University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, also referred to as UW-Whitewater or UWW, was established in 1868 in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The first class of UWW was held on April 21, 1868, with 39 students and nine faculty members. The university offers numerous scholarship programs including the A Donald Beattie Memorial Scholarship, Alice Jane Sokol Scholarship, Clayton Droullard Mathematics Scholarship, Donald Graham History Scholarship, Jeffrey Kranz Management Scholarship, and many more. UWW is organized into the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts & Communication
• College of Business & Economics
• College of Education
• College of Letters & Sciences
• School of Graduate Studies

There are many fraternities and sororities at UWW which are governed by the InterFraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council,and Panhellenic Council. Some of these Greek organizations are the Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Mu Alpha, Sigma Tau Gamma, Phi Chi Epsilon, Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Sigma, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and Zeta Phi Beta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, business and management, office and administration, education and teaching, and art studies.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UW Whitewater participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 71% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,962 in 2009-2010 (10,080 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UW Whitewater provides on-campus housing for 3,370 of its 10,080 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

UW Whitewater offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (56 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (764 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (29 awarded)

• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (391 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Driver and Safety Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Superintendency and Educational System Administration
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (29 awarded)

• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (112 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (323 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (22 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (188 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism

MUSIC (25 awarded)

• Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (43 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

SCIENCE (62 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (125 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Psychology
• School Psychology