Oshkosh is home to University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has about 12,372 students on campus, and 13% of Oshkosh’s residents are enrolled in college. 5 more colleges are within 30 miles.
What stands out about college in Oshkosh
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
The college in Oshkosh
Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus · Directions
What it’s like to live in Oshkosh
How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.
13 of every 100 Oshkosh residents are in college (WI: 6).
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Oshkosh’s median household income ($62K) falls.
Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Oshkosh’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.
What students study in Oshkosh
Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.
Biggest programs
More colleges near Oshkosh
Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Oshkosh, beyond its own.
Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Oshkosh. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.