Admissions & selectivity
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Wisconsin-Platteville?
University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s reported acceptance rate is 89.4%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 89.4%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
University of Wisconsin-Platteville admitted 89.4% of applicants to its reported entering class, an outcome above the peer benchmark. That benchmark is the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
What SAT and ACT scores do University of Wisconsin-Platteville students report?
The ACT results point to a clear academic reference for applicants considering University of Wisconsin-Platteville. For enrolled students who submitted ACT scores, the central half scored between 21 and 28.
This is a range within reported scores for enrolled students, not a minimum for admission or a score requirement for every applicant. Applicants submitting an ACT can compare their result with the university's 21 to 28 range and make sure the rest of the application shows their academic preparation.
Because the figures cover only people who submitted scores and later enrolled, they describe that group rather than the entire entering class.
The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.
- 25th percentile
- 21
- 75th percentile
- 28
Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at University of Wisconsin-Platteville?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21.1%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 18.8%
- First-year retention
- 79.0%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
University of Wisconsin-Platteville serves an undergraduate body that includes 5,837 undergraduates, with multiple entry points into the institution. Pell Grant recipients account for 21.1% of undergraduates, a financial-access measure, and an estimated 18.8% of undergraduates entered as transfers or part-time students.
That composition suggests a campus serving both students receiving federal grant aid and those continuing coursework begun elsewhere. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should compare aid offers and ask how prior coursework will apply toward their intended field before enrolling.
These figures describe the undergraduate population and estimated transfer pathway, rather than admission priorities.
Students at University of Wisconsin-Platteville return for a second year and finish within six years at rates above those of comparable institutions. The first-year retention rate is 79.0% for the full-time bachelor’s-seeking first-year cohort, above the median for comparable institutions (same type and size) of 73.7%.
The six-year graduation rate for the first-time full-time cohort is 55.8%, exceeding the comparable-institution median of 49.1%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 58.6%, above the overall rate by 2.8 percentage points.
Enrolled students can expect retention and completion rates that sit above the comparable-institution benchmarks, with Pell recipient completion also above the overall cohort rate.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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