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University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex

Kenosha, Wisconsin · Fringe rural

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Admit rate
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Avg net price
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Graduation rate
$51,129
Median earnings

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Kenosha, Wisconsin (fringe rural setting), enrolling 172 undergraduates. Programs are offered entirely online.

PublicSmall · 172 undergradsFringe ruralCold wintersSnowy

About Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha is a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The Potawatomi originally named the area Kenozia (also transcribed ginoozhe, kinoje) "place of the pike", while the Menominee referred to the place as Kenūsīw, meaning "Northern Pike". The early Ojibwa name is reported as Masu-kinoja "trout (pike) come all at once". Kenosha's cuisine mirrors common food culture throughout Wisconsin. It is home to a variety of restaurants including multiple supper clubs and German-American venues. Additionally, the city is home to two award-winning drive-in burger stands, The Spot and Big Star. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To Great Lakes shore
2 miles

How University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,129

Higher than 41% · #30 of 36 in Wisconsin

Median debt at graduation$20,492

Lower than 73%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment172

Larger than 12%

Percentiles compare University of Wisconsin-Parkside 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

172undergrads
  • Women9756%
  • Men7544%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial4.1%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
172
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
76%
Median family income
$42,730
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$98,712
Endowment
$172,051

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated
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First-year retention
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Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,154
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,129
Median debt at graduation
$20,492
Students with federal loans
36%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
47%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
36%
First-generation
35%

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)
$51,129
Typical debt at graduation
$20,492
Debt vs. one year's pay
40%
Out-earn a HS grad
56%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

Women
$47,946
Men
$56,331

Men out-earn women by $8,385 (17%) 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
78°F
Winter low
14°F
Annual rain
37″
Annual snow
41″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Racine, WI US station (5.2 mi from campus).

What University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex graduates study — and earn

Business Administration, Management and Operations
17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.
4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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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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.