The real 4-year cost of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in Wisconsin
Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater went from $6,162 to $8,250, an average of 0.9% a year.
Read with care: this school's history shows a tuition freeze or guarantee, so a smooth projection may not hold.
2008–2027: history and projection
| Year | Published | Projected estimate | Estimate range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,162 | – | – |
| 2009 | $6,495 | – | – |
| 2010 | $6,836 | – | – |
| 2011 | $7,195 | – | – |
| 2012 | $7,528 | – | – |
| 2013 | $7,578 | – | – |
| 2014 | $7,600 | – | – |
| 2015 | $7,637 | – | – |
| 2016 | $7,650 | – | – |
| 2017 | $7,662 | – | – |
| 2018 | $7,692 | – | – |
| 2019 | $7,695 | – | – |
| 2020 | $7,735 | – | – |
| 2021 | $7,730 | – | – |
| 2022 | $7,864 | – | – |
| 2023 | $8,250 | $8,250 | – |
| 2024 | – | $8,326 | $8,141–$8,510 |
| 2025 | – | $8,402 | $8,034–$8,778 |
| 2026 | – | $8,479 | $7,928–$9,054 |
| 2027 | – | $8,556 | $7,824–$9,339 |
If you pay full sticker
Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.
| Year 1 | $8,479 |
| Year 2 | $8,556 |
| Year 3 | $8,635 |
| Year 4 | $8,714 |
| 4-year total | $34,384 |
Two aid scenarios
4-year out-of-pocket total.
- $10,000/yr flat scholarship
- $0
- Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
- 50%-of-tuition scholarship
- $20,189
- Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.
On-campus housing & meals
Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.
- Latest (2023)
- $7,770/ yr
- rising 2.6% / yr
- Projected 4-year add-on
- $34,966
Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).
Housing here has kept rising even while tuition was frozen; the creep moved to room & board.
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See my 4-year cost at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater4-year schools with similar prices in Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh$8,212
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- University of Wisconsin-River Falls$8,606
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside$7,855
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point$8,834
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire$9,277
Use this data
Published figures for University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.