Fee | $3,162 |
| Board Fee | $2,080 |
Student Financial Aid Details
How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Ranks 2937th for the average student loan amount.
| Average | Users | % of Attendees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Grant Aid | $2,980 | 280 | |
| State & Local Grant Aid | $2,148 | 308 | |
| Institutional Grant Aid | $916 | 136 | |
| Student Loan Aid | $3,779 | 929 | |
| Any financial aid type | 1,129 |
Student Enrollment Demographics
How many students are enrolled at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 45 | 42 | 87 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 63 | 65 | 128 |
Hispanic | 83 | 108 | 191 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 137 | 214 | 351 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 46 | 94 | 140 |
White Non-Hispanic | 4,585 | 7,048 | 11,633 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 4,959 | 7,571 | 12,530 |
Student Graduation Demographics
How many students graduated at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh?
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non Resident Alien | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Black Non-Hispanic | 4 | 8 | 12 |
Hispanic | 8 | 14 | 22 |
Asian / Pacific Islander | 14 | 11 | 25 |
American Indian / Alaskan Native | 4 | 5 | 9 |
White Non-Hispanic | 622 | 928 | 1,550 |
Race Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total | 655 | 969 | 1,624 |
Most Popular Fields of Study
The top 5 fields of study completed at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
| Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 203 | 221 | |
| 15 | 164 | 179 | |
| 47 | 38 | 85 | |
| 5 | 75 | 80 | |
| 41 | 36 | 77 |
Student Completion / Graduation Demographics
How many students are successful graduates?
Faculty Compensation / Salaries
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Ranks 1325th for the average full-time faculty salary.
| Tenure system | |
|---|---|
| Average FT Salary | $56,523 ($59,084 male / $52,856 female) |
| Number of FT Faculty | 377 (222 male / 155 female) |
| Number of PT Faculty | 197 |
| FT Faculty Ratio | 2 : 1 |
| Total Benefits | $7,709,163 |
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Summary
The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (also known as UW-Oshkosh or UWO )is a public university located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In 1871 the university began as Oshkosh State Normal School. Oshkosh Normal began the first state normal school in the United States to have a kindergarten. The university was called Wisconsin State College Oshkosh from 1951 to 1964 and Wisconsin State University Oshkosh from 1964 to 1971. Despite a recent multi-million dollar renovation, the best attended sporting events at Titan Stadium are for the two local Oshkosh public high school football teams, both of whom use it as their home field. Titan TV was – for a while – the only NCAA Division III school to telecast all home football and men’s and women’s basketball games complete with live pre-game, halftime, and post-game shows.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Academics
There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is unique in its study options. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Weekend College. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help.
The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
- School of Visual and Performing Arts:
- Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Production/Cinematography, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
- Foreign Language and Literature:
- French, German, Spanish
- Public Administration and Service:
- Human Services, Social Work
- Computer Science:
- Computer Science
- Business, Management, & Marketing:
- Accounting, Finance/Banking, Human Resources Management, Management Information Systems, Operations Management
- Psychology:
- Psychology – General
- History:
- History – General
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
- Bacteriology, Biology
- Social Sciences:
- Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies
- Communications & Journalism:
- Broadcast Journalism, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism
- Health and Clinical Sciences:
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing (RN), Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine
- Popular majors:
- twenty percent business per marketing, sixteen percent education, eleven percent health professions, eight percent communications per journalism, seven percent social sciences, six percent public administration and social services, five percent security and protective services, five percent visual and performing arts
- Mathematics:
- Mathematics – General
- Education:
- Education of Emotionally Handicapped, Education of Learning Disabled, Education of Mentally Handicapped, Elementary Education, Music Teacher Education, Physical Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Special Education
- English Language and Literature:
- English
- Philosphy and Religion:
- Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
- Physical Sciences:
- Chemistry, Geology, Physics
Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of May. In addition, for international students, the application fee is 35.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Admissions
Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 79%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. An instance of this, there were one thousand, five hundred and fifty-five total number of transfer students who applied and one thousand, three hundred and fifty-seven total number of transfer students who were admitted. This school did not report their application fee.
It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of March. SAT and ACT score reports are very important, so you will want to check on the specific dates with the university. Further, For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of May.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Financial Aid
In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Students
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 79 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately nine thousand, five hundred and ninety-two degree-seeking undergrads, one thousand, six hundred and thirty-four first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, two hundred and fifty-seven graduate enrollment. Besides, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. In addition, the student body consists of ninety-eight percent in-state students, two percent out-of-state students, five percent part-time students, sixty-one percent women, thirty-nine percent men, one percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, ninety-one percent white per non-hispanic, less than one percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, eleven percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-eight percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-nine percent in top half of graduating class, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, twenty-four percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twenty-three percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, nineteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49.
Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, sixty-nine percent of first-year students live in college housing, thirty-one percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Women’s Housing, Special Housing For International Students, fifteen-JUN deadline for housing deposit, one hundred and twenty-five dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. Additionally, the university has many unique facilites such as planetarium. This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Residential campus. In short, the school is located 90 miles from Milwaukee.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Athletics
The Titans are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Football
- Women’s NCAA Division III and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
- Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
- Men’s NCAA Division III, Women’s NCAA Division III, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
- Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Track_and_field
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_indoor
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Women’s NCAA Division III Track_outdoor
- Women’s NCAA Division III, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
- Men’s NCAA Division III and Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling















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