+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-Stout rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($9.6k → $10.7k).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin. 5,900 undergraduate students. 75 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Wisconsin-Stout
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-Stout fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+16%
First-year retention
First-year retention at University of Wisconsin-Stout rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 (67.8% → 78.9%).
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.
$58,084+16% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$50,251
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry52.5%+28% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$16,000+172% · '97→'20
At program completion5,900-10% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS74.1%+8% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time84.7%+5% · '01→'24
latest cohort$10,142+226% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,706SECTION 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
3.7%Median federal debt $16,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $58,084 (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.
+28%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · completion · 150% rose
42.8% → 54.9%
+314%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · completion · 100% rose
6.7% → 27.5%
+226%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · in-state tuition rose
$3,286 → $10,701
+78%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,822 → $19,265
+172%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · median debt rose
$8,451 → $23,000
-100%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · cohort default rate fell
3.5% → 0.0%
+33%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · earnings_median_10yr rose
$43,700 → $58,084
+33%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · earnings_median_8yr rose
$41,000 → $54,486
+31%
University of Wisconsin-Stout · earnings_median_6yr rose
$38,400 → $50,251
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.
Construction Management.$97,088Applied Mathematics.$93,222Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$91,351Engineering-Related Fields.$83,060Manufacturing Engineering.$81,185Computer and Information Sciences, General.$80,831Computer Software and Media Applications.$78,990Engineering Technology, General.$75,630Business Administration, Management and Operations.$70,644Graphic Communications.$61,093Education, General.$60,376General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.$58,911Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$56,339Hospitality Administration/Management.$53,914Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$53,835Psychology, General.$51,905Design and Applied Arts.$51,582Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$50,981Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.$50,892Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$45,358Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$40,807
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
21 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Wisconsin-Stout
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
$602,808
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,799
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
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-Stout graduates earn $X” — not “University of Wisconsin-Stout makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Wisconsin-Stout 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.