Forensic Investigation

Emphasis Enrollment

Academic Term Crime Scene Laboratory Medicolegal Death Investigation No emphasis Total
Fall 2021 149 125 — 19 293
Fall 2022 161 144 — 22 327
Fall 2023 176 127 — 4 307
Fall 2024 159 87 19 2 267
Fall 2025 194 85 41 2 322
Fall 2026 185 79 54 22 340

Source: UW-Platteville Enrollment Summary; Fall 2026 enrollment counts are term census date (10th day of classes) while Fall 2021-2025 enrollment counts are end-of-term.

Forensic Investigation

Graduation and Placement Rates

  2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
# of Respondents 39 45 37 32
# of Graduates 58 62 57 43
Knowledge Rate 67% 73% 65% 74%
# Available for Placement 39 45 37 32
# Placed 26 42 33 28
Placement Rate 67% 93% 89% 88%
# Employed 21 33 28 24
% of Placed who are Employed 81% 79% 85% 86%
# Continuing Ed 3 8 5 4
% of Placed who are Continuing Ed 12% 19% 15% 14%
# of Other 2 1 0 0
% of Other 8% 2% 0% 0%
Mean Reported Salary $40,258.00 $44,943.00 $48,459.00 no data

Source: UW-Platteville First Destination Placement