University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) vs UMass Lowell

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	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Overview
Location	Lowell, Massachusetts	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	82.0%	76.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	84.6%	89.0%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $56
SAT range	1170 - 1340	N/A
ACT range	25 - 32	18 - 25
Students submitting SAT score	26.0%
Students submitting ACT score	2.0%	82.0%
Total number of applicants	12,493	14,859
Total number of admissions given out	10,565	13,218
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,907	3,358
Yield rate	18.1%	25.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $24,672 Out of state: $42,598	In state: $24,614 Out of state: $36,479
Average net price	$13,227	$17,083
Tuition	In state: $15,078 Out of state: $33,004	In state: $8,091 Out of state: $19,956
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,500 Meal plan: $5,070	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)	78.0% Average amount $10,449	89.0% Average amount $4,401
Students receiving federal student loan	59.0% Average amount $5,148	43.0% Average amount $4,970
Students taking out private loans	5.0% Average amount $10,989	7.0% Average amount $10,933

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	12,884 Men 58.6% Women 41.4%	19,411 Men 45.2% Women 54.8%
Graduate students	4,713 Men 53.7% Women 46.3%	4,418 Men 37.3% Women 62.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	10.7%
International students	5.8%	4.3%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	4,787	4,228
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Mississippi New Hampshire New York New Jersey Pennsylvania	Wisconsin Illinois Minnesota Missouri Indiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Engineering Health Professions Computer and Information Science Law Enforcement and Firefighting	Health Professions Business Engineering Liberal Arts Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	69.0%	47.4%
Dropout rate	28.0%	48.0%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,995 Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $92,580 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $71,575 Year 3: $90,960 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $81,072 Year 2: $74,576 Year 3: $89,338 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $81,208 Year 2: $71,854 Year 3: $88,920 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $97,889 Year 2: $78,612 Year 3: $88,135 Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,760 Year 2: $63,501 Year 3: $77,826 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,707 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $77,121 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,655 Year 2: $66,989 Year 3: $74,462 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $67,655 Year 2: $69,338 Year 3: $73,578 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,402 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $73,430	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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