University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Aid covers about 24% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, bringing the average net price to $14,158 and creating a sticker-to-net gap of $4,561. The pricing structure concentrates aid on lower-income families: the average net price for families earning under $30,000 is $8,440, while families earning over $110,000 average $18,229.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $9,789, a difference of averages that reflects the concentration of aid on families with the greatest need.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin, publishes a cost of attendance of $18,719, with in-state tuition and fees of $8,616 and room and board at $8,090. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $8,440, rising to $11,176 for the $48,001–$75,000 band and $18,229 for families earning over $110,000.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $9,789, a difference of averages, not what any family pays. Azimuth ranks the university #378 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 24% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an average offset of $4,561 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $14,158, which sits above the peer median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $90.

Out-of-state students face tuition and fees of $18,716, more than double the in-state rate, though the net price figures here are on an in-state basis. Graduates who borrow federal loans leave with a median federal student debt of $23,188.

That debt is above the peer median of $21,229 by $1,959, and 91.8% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. If repaid over ten years, the estimated monthly payment is $264.

Parents who borrow through Parent PLUS carry a separate median of $18,635.

Federal loans reach 91.8% of federal aid recipients at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The typical completer who borrowed carries $23,188 in federal student debt.

That median sits above the $21,229 level at comparable institutions (same type and size) by $1,959. Parents who borrow through PLUS, a separate population, carry a median debt of $18,635.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's strongest pillar is mobility, and its return picture is mixed. Graduates earn a median of $58,704 four years after completion, which sits in the 46th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That figure is above the peer median of $57,301, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), by $1,403. On earnings beyond expectations—the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students—the university's completers earn about $7,635 less than the model expects for similar students.

That is an outcome in the 26th percentile. Earnings scenarios from the program mix show a typical earnings level of $58,704, with a downside scenario of $48,057 and an upside scenario of $76,309.

Borrowers who complete a degree carry a median federal student debt of $23,188, which is above the peer median of $21,229 by $1,959. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $264 a month if repaid over ten years.

The median earnings figure sits above the peer median while the earnings-beyond-expectations result falls below the model's prediction, so the return picture pulls in two directions.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing, a separate parent-borrower population, is $18,635. The estimated monthly student payment if repaid over ten years is $264.

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.

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