- The Inkwell
- Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin-Stout


Menomonie, WITown: distantZIP 54751Founded 1891
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1891
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uwstout.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
WisconsinPublic
University of Wisconsin-Stout
University of Wisconsin-Stout is a public university in Menomonie, Wisconsin, with 5,842 undergraduates. It admits 88% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $17,533 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate88%
Retention79%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans47%
$17,533net price / year
88%admission rate
1150average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$62,537median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,887median debt
#660 of 1,704 for earnings#676 of 1,739 for lowest net price#952 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,107 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
- $23,477tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $11,196
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,188
- Average net price
- $17,533national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,344
$30,001–48,000$11,205
$48,001–75,000$13,113
$75,001–110,000$18,957
$110,001+$22,437
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 88%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college88%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,173
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,537middle 50%: $44,818–$87,700
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,887
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,700
Median, University of Wisconsin-Stout$62,537
Lower quarter$44,818
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
- 5,842
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 43% / 57%
- Average age at entry
- 21.9
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,344 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,240
- Endowment, end of year
- $86,623,213
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White83%
Hispanic4.2%
Black1.5%
Asian3.1%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.6%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Visual & performing arts17%
Engineering12%
Computer & information sciences10%
Education10%
Engineering technologies4.6%
Psychology4.1%
Communications technologies2.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 240417. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2590529.