By the numbers
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee recently announced that its Waukesha campus will close after the spring 2025 semester as it deals with declining enrollment.
Using data from the UW System’s accountability dashboard, we analyzed UWM’s enrollment and staffing levels relative to those of 20 years ago — that is, has staffing changed commensurately with enrollment over the most recent two decades. The Badger Institute did something similar with the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh after it announced staff and administration cuts as it dealt with an $18 million deficit.
The underlying numbers
| Enrollment 20,398 in 2003 19,076 in 2022 | Teaching Staff 1,252 in 2003 1,522 in 2022 |
| Nonteaching Professional Staff 787 in 2003 903 in 2022 | Administrative Leaders 166 in 2003 232 in 2022 |
Staffing is by headcount. Enrollment is by full-time equivalents.
2011 data is missing; UW System accountability dashboard blames incomplete data.
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