+13%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($16.6k → $18.7k).
Wisconsin · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater, Wisconsin. 9,180 undergraduate students. 91 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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-Whitewater fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.0% → 0.0%).
+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.7k → $8.6k).
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.
$55,356+16% · 6→10y
Wisconsin median $46,297$47,909
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry64.3%+17% · '97→'24
Wisconsin median 58.4%$16,241+231% · '97→'20
At program completion9,180+5% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS77.5%+1% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time82.8%-4% · '01→'24
latest cohort$8,250+174% · '00→'24
out-of-state $17,916SECTION 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
3.9%Median federal debt $16,241 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,356 (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.
+270%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · completion · 100% rose
11.3% → 41.9%
+174%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · in-state tuition rose
$3,146 → $8,616
+75%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,674 → $18,716
+231%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · median debt rose
$7,000 → $23,188
-100%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · cohort default rate fell
4.5% → 0.0%
+20%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · pell share rose
20.9% → 25.2%
+27%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · earnings_median_10yr rose
$43,500 → $55,356
+29%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · earnings_median_8yr rose
$40,100 → $51,609
+27%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · earnings_median_6yr rose
$37,800 → $47,909
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/Commerce, General.$102,056Computer and Information Sciences, General.$93,941Economics.$86,030Accounting and Related Services.$81,623Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$79,419Accounting and Related Services.$74,522Finance and Financial Management Services.$73,029Chemistry.$70,214Marketing.$68,927Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,804Human Resources Management and Services.$67,137Business/Commerce, General.$63,645Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$60,978Public Administration.$59,361Communication and Media Studies.$59,216Geography and Cartography.$57,676Biology, General.$56,815Mathematics.$56,282Special Education and Teaching.$55,214Criminology.$54,285Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.$53,891Political Science and Government.$53,769History.$52,667Natural Resources Conservation and Research.$51,657
Showing top 24 of 39 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
39 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$45,670Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$51,631Special Education and Teaching.$55,214Special Education and Teaching.$51,281Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$60,978Education, General.$46,808Education, General.$51,137
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27
PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business/Commerce, General.$102,056Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,804Finance and Financial Management Services.$73,029Marketing.$68,927Accounting and Related Services.$74,522Business/Commerce, General.$63,645Human Resources Management and Services.$67,137Accounting and Related Services.$81,623
HISTORY · CIP 54
NATURAL RESOURCES & CONSERVATION · CIP 03
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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
$1,009,443
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $14,049
- HS-only baseline · WI
- $37,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- 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-Whitewater graduates earn $X” — not “University of Wisconsin-Whitewater makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 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.