2026 Tightest Wisconsin Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Wisconsin colleges, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the tightest acceptance rate (45.20%) and Milwaukee School of Engineering has the second lowest rate (58.93%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Wisconsin Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Wisconsin Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 65,894 | 29,782 | 8,514 | 45.2% | 28.6% | $42,103 | 51,044 | 1,460 |
| 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | 6,287 | 3,705 | 637 | 58.9% | 17.2% | $50,480 | 2,953 | - |
| 3 | Carroll University Waukesha, WI | 6,164 | 4,120 | 722 | 66.8% | 17.5% | $38,890 | 3,138 | 1,190 |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | 7,136 | 5,388 | 2,325 | 75.5% | 43.2% | $19,517 | 10,446 | - |
| 5 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | 18,701 | 15,212 | 2,149 | 81.3% | 14.1% | $51,170 | 11,746 | 1,290 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI | 5,519 | 4,510 | 1,133 | 81.7% | 25.1% | $17,470 | 5,243 | - |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | 8,824 | 7,266 | 2,044 | 82.3% | 28.1% | $19,228 | 10,049 | - |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | 10,187 | 8,732 | 2,160 | 85.7% | 24.7% | $18,716 | 11,746 | - |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | 7,660 | 6,626 | 1,417 | 86.5% | 21.4% | $16,446 | 12,953 | - |
| 10 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI | 7,777 | 6,771 | 762 | 87.1% | 11.3% | $38,750 | 2,844 | - |
Qualified Wisconsin Colleges in Core Admission Stats
