University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
About
As Wisconsin’s premier public urban research university, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is best known for combining top-tier academic rigor with a vibrant, lakeside campus experience just minutes from downtown. Prospective students thrive in highly-ranked programs across the Lubar College of Business, the College of Engineering & Applied Science, and the Peck School of the Arts—the state's only dedicated public school of the arts. The student experience is defined by an energetic, diverse campus culture with over 300 student organizations and robust internship pipelines with major Milwaukee employers. Distinctively, UWM is one of only two R1 doctoral research institutions in the state and boasts the nation’s only graduate School of Freshwater Sciences, providing undergraduates with unique, hands-on research opportunities right on the shores of Lake Michigan.
Wikipedia:The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and one of two doctorate-granting research universities in the University of Wisconsin System. As of 2023, UW–Milwaukee had an enrollment of about 23,000 students, including 18,500 undergraduates and 4,500 postgraduates.
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee accepts the Common Application. All Common App schools require the personal statement essay. Some schools also require supplemental essays — check the school's page on Common App for current prompts and word limits.
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