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University of Wisconsin - Parkside

University of Wisconsin - Parkside
900 Wood Road
Kenosha, WI, 53141

P: (262) 595-2355
http://www.uwp.edu

Fast Facts

The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is one of 13 four-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System. Founded in 1968, UW-Parkside brought together the University of Wisconsin campuses at Racine and Kenosha to form a unified institution. With just 5,300 students, UW-Parkside can offer students a small class environment that allow them to build strong relationships with professors as well as their classmates. The campus is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin on 700 acres of woodlands and prairie. the campus is 30 minutes south of Milwaukee and a half hour north of Chicago. UW-Parkside offers the most diverse campus in the UW-System and is committed to cultural enrichment and the celebration throughout the year of cultural achievements and contributions.

STUDENT PROFILE

# of degree-seeking undergraduates	5,015
% male/female	46/54
% African American	10
% American Indian or Alaska Native	<1
% Asian or Pacific Islander	3
% Hispanic	9
% White	72
% International	1
% Pell grant recipients	58

First generation and minority alumni: Rita Thomas, '05, Senior Associate producer, Harpo Productions; Dannie Moore, '04, Director of African American Studies and Student Affairs, Northern Kentucky University; Jerome Garrett, '05, Director of Operations, Mayo Clinic Health Systems; Andres Cerritos, '03, Lawyer, Andres Cerritos Law Office; Ivan Ireland, '89, Surgeon, Hale Ireland Laser and Implant Center

ACADEMICS

full-time faculty	179
full-time minority faculty	49
student-faculty ratio	19:1
average class size	10-19
% first-year retention rate	65
% graduation rate (6 years)	27

Popular majors: Applied health, Business, Criminal Justice, Nursing, Sports Management

CAMPUS LIFE

% live on campus (% freshmen)

20 (50)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations: Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, Parkside Asian Organization, Sacred Circle
Athletics: NCAA Division II, Great Lakes Valley Conference More on Athletics...

ADMISSIONS

# of applicants	2,267
% accepted	65
# of first-year students enrolled	55
SAT Critical Reading (middle 50%)	n/a
SAT Math (middle 50%)	n/a
SAT Writing (middle 50%)	n/a
ACT (middle 50%)	18-23
average HS GPA	n/a

Deadlines

regular decision	rolling
application fee (online)	$44 ($44)
fee waiver for applicants with financial need	yes

For more information regarding admissions, please visit UW-Parkside's Admissions homepage.

COST & AID

tuition (in-state)	$5,659
tuition (out-of-state)	$13,232
room & board	$6,828
total need-based institutional scholarships/grants	$12,122,425
% of students apply for need-based aid	58
% receiving need-based scholarship/grant aid	43
% receiving aid whose need was fully met	n/a
average aid package	n/a
average student loan debt upon graduation	n/a

For more information regarding financial aid, please visit UW-Parkside's Financial Aid homepage.

When applying for Financial Aid, file your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after January 1.

Scholarships
UW-Parkside has a wide variety of scholarships, need and merit-based. For a complete listing, please visit UW-Parkside's Scholarships homepage.
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