- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Green Bay, WICity: midsizeZIP 54311Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1972
- Website
- www.uwgb.edu
WisconsinPublic
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is a public university in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with 6,341 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $12,211 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention66%
4-year graduation35%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans26%
$12,211net price / year
89%admission rate
1120average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$56,401median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#968 of 1,704 for earnings#307 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,157 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,141 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,131tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,985
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,573
- Average net price
- $12,211national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$8,152
$30,001–48,000$8,831
$48,001–75,000$9,564
$75,001–110,000$14,693
$110,001+$17,998
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college66%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 35%
- First-year retention
- 66%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,324
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,401middle 50%: $41,143–$77,596
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,596
Median, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay$56,401
Lower quarter$41,143
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 6,341
- Part-time
- 20%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 24.1
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,077 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $6,613
- Endowment, end of year
- $63,937,536
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White73%
Hispanic11%
Black2.9%
Asian4.5%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.5%
Unknown1.0%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Liberal arts & humanities22%
Business & management20%
Psychology12%
Health professions7.7%
Education5.0%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.1%
Visual & performing arts3.1%
Public administration & social service2.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 240277. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2378091.