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How University School-Milwaukee compares for families

What families should know about University School-Milwaukee.

  • LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: St Coletta Day School Of Milwaukee, Kradwell School, Transcenter For Youth/El Puente High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Wisconsin-Madison

43%
admit rate
$11,603
in-state tuition/yr · $42,103 out-of-state
1360–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

University School-Milwaukee publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 66 colleges, in the document's own order.

American University Babson College Boston College Boston University Brown University Case Western Reserve University Clemson University College of William & Mary Colorado School of Mines Creighton University Denison University DePaul University DePauw University Duke University Fordham University Georgetown University Harvard University Hope College Howard University Indiana University Jackson State University Louisiana State University Loyola Marymount University Marquette University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Miami University (Oxford) New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Oberlin College
and 36 more
Occidental College Pepperdine University Purdue University Rose Hulman Institute of Technology School of the Art Institute of Chicago Southern Methodist University St. John's University Stony Brook University Syracuse University Texas Christian University University of Alabama University of California-Los Angeles University of California-Santa Barbara University of Colorado-Boulder University of Glasgow University of Kentucky University of Miami University of Michigan-Ann Arbor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Richmond University of South Florida University of Southern California University of St. Andrews University of Tennessee-Knoxville University of Texas-San Antonio University of Virginia University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Washington University in St. Louis Wesleyan University Worcester Polytechnic Institute

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by University School-Milwaukee — USM Upper School Matriculation page ↗. Found at: 'Class of 2026 Matriculation' 3-column list, below the intro paragraph stating 'These 111 students will attend a total of 66 different schools...'.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 1,046 in 2018 to 1,038 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-0.8%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 1,038 students:

2023
1,036
2025
1,032
2027
1,028

≈ 10 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 10 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $160,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
St Coletta Day School Of Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Private 9.4 28
Kradwell School
Wauwatosa
Private 10.3 59
Transcenter For Youth/El Puente High
Milwaukee
Private 11.6 118 +0.0%
St Charles Education Center
Milwaukee
Private 11.6 18
Torah Academy Of Milwaukee
Glendale
Private 3.1 36
Bader Hillel High School
Glendale
Private 3.2 49
Early View Academy Of Excellence
Milwaukee
Private 4.1 235 -13.3%
Destiny High School
Milwaukee
Private 4.3 252 -8.4%

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