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3.8
Overall Quality
Reputation
4
Food
3
Clubs
3.9
Facilities
4.1
Internet
3.4
Location
3.5
Opportunities
3.9
Safety
4.3
Social
3.7
Happiness
4

Basic Information

Location

  • Whitewater, WI

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Public university
  • Established: 1868
  • Founder: The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was founded by the state of Wisconsin. However, if you are looking for the initial institution that led to its establishment, it was the Whitewater Normal School, which was founded in 1868. If you need the names of key individuals involved in its early development, they include Walker D. Wyman, who made the first contribution to the Whitewater State College Foundation in 1962. For a comprehensive list of founders or key figures, it is more accurate to refer to the establishment of the Whitewater Normal School as the foundational event

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater offers approximately 50 undergraduate and 15 master's degree programs
  • as well as an education specialist degree and a doctorate of business administration. **Total: 60+**

Key Area

  • Biology
  • Integrated Science and Business
  • Applied Research
  • Marine and Freshwater Ecology
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 11,784 students are enrolled at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for the fall 2024 semester
  • Undergraduates: 11,784
  • Postgraduates: 1,707 postgraduate students are enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • Academic Staff: Approximately 1,400 faculty and staff are employed by the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
  • Administrative Staff: The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater has approximately 1,400 faculty and staff, with a specific breakdown of administrative staff not provided in the sources. However, the Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs lists several key administrative positions, suggesting a significant number of administrative staff within that division alone. Given the lack of a precise count for all administrative staff, a more accurate range would be 100 to 1,400, but this is an approximation based on the available information

Notable Alumni

  • John Belushi
  • Reince Priebus
  • Isabella Hofmann
  • Corey Anderson
  • Bob Wickman

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
The best Wisconsin school!!
Overall 5
Absolutely love Whitewater! Highly recommend
Overall 5
UW-Whitewater is the best University in America. As long as you go into Freshman year with a good attitude and seek out opportunities you will thrive. I am a senior and I met all of my best friends here my freshman year. I highly recommend staying on the weekends and socializing, that's how you make friends. Great bars once you're 21. UWW for life
Overall 4.9
Best school
Overall 4.8
As a science major there are so many cool research opportunities that you wouldn't normally get at a big school and lots of clubs that give you even more opportunities. Just walking around campus you will literally be handed opportunities and everyone is really nice and willing to help you with whatever. It's truly an underrated university
Overall 4.7
Overall I have loved my experience here! The community not just of students but also professors and administration have been so helpful and welcoming!
Overall 4.7
UW-W is great
Overall 4.7
Transferred out, and realized I made a big mistake and came right back. WW is the best school ever .
Overall 4.6
Love it here!
Overall 4.5
I love the food, but not all place accepts meal swipes. There are dining dollars, but you have a limit on how much you have. And it's an issue trying to add more. On top of that, dining hall food is okay. The WI-FI is okay, but you can't access certain websites. Great location and a beautiful campus.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Don't apply to this campus. They screwed up my transfer. I ended up having to pay extra, stay an extra year, and take extra classes I didn't need. Had a problem with a professor and my advisor was no help, all she said was to go see someone else. No communication regarding what needs to be done schedule wise, and holds they don't inform you about.
Overall 1
the location is not suited for some students that live in the other residence halls. The food isn't that well prepared and cared for and there aren't really that many options to choose from anyways. The internet disconnects once in a while for on average 2 hours which is just not acceptable when students are trying to complete a homework or quiz.
Overall 1
A complete joke of a school.
Overall 1.1
Awful place. Guidance counselors do not care about the students. Some are teachers and advise you to take the classes they are teaching even though it may be useless for you to take. School closes down one of the dining halls for no reason. I felt not appreciated when I asked for assistance with any professor.
Overall 1.7
Not the greatest