-18%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh fell 18% between 2021 and 2024 (8.4k → 6.9k).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 7,613 undergraduate students. 141 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.8% → 0.0%).
-16%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh fell 16% between 2021 and 2024 (55.2% → 46.1%).
+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.7k → $8.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Wisconsin
Each tile compares this institution to the Wisconsin median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,548+11% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$50,140
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry57.9%+2% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$12,500+241% · '97→'20
At program completion7,613-17% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS72.3%-9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time86.7%+2% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,212+182% · '00→'24
out-of-state $16,125SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.0%Median federal debt $12,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,548 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+182%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · completion · 100% rose
9.6% → 27.2%
+182%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · in-state tuition rose
$3,021 → $8,532
+56%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,549 → $16,446
+241%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · median debt rose
$6,296 → $21,500
-100%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
-21%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · pell share fell
20.4% → 16.1%
+30%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · earnings_median_10yr rose
$42,700 → $55,548
+35%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · earnings_median_8yr rose
$39,500 → $53,330
+37%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · earnings_median_6yr rose
$36,600 → $50,140
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$106,279Business Administration, Management and Operations.$74,548Economics.$72,738Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,916Finance and Financial Management Services.$69,055Curriculum and Instruction.$68,084Human Resources Management and Services.$67,330General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$65,031Criminal Justice and Corrections.$64,948Biology, General.$62,124Social Work.$61,465Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$60,619Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,982Communication and Media Studies.$56,851Community Organization and Advocacy.$54,480Social Work.$53,947Psychology, General.$47,588Special Education and Teaching.$46,734Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$46,668Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,453Fine and Studio Arts.$40,965Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.$40,419
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
22 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$213,821
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $13,961
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Wisconsin
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh graduates earn $X” — not “University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.