Enrollment Trends at UW - Platteville

-2,556

Total Enrollment

-1,827

Men

-729

Women

The student population at University of Wisconsin-Platteville is 6,389 (6,045 undergraduate and 344 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,556 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UW - Platteville is 94.62% which is decreased by 1,933 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 623 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.63 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

845 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -36.94% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,739 where 6,389 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

94.62% of total students is undergraduate students and 5.38% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,933 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 623 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.63 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in UW - Platteville than female students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Wisconsin-Platteville since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-168,9457,9785,2152,763967520447
2016-178,779
-166
7,861
-117
5,192
-23
2,669
-94
918
-49
498
-22
420
-27
2017-188,548
-231
7,611
-250
5,010
-182
2,601
-68
937
19
510
12
427
7
2018-198,955
407
8,123
512
5,212
202
2,911
310
832
-105
458
-52
374
-53
2019-208,271
-684
7,479
-644
4,699
-513
2,780
-131
792
-40
442
-16
350
-24
2020-217,547
-724
6,892
-587
4,388
-311
2,504
-276
655
-137
375
-67
280
-70
2021-226,773
-774
6,266
-626
3,973
-415
2,293
-211
507
-148
265
-110
242
-38
2022-236,486
-287
6,028
-238
3,784
-189
2,244
-49
458
-49
238
-27
220
-22
2023-246,696
210
6,270
242
3,829
45
2,441
197
426
-32
213
-25
213
-7
2024-256,389
-307
6,045
-225
3,723
-106
2,322
-119
344
-82
185
-28
159
-54
Average7,7397,0554,5032,553684370313
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,055 where 6,045 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Wisconsin-Platteville since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,9787,1094,6872,422869528341
2016-177,8616,9654,6182,347896574322
2017-187,6116,7234,4322,291888578310
2018-198,1236,9544,5632,3911,169649520
2019-207,4796,4774,1752,3021,002524478
2020-216,8926,0533,8622,191839526313
2021-226,2665,4683,4761,992798497301
2022-236,0285,3293,3301,999699454245
2023-246,2705,4213,4172,004849412437
2024-256,0455,3693,3552,014676368308
Average7,0557,0553,9922,1957,055511358
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 684 where 344 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Wisconsin-Platteville since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16967872463880496384
2016-17918672542851473378
2017-18937581939879491388
2018-19832551540777443334
2019-20792652243727420307
2020-21655421725613358255
2021-22507491435458251207
2022-23458821864376220156
2023-24426961977330194136
2024-25344612437283161122
Average6846842047684351267
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 86.18%. The percentage was 88.07% 10 years ago and UW - Platteville still has a high percentage of white students. 1.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.86% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 88.07% to 86.18%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.43% to 1.30%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.28% to 1.86%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.06% to 5.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2533 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.2224 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Wisconsin-Platteville over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1618128204274127,878151
2016-1717128167342107,725177
2017-181213418636387,500157
2018-1916151218411107,745176
2019-201812016943887,166164
2020-211512213739486,626143
2021-221111013032875,944124
2022-2391019631385,666124
2023-24109413538165,746127
2024-25138311935755,506122
Average1411715636086,750147
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

845 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -36.94% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Wisconsin-Platteville from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-168,9451,340877,518
2016-178,7791,3531137,313
2017-188,5481,367857,096
2018-198,9551,5693077,079
2019-208,2711,2722036,796
2020-217,5471,3875,656504
2021-226,7739691,3774,427
2022-236,4868791,2454,362
2023-246,6961,0251,0944,577
2024-256,3898451,2204,324
Average7,7391,2011,1395,400

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