Milwaukee City Wire

White students were the most represented ethnicity among students at Milwaukee County universities in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

Of the 46,348 students attending institutions in the county at the time, 55.4% were white. This is a decrease of 6.4% in enrollment numbers, compared to the previous year.

Hispanic students comprised the second largest ethnic group in the county, followed by Black or African American students.

Countywide, the number of undergraduates attending the 15 universities in the county during the 2022-23 school year fell by 4.5%. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reported the largest student body, with 18,348 students.

Graduation rates reveal a significant achievement gap among different ethnicities. While white students graduate at a rate of 62.1%, Black and Hispanic students graduate at a rate of around 40%.

Ethnic Group	% of Total Student Body
White	55.4%
Hispanic	15.8%
Black or African American	13.5%
Asian	6.2%
Multiracial	4.1%
Unknown	2.8%
U.S. nonresident	1.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0.3%