UW-Milwaukee Story

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee, UWM, or Milwaukee) is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member o the University ot Wisconsin System. It is also one of the two doctoral degree-granting research universities and the second largest university in Wisconsin.

The university consists of 14 schools and colleges, including thEonly graduate school of freshwater science in the U.S. the first CEPH accredited dedicated school of public health in Wisconsin, and the state's only school of architecture.[5] As of the 2015-2016 school year, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee had an enrollment of 27,156, with 1,604 faculty members, offering 191 degree programs, including 24 bachelor's, 64 master's and 33 doctorate degrees.

The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities - Very high research activity. In 2018, the viversity had a research expenditure of $55 million. The university's athletic teams are the Panthers. A total of 15 Panther athletic teams compete in NCA Division I. Panthers have won the James J. McCafferty Trophy as the Horizon League's all-sports champions seven times since 2000. They have earned 133 Horizon League titles and made 10 NCAA tournament appearances as of 2016