University of Wisconsin – Platteville: Statistics

Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2853 of 12,502	In the World
# 801 of 452	In North America
# 733 of 452	In the United States
# 16 of 1	In Platteville
# 1042 of 1,403	For Engineering Management
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

89%

Enrollment

15,414

Average SAT

940

Average ACT

Aid receiving

91%

Undergraduates

6,045

Graduates

344

Male:Female Ratio

61:39

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

uwplatt.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

University of Wisconsin – Platteville has an acceptance rate of 89% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	89%	89%	89%
Applicants	4,934	2,817	2,116
Admissions	4,410	2,553	1,856
Freshmen enrolled full time	1,286	813	472

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
College-preparatory program	Considered but not required
Other Tests	Considered but not required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	86%
■ Nonresident Alien	1%
■ Asian	1%
■ Hispanic	6%
■ Black or African American	2%
■ Two or more races	2%
■ Unknown	2%

University of Wisconsin – Platteville majors

University of Wisconsin – Platteville has granted 57 associate degrees across 4 programs, 1,190 bachelor's degrees across 52 programs, and 171 master's across 9 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Wisconsin – Platteville.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master
Mechanical Engineering	-	162	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	-	67	12
Manufacturing Engineering Technology & Technician	-	78	-
Civil Engineering, General	-	75	-
Construction Management, General	-	69	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	-	60	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	58	-
Business Administration and Management, General	5	51	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	-	56	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	49	-	-
Forensic Science and Technology	-	43	-
Psychology, General	-	38	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	-	14	23
Education, General	-	-	36
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations	1	34	-
Engineering, General	-	-	35
Project Management	-	-	35
Animal Sciences, General	-	27	-
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General	-	27	-
Industrial Engineering	-	24	-
Computer Software Engineering	-	23	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	-	22	-
Accounting	-	19	-
Finance, General	-	16	-
Environmental Science	-	15	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	-	15	-
Music, General	-	14	-
Organizational Leadership	-	-	14
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering	-	13	-
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics	-	12	-
Agricultural Teacher Education	-	11	-
English Language and Literature, General	-	11	-
Sustainability Studies	-	11	-
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	-	10	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	-	10	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	-	9	-
Dairy Science	-	9	-
Political Science and Government, General	-	9	-
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	-	-	9
Chemistry, General	-	8	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	-	8	-
Art & Art Studies, General	-	7	-
History, General	-	6	-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	-	6	-
Social Sciences, General	-	6	-
Technology Teacher Education & Industrial Arts Teacher Education	-	6	-
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching	-	5	-
Mathematics, General	-	5	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General	-	4	-
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	-	-	4
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	-	-	3
Computer Engineering, General	-	3	-
Data Science, General	-	3	-
Horticultural Science	-	3	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	-	2	-
Computer Science	-	2	-
Pre-Engineering	2	-	-
Applied and Professional Ethics	-	1	-
Communications Technologies & Technicians and Support Services, Other	-	1	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	-	1	-
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	-	1	-
Grand Total	57	1,190	171

Publications & Citations

University of Wisconsin - Platteville has published 1,790 scientific papers with 25,985 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, and Political Science.

Publications

1,790

Citations

25,985

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering	1,070 / 14,922
Physics	927 / 15,948
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	900 / 12,421
Biology	808 / 16,845
Environmental Science	806 / 16,327
Chemistry	790 / 14,056
Computer Science	731 / 9,929
Quantum and Particle physics	652 / 10,758
Materials Science	529 / 9,141
Political Science	477 / 6,357
Mathematics	456 / 6,171
Geography and Cartography	455 / 9,530
Law	455 / 6,328
Medicine	411 / 8,872
Geology	407 / 7,000
Organic chemistry	405 / 7,693
Philosophy	401 / 6,123
Business	392 / 3,886
Sociology	370 / 3,693
Ecology	351 / 6,201
History	340 / 4,813
Psychology	328 / 6,660
Biochemistry	312 / 7,097
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	294 / 3,815
Archaeology	290 / 4,592
Paleontology	275 / 4,801
Economics	271 / 2,851
Mechanical Engineering	264 / 2,156
Statistics	258 / 4,006
Genetics	253 / 4,802
Optics	222 / 2,548
Metallurgy	217 / 3,631
Electrical Engineering	208 / 2,961
Art & Design	185 / 3,864
Management	181 / 2,381
Linguistics	180 / 2,032
Mathematics Education	170 / 1,406
Machine Learning	161 / 2,467
Botany	158 / 2,891
Development Studies	149 / 1,090

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Academic rankings

13 Notable alumni

1. A. V. Wells

1856-1918 (aged 62)

politician

Allen Victor Wells was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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2. James N. Azim, Jr

1936-1976 (aged 40)

lawyer politician

James N. Azim Jr. was an American attorney and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County from 1964 until his death in 1976.

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