Universities of Wisconsin announce higher enrollment | WBAY
UW-Green Bay is the fastest-growing university in the state.
MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Universities of Wisconsin announced enrollment across the state rose for a second straight year.
Systemwide, enrollment for Fall 2024 was up 1.2% from 2023-24. That‘s 1,900 more students in the system’s 13 public universities, which now have a total enrollment of 164,431.
Enrollment increased at 8 of the 13 universities in the system.
U.W.-Green Bay was the fastest-growing university, with 8.2% growth from last year. That includes a 4.8% increase in first-year students. It has a total enrollment of 11,188 students, a new record for the school.
Enrollment was down at UW-Oshkosh, Eau Claire, Parkside, Platteville and Stout.
Enrollments, listed alphabetically:
- UW-Eau Claire: 10,000
- UW-Green Bay: 11,188
- UW-La Crosse: 10,458
- UW-Madison: 51,791
- UW-Milwaukee: 22,683
- UW-Oshkosh: 12,964
- UW-Parkside: 3,947
- UW-Platteville: 6,391
- UW-River Falls: 5,273
- UW-Stevens Point: 8,251
- UW-Stout: 6,914
- UW-Superior: 2,819
- UW-Whitewater: 11,752
The numbers are based on enrollment on the 10th day of fall classes.
The Universities of Wisconsin says overall attendance at branch campuses was down 22%, or 1,092 fewer students than last year.
The universities removed in-person instruction this year at UW-Oshkosh in Fond du Lac and UW-Milwaukee in Washington County, and is closing UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities next summer.
Green Bay says it bucked national trends by increasing freshman enrollment. The university has branch campuses in Manitowoc, Marinette, and Sheboygan.
“We are proud of U.W.-Green Bay’s continued growth, while meeting the needs of the business community, removing barriers to higher education, and collaborating with the other colleges and universities in the New North region,” New North Inc. president/CEO Barb LaMue reacted in a statement.
“We continue to support and encourage people to look to UW-Green Bay to help them reach their educational goals, whether it be for a degree, a credential or just because they are curious about a subject and want to learn more,” UWGB Chancellor Michael Alexander stated. “We are thinking differently and I could not be more excited about our positive momentum as an institution.”
