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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · Large city
- 100.0%
- Admit rate
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- Avg net price
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- Graduation rate
- $54,990
- Median earnings
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (large city setting), enrolling 543 undergraduates. Programs are offered entirely online.
About Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The etymological origin of the name Milwaukee is disputed. Wisconsin academic Virgil J. Vogel has said, "the name [...] Milwaukee is not difficult to explain, yet there are a number of conflicting claims made concerning it." Milwaukee is a popular location for sailing, boating, and kayaking on Lake Michigan, ethnic dining, and cultural festivals. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Milwaukee, WI
- To Great Lakes shore
- < 1 mile
How University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex compares
More selective than 2% · #34 most selective of 34 in Wisconsin
Higher than 53% · #20 of 36 in Wisconsin
Lower than 53%
Lower than 18%
Larger than 23%
Percentiles compare University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Wisconsin.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women30656%
- Men23744%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White71%
- Black9.4%
- Hispanic7.5%
- Asian2.9%
- Other or multiracial9.4%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 543
- Student–faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
- First-generation students
- 33%
- Students over 25
- 83%
- Median family income
- $50,518
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $105,885
- Endowment
- $2,603,634
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 100.0%
- Test scores
- Not considered
- SAT range (25th–75th %)
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- SAT average
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- SAT reading
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- SAT math
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- ACT composite
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Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,851
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,990
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 57%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $54,990
- Typical debt at graduation
- $23,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 42%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 68%
Typical debt would take roughly 4.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $10,344 (21%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 15°F
- Annual rain
- 39.4″
- Annual snow
- 52.3″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Allis, WI US station (7.4 mi from campus).
What University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Admission
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- Admission
- —
- Net price
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- —
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.