UW-Green Bay Fact Sheet, FALL 2008
Total Census Date Enrollment: 6,274 Students
Enrollments by Undergraduate/Graduate Level and Degree-status
Undergraduate Students |
Graduate Students |
Grand Total | |||||
| Degree Seeking | Non-degree Seeking | Sub-total | Degree Seeking | Non-degree Seeking | Sub-total | ||
| All Students | 5726 | 333 | 6059 | 162 | 53 | 215 | 6274 |
| Full-time (76%) | 4707 | 10 | 4717 | 42 | 1 | 43 | 4760 |
| Part-time (24%) | 1019 | 323 | 1342 | 120 | 52 | 172 | 1514 |
| Men (35%) | 2023 | 133 | 2156 | 54 | 12 | 66 | 2222 |
| Women (65%) | 3703 | 200 | 3903 | 108 | 41 | 149 | 4052 |
| FFTE definition | 5047 | 118 | 5164 | 80 | 18 | 100 | 5265 |
| UWFTE definition | 4924 | 92 | 5016 | 68 | 7 | 75 | 5091 |
Geographic, Age, and Racial/Ethnic Origins
Undergraduate Students |
Graduate Students |
Grand Total | |||||
| Degree Seeking | Non-degree Seeking | Sub-total | Degree Seeking | Non-degree Seeking | Sub-total | ||
| Wisconsin Residents from 70 of 72 counties | 5331 | 324 | 5655 | 154 | 53 | 207 | 5862 |
| 36 Other States | 348 | 2 | 350 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 356 |
| 31 Other Countries | 47 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| Average Age | 23.2 | 22.0 | 23.1 | 32.3 | 40.5 | 34.3 | 23.5 |
| Percent over 25 | 18% | 15% | 18% | 80% | 89% | 82% | 20% |
| U.S. Students of Color (1) | |||||||
| Native American | 133 | 9 | 142 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 154 |
| Southeast Asian | 104 | 1 | 105 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 113 |
| Other Asian | 71 | 4 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 117 | 1 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 |
| African American | 49 | 3 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| Other Minority | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Any Minority (1) | 466 | 17 | 483 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 508 |
| Percent of Total | 8.1% | 5.1% | 8.0% | 14.2% | 3.8% | 11.6% | 8.1% |
(1) Students are counted as belonging to each racial or ethnic group they have identified. Many students have identified themselves in more than one racial or ethnic group. The row labeled "Any Minority" counts each student of color only once, representing an un duplicated headcount of the column.
Ten Largest Majors
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Students by Class Standing |
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Cost Information for the 2008-09 School Year
- Annual tuition & fees for full-time students (12 to 18 credits per term for undergraduates; 9 or more credits per term for graduate students):
Residency for Tuition Purposes Undergraduates Graduate Students Wisconsin $6,308 $7,650 Minnesota $6,751 $7,969 KS, MI, MO, NE, ND (MSEP) $8,850 $10,863 Other Non-residents $13,881 $17,995
- Campus Apartments Rent for a typical 4-student, 2-bedroom unit is $3,300 per student for the nine month year. Students who live in campus apartments are not required to purchase a food contract.
- Residence Halls Rent for a 2-student unit is $3,150 per student for the nine-month year. Residence hall residents must purchase a $1400 (minimum) food plan annually. Actual dining costs will be higher than that and will vary depending on individual needs.
New Undergraduates Starting in Fall 2008
New Freshmen |
New Transfers |
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Average | Median | Middle 50% score between... | ||
| Applicants | 3669 | 1473 | ACT Composite | 22.5 | 22 | 20 and 25 | |
| Admits | 2632 | 1077 | HS G.P.A. | 3.28 | 3.28 | 2.98 and 3.61 | |
| Admit Ratio | 72% | 73% | |||||
| Enrolled | 1018 | 730 | |||||
| Yield | 39% | 68% | |||||
Graduation and Retention Rates - "Student Right-to-Know"
Since July 1, 2000, all colleges and universities whose students use any federally-funded financial aid must inform current and prospective students and their parents about the school's graduation rates. These graduation rates are calculated for groups of new full-time fall freshmen, who are tracked for a minimum of six years. If you would like to get a printed copy of UW-Green Bay's graduation rates, please contact the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment at (920)465-2374 or via e-mail at furlongd@uwgb.edu.
| Fall | New Full-time Freshmen |
Percent Retained to Second Fall | Percent Graduated in Six or Fewer Years |
| 1995 | 818 | 71.5% | 41.8% |
| 1996 | 982 | 70.8% | 41.7% |
| 1997 | 926 | 69.3% | 44.4% |
| 1998 | 1005 | 67.6% | 45.0% |
| 1999 | 912 | 72.8% | 46.9% |
| 2000 | 980 | 73.8% | 52.9% |
| 2001 | 896 | 73.3% | 53.0% |
| 2002 | 895 | 81.9% | 55.5% |
| 2003 | 957 | 75.0% | |
| 2004 | 993 | 75.6% | |
| 2005 | 895 | 76.5% | |
| 2006 | 1018 | 75.3% | |
| 2007 | 984 | 72.9% |
Links to:
- More retention rates
- More graduation rates
- System-wide graduation rates
Some Facts About the Learning Environment at UW-Green Bay
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Students complete an array of lectures, labs and discussion sections, and independent learning activities (such as internships and individual research projects).
- In a typical fall semester, students can choose from approximately 600 lecture courses and 100 labs or discussions.
- Faculty and academic staff teach all lectures and most labs.
- Approximately 5% of all credit is earned through independent activities.
- Very few undergraduate lecture courses contain more than 75 students. A quarter are very small, with under 20 students. The most typical class contains between 20 and 40 students. The median class contains 29 students.
- UW-Green Bay's student-faculty ratio is 25-to-1.