by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point was awarded 434 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is natural resource management.
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UW - Stevens Point landed the #771 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
UW - Stevens Point also holds the #26 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
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Because it has a high acceptance rate of 90%, some consider UW - Stevens Point to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
UW - Stevens Point received ACT scores from 69% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 25.
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At University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UW - Stevens Point this rate is 34%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,698 undergraduates at UW - Stevens Point with 6,435 being full-time and 1,263 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,903 | $9,052 | $13,560 | $16,503 | $17,225 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UW - Stevens Point, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UW - Stevens Point, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $6,525 a year. That adds up to $26,100 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UW - Stevens Point is 5.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UW - Stevens Point are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2100 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897 |
| Phone: | 715-346-0123 |
| Website: | https://www.uwsp.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/UWStevensPoint |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/UWStevensPoint |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 126 | $40,127 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 97 | $37,993 |
| General Biology | 92 | $29,781 |
| Sociology | 90 | $30,148 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 89 | $35,385 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 87 | $31,947 |
| General Psychology | 87 | $31,108 |
| Forestry | 71 | $37,992 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 69 | $26,722 |
| Wildlife Management | 65 | $26,124 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,789 students took at least one online class at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. This is a decrease from the 7,814 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,789 | 815 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,814 | 2,416 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,173 | 501 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,273 | 684 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,235 | 279 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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