University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) vs Eastern Michigan University

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	Eastern Michigan University	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Overview
Location	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	69.0%	76.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	84.6%	89.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $35 Graduate: $45	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $56
SAT range	930 - 1180	N/A
ACT range	18 - 25	18 - 25
Students submitting SAT score	55.0%
Students submitting ACT score	8.0%	82.0%
Total number of applicants	17,506	14,859
Total number of admissions given out	14,811	13,218
Admitted students who chose to enroll	2,312	3,358
Yield rate	15.6%	25.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$31,022	In state: $24,614 Out of state: $36,479
Average net price	$16,311	$17,083
Tuition	$13,950	In state: $8,091 Out of state: $19,956
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $5,450 Meal plan: $5,724	Room/dormitory: $6,274 Meal plan: $4,189
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	95.0% Average amount $9,182	89.0% Average amount $4,401
Students receiving federal student loan	48.0% Average amount $5,579	43.0% Average amount $4,970
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $12,079	7.0% Average amount $10,933

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	12,730 Men 38.9% Women 61.1%	19,411 Men 45.2% Women 54.8%
Graduate students	2,610 Men 31.9% Women 68.1%	4,418 Men 37.3% Women 62.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	14.2%	10.7%
International students	2.7%	4.3%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	3,290	4,228
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Michigan Ohio Illinois Indiana Florida	Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Missouri Indiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Education Business Public Administration and Social Service Social Sciences	Health Professions Business Engineering Liberal Arts Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	48.2%	47.4%
Dropout rate	48.4%	48.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,034 Year 2: $67,101 Year 3: $78,068 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,313 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $74,479 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,154 Year 2: $73,949 Year 3: $70,947 Human Resources Management and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $62,705 Year 2: $59,425 Year 3: $68,573 Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $67,436 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,660 Year 2: $63,997 Year 3: $65,596 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,000 Year 2: $62,409 Year 3: $64,700 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,397 Year 2: $56,415 Year 3: $63,891 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $48,555 Year 2: $54,192 Year 3: $63,676 Science, Technology and Society (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $54,309 Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $62,126	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $95,506 Year 2: $84,653 Year 3: $93,377 Engineering, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,454 Year 2: $78,343 Year 3: $86,207 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,770 Year 2: $67,812 Year 3: $72,895 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $72,590 Year 2: $72,727 Year 3: $72,400 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $60,200 Year 2: $65,267 Year 3: $71,939 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,477 Year 2: $66,247 Year 3: $71,536 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,137 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $71,158 Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,809 Year 2: $64,196 Year 3: $69,426 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,103 Year 2: $57,995 Year 3: $68,280 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,159 Year 2: $60,851 Year 3: $65,279

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