The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee is a public urban research university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the largest university in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and a member of the University of Wisconsin System. It is also one of the two doctoral degree-granting research universities and the second largest university in Wisconsin.
Former names: Milwaukee Normal School (1885–1927) · Milwaukee State Teachers College (1927–1951) · Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee (1951–1956)
Type: Public research university
Established: 1956
Parent institution: University of Wisconsin System