Student Population at UWM

Total Enrollment

22,676

Undergraduate

18,348

Graduate

4,328

Online Enrollment

3,100

Men Students

9,913

Women Students

12,763

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 22,676 students have enrolled at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee - 18,348 undergraduate and 4,328 graduate.

By gender, 9,913 male and 12,763 female students are attending University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. By attendance status, there are 17,520 full-time students and 5,156 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Wisconsin. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ohio State University-Main Campus and Mississippi State University, its population is relatively small (average population is 25,925).

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,100 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,913 male and 12,763 female students attending UWM. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UWM.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UWM
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	18,348	14,909	3,439
Men	8,267	6,759	1,508
Women	10,081	8,150	1,931

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UWM
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	4,328	2,611	1,717
Men	1,646	1,039	607
Women	2,682	1,572	1,110

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 14,181 White students (62.54%) and 2,877 Hispanic students (12.69%) at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	60	17	43
Asian	1,283	578	705
Black or African American	1,314	496	818
Hispanic	2,567	1,124	1,443
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	19	8	11
White	11,667	5,347	6,320
Two or More Races	805	336	469
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	261	150	111
Total	18,348	8,267	10,081

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	18	3	15
Asian	165	58	107
Black or African American	216	73	143
Hispanic	310	101	209
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	2,514	836	1,678
Two or More Races	123	41	82
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	68	24	44
Total	4,328	1,646	2,682

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 16,720 students whose age under twenty five and 3,191 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Especially, 753 students are younger than eighteen and 29 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Population by Student Age at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
	Total	Men	Women
Total	18,348	8,267	10,081
Under 18	753	259	494
18-19	5,572	2,430	3,142
20-21	5,503	2,430	3,073
22-24	3,700	1,786	1,914
25-29	1,417	736	681
30-34	621	304	317
35-39	334	159	175
40-49	297	110	187
50-64	138	47	91
65 and over	13	6	7
Total	18,348	8,267	10,081

Population by Student Age at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
	Total	Men	Women
Total	4,328	1,646	2,682
18-19	1	0	1
20-21	63	29	34
22-24	1,128	379	749
25-29	1,348	538	810
30-34	777	333	444
35-39	433	172	261
40-49	418	142	276
50-64	144	44	100
65 and over	16	9	7
Total	4,328	1,646	2,682

Online Student Population

At University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 14,596 students (64.37% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,100 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 2,605 students live in Wisconsin where University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is located in and 443 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	22,676	18,348	4,328
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,100	2,077	1,023
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	11,496	9,998	1,498
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	8,080	6,273	1,807

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	3,100	2,077	1,023
Wisconsin Residents	2,605	1,839	766
Other State in U.S.	443	218	225
Outside of U.S.	52	20	32
Unknown	0	0	0