7 University Of Wisconsin Campuses Hit 70% Vaccination Rate

WISCONSIN — University of Wisconsin-Stout became the latest school in the University of Wisconsin System to achieve a 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate for its student body, the school announced Monday.

Seven universities in the system have vaccination rates above 70 percent as of Tuesday, according to the system.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison led system schools with a 93 percent vaccination rate. UW-Platteville had the lowest rate of students vaccinated at 52 percent.

Here are the vaccination rates at each campus.

• UW-Eau Claire: 79 percent.
• UW-Green Bay: 62 percent.
• UW-La Crosse: 77 percent.
• UW-Madison: 93 percent.
• UW-Milwaukee: 86 percent.
• UW Oshkosh: 72 percent.
• UW-Parkside: 53 percent.
• UW-Platteville: 52 percent.
• UW-River Falls: 67 percent.
• UW-Stevens Point: 66 percent.
• UW-Stout: 74 percent.
• UW-Superior: 58 percent.
• UW-Whitewater: 72 percent.

UW System interim President Tommy Thompson visited UW-Stout Monday and congratulated students for reaching their goal. They are now eligible for scholarships through an incentive program.

“Get vaccinated, stay healthy and enjoy Stout. It’s the finest polytechnic school, in my opinion, in the country,” Thompson said in a news release.

Thompson toured UW System colleges in early September, promoting the "70 for 70" incentive program. The program entered students into a drawing for a $7,000 scholarship if they get vaccinated once their campus reaches a 70 percent COVID-19 vaccination rate.

Thompson told Patch in September that he had no intention of mandating vaccinations in system schools.

Some 54.4 percent of Wisconsin residents have completed a COVID-19 vaccine series, Wisconsin Department of Health Services data showed. Some 57.2 percent of Wisconsin residents have had at least one vaccine dose.