University of Wisconsin-Stout 2011-12 Fact Book

University of Wisconsin-Stout
2012-13 Fact Book
Student Data
Graduation/Post-Graduation
Highlights (2011-12):
‣ The 6-year graduation rate for the 2006 freshmen cohort was 58.0%. This figure represents a decrease from last year.
‣ A total of 1,850 degrees were conferred; 1,543 of them were undergraduate degrees.
‣ The five largest undergraduate majors by degrees granted were as follows: business administration; art; hotel, restaurant & tourism
management; management; and construction.
‣ The five largest graduate majors by degrees granted were as follows: education; vocational rehabilitation; food & nutritional sciences;
information & communication technology; and operations & supply management.
‣ The number of credits attempted to degree was 139 in 2011-12.
‣ Graduates of the following programs reported the highest salary of all undergraduate programs: career, technical education & training;
information & communication technologies; packaging; plastics engineering; and manufacturing engineering; each of these programs
reported average salaries at or above $52,000/year.
‣ 97.3% of graduates in 2011-12 reported being employed and 79.3% reported being employed in their field. Fully 92% of graduates
were contacted for this survey.
‣ UW-Stout has alumni in each of the 50 states. The states that have the greatest number of alumni are: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois
and California, respectively.
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