University of Wisconsin-Superior
Superior, WI
University of Wisconsin-Superior is a public university in Superior, Wisconsin, a suburb of a midsize city, with 1,807 undergraduates. Education and interdisciplinary studies are its signature fields: together they make up 38% of its bachelor's degrees, about six times their share across the colleges we cover. 42% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $49,606 ten years after starting.
University of Wisconsin-Superior admitted 2,163 of 2,310 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (93.6%).
- Acceptance rate
- 93.6%
- Fall 2023 class
- In-state tuition
- $8,812
- $16,726 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $12,220
- Average, students with aid
- ACT, middle 50%
- 18–24
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of Wisconsin-Superior is known for
Measured by the 426 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Education
26.1%
of its bachelor's degrees: about seven times the 3.9% share across the colleges we cover.
Interdisciplinary studies
11.7%
of its bachelor's degrees: about four times the 2.9% share across the colleges we cover.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods8319.5% of degrees$43,561−8% vs $47,382 nationally
- Business Administration, Management and Operations6816.0% of degrees$56,863−17% vs $68,257 nationally
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)4410.3% of degrees$50,950−9% vs $55,693 nationally
- Psychology337.7% of degrees$44,116−13% vs $50,706 nationally
- Social Work317.3% of degrees$54,195+5% vs $51,790 nationally
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas286.6% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Suburb of a midsize city
Superior, WI
Undergraduates
1,807
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Master's university, medium programs
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
18 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
11%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at University of Wisconsin-Superior
Three things University of Wisconsin-Superior published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 78% to 94% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.
Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023
21% of the enrolled class sent an ACT.
The ACT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. University of Wisconsin-Superior files test scores under “considered”.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Families paid $12,220 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
93.6%
2,163 admitted of 2,310 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
18–24
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
21%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at University of Wisconsin-Superior?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of Wisconsin-Superior costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $8,812 ($16,726 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $19,860. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $12,220 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$8,812
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$16,726
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$19,860
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$12,220
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $19,860 full cost.
- Under $30k$9,679Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$10,178Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$9,710Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$13,728Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$17,859Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
42%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
72%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$49,606
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$22,500
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 78% to 94%.
What University of Wisconsin-Superior says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: you would write it.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 30, 2027
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Wisconsin
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Mount Mary University93.4%
- Alverno College93.1%
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee97.1%
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point90.1%
Colleges with a similar acceptance rate
Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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