2026 Expensive Wisconsin Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Wisconsin colleges, Marquette University has the most expensive tuition & fees ($51,170) and Milwaukee School of Engineering has the second highest tuition & fees ($50,480) based on academic year 2024-2025 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Wisconsin Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Wisconsin Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | $51,170 | $24,680 | 1,290 | 81.3% | 11,746 | 83% | 14 to 1 |
| 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | $50,480 | $21,384 | - | 58.9% | 2,953 | 67% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 | Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | $45,580 | $12,790 | 1,135 | 85.7% | 2,032 | 71% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $42,103 | $25,651 | 1,460 | 45.2% | 51,044 | 90% | 18 to 1 |
| 5 | Carroll University Waukesha, WI | $38,890 | $14,424 | 1,190 | 66.8% | 3,138 | 71% | 14 to 1 |
| 6 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI | $38,750 | $30,000 | - | 87.1% | 2,844 | 64% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 | Edgewood University Madison, WI | $35,860 | $19,656 | - | 75.7% | 2,459 | 60% | 15 to 1 |
| 8 | Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | $35,470 | $13,260 | - | 78.2% | 5,253 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 | Viterbo University La Crosse, WI | $34,250 | $9,888 | - | 72.4% | 2,094 | 68% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 | Lakeland University Plymouth, WI | $33,396 | $12,600 | - | 86.3% | 2,813 | 42% | 12 to 1 |
Qualified Wisconsin Colleges in Core Admission Stats
