2020 Wisconsin Colleges Comparison
Wisconsin College Overview
For the academic year 2019-2020, 104 colleges are active for serving college programs in Wisconsin. By school types, there are thirty-seven public schools and sixty-seven private schools. By school levels, sixty-one 4-years (or high) schools, twenty-six 2-4 years schools (community colleges), and seventeen less than 2 years schools (career, technical or vocational schools) are active based on the IPEDS data.
Of the 104 Wisconsin schools, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked first and Lawrence University ranked second (view more at Wisconsin college rankings). The 2020 average tuition & fees of all Wisconsin colleges is $16,341 for Wisconsin residents and $20,233 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 73.56% and the average SAT score is 1,132. The average number of students is 3,395 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
The below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Wisconsin colleges. For the statistics, we include only 4-years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges. In addition, for some statistics, we include only eligible colleges, for example, for the graduate tuition & fees over colleges that offer the graduate programs.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees are $20,233 and Beloit College has the highest tuition & fees of $53,348 and College of Menominee Nation has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,200.
- The average graduate tuition & fees are $16,312 and Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology has the highest tuition & fees of $39,265 and Madison Area Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,668.
- The average SAT score is 1,132 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest SAT score of 1,390 and Mount Mary University has the lowest score of 935.
- The average acceptance rate is 73.56% and Holy Family College has the tightest (lowest) rate of 51% and Bellin College has the loosest (lowest) rate of 100%.
- The average student population is 3,395 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most students of 43,463 and University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex has the fewest students of 5.
- The average graduation rate is 55.46% and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest rate of 88% and Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee has the lowest rate of 7%.
2020 Wisconsin Colleges Comparison Table
The following table lists colleges located in Wisconsin ordered by college ranking. The ranking is targeting only 4-years universities and colleges. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $38,630 | $25,523 | 1,390 | 54.00% | 43,463 | 88% | 17 to 1 |
| Lawrence University Appleton, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $50,958 | - | 1,315 | 62.00% | 1,463 | 79% | 8 to 1 |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $45,666 | $21,690 | 1,220 | 83.00% | 11,605 | 82% | 14 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $15,636 | $18,233 | - | 79.00% | 6,135 | 58% | 22 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $17,979 | $20,038 | - | 73.00% | 10,597 | 69% | 19 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $17,145 | $19,430 | - | 82.00% | 11,604 | 67% | 23 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $21,119 | $25,295 | - | 77.00% | 27,012 | 44% | 18 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $16,148 | $18,226 | - | 85.00% | 8,955 | 56% | 21 to 1 |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $31,182 | $11,460 | - | 64.00% | 6,374 | 64% | 12 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $16,091 | $19,126 | - | 85.00% | 8,566 | 53% | 23 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $15,290 | $18,744 | - | 76.00% | 16,410 | 61% | 22 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $16,607 | $19,200 | - | 79.00% | 13,059 | 62% | 20 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $17,455 | $16,851 | - | 91.00% | 8,770 | 60% | 19 to 1 |
| Beloit College Beloit, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $53,348 | - | 1,230 | 62.00% | 1,275 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Carroll University Waukesha, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $34,010 | $13,114 | 1,135 | 67.00% | 3,352 | 67% | 14 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $17,004 | $19,178 | - | 85.00% | 9,086 | 60% | 20 to 1 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $43,575 | $24,188 | 1,275 | 62.00% | 2,820 | 65% | 15 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $15,714 | $18,768 | - | 66.00% | 4,295 | 44% | 19 to 1 |
| Viterbo University La Crosse, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $29,350 | $9,312 | 1,160 | 77.00% | 2,598 | 54% | 11 to 1 |
| Ripon College Ripon, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $47,123 | - | 1,105 | 70.00% | 807 | 67% | 12 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $15,713 | $18,376 | - | 82.00% | 2,603 | 48% | 16 to 1 |
| Lakeland University Plymouth, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $30,777 | $12,006 | 983 | 78.00% | 2,497 | 48% | 13 to 1 |
| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $40,885 | $11,363 | 1,155 | 80.00% | 2,228 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| Edgewood College Madison, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $31,700 | $18,576 | 1,080 | 72.00% | 2,190 | 64% | 10 to 1 |
| Holy Family College Manitowoc, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $29,600 | $7,300 | 988 | 51.00% | 444 | 40% | 9 to 1 |
| Alverno College Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $30,658 | $10,521 | - | 69.00% | 1,851 | 49% | 10 to 1 |
| Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $33,770 | $11,760 | 1,055 | 81.00% | 2,148 | 50% | 8 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $14,200 | $11,680 | - | 91.00% | 2,140 | 28% | 17 to 1 |
| Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $32,120 | $16,813 | 935 | 58.00% | 1,339 | 65% | 12 to 1 |
| Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $28,560 | $11,070 | 980 | 65.00% | 1,819 | 56% | 11 to 1 |
| East-West University Keshena, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $22,050 | - | - | - | 11 | - | 10 to 1 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Academy of Beauty Professionals Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $20,696 | - | - | - | 27 | 60% | 10 to 1 |
| The Professional Hair Design Academy Eau Claire, WI Private, 2-4 years | $11,900 | - | - | - | 53 | 92% | 8 to 1 |
| Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Shell Lake, WI Public, 2-4 years | $7,084 | - | - | - | 2,963 | 46% | 9 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin Extension Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Purdue University Global-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $14,343 | $11,414 | - | - | 284 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $16,632 | - | - | - | 31 | 52% | 10 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $6,750 | - | - | - | 538 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $31,754 | $10,080 | 1,155 | 89.00% | 1,248 | 59% | 12 to 1 |
| Montessori Institute of Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $14,500 | - | - | 57 | - | - |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Racine Mount Pleasant, WI Private, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | 103 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,814 | - | - | - | 15,278 | 16% | 13 to 1 |
| Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee, WI Private, 2-4 years | $12,594 | - | - | 69.00% | 156 | 71% | 13 to 1 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,481 | - | - | - | 4,470 | 57% | 16 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-System Administration Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $19,246 | - | - | - | 797 | 9% | 15 to 1 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,757 | - | - | - | 1,283 | 46% | 8 to 1 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Bayshore Glendale, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $17,565 | - | - | - | 425 | - | 14 to 1 |
| VICI Beauty School Greenfield, WI Private, 2-4 years | $16,533 | - | - | - | 111 | 84% | 12 to 1 |
| Northland College Ashland, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $38,596 | - | - | 67.00% | 582 | 54% | 10 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $14,200 | $11,680 | - | 81.00% | 411 | 47% | 13 to 1 |
| Bellin College Green Bay, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $21,685 | $21,633 | - | 100.00% | 477 | 86% | 13 to 1 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,584 | - | - | - | 2,009 | 62% | 12 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha Kenosha, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $18,600 | - | - | - | 93 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| East-West Healing Arts Institute Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $12,975 | - | - | - | 10 | 90% | 9 to 1 |
| Columbia College of Nursing Glendale, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $30,670 | $14,550 | - | - | 122 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Madison Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $17,553 | - | - | - | 53 | 40% | 12 to 1 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,761 | - | - | - | 11,709 | 55% | 11 to 1 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,584 | - | - | - | 4,004 | 48% | 9 to 1 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Academy of Beauty Professionals Appleton, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $20,696 | - | - | - | 30 | 86% | 10 to 1 |
| Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $39,265 | - | - | 76 | - | - |
| Madison Media Institute Madison, WI Private, 2-4 years | $14,708 | - | - | - | 11 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $17,650 | $7,010 | 1,106 | 77.00% | 1,035 | 55% | 11 to 1 |
| College of Menominee Nation Keshena, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $6,200 | - | - | - | 237 | 27% | 6 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex Kenosha, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $6,750 | $6,750 | - | - | 5 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $30,150 | - | - | 1,413 | - | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $16,632 | - | - | - | 117 | 35% | 20 to 1 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $39,560 | - | - | 68.00% | 756 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| Rasmussen College-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $12,869 | $9,745 | - | - | 653 | 27% | 15 to 1 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton Appleton, WI Private, 2-4 years | $16,500 | - | - | - | 62 | 71% | 9 to 1 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI Public, 2-4 years | $5,339 | - | - | - | 6,395 | 30% | 11 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee Pawaukee, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $17,553 | - | - | - | 85 | 71% | 12 to 1 |
| Advanced College of Cosmetology Waupun, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $13,600 | - | - | - | 27 | 74% | 6 to 1 |
| Panache Academy of Beauty Baraboo, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $15,941 | - | - | - | 59 | 50% | 18 to 1 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $15,690 | - | - | - | 152 | 7% | 4 to 1 |
| Bella Academy of Cosmetology Oshkosh, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $15,550 | - | - | - | 23 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,589 | - | - | - | 7,645 | 45% | 14 to 1 |
| Aveda Institute-Madison Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $19,100 | - | - | - | 102 | 82% | 4 to 1 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,705 | - | - | - | 7,037 | 30% | 8 to 1 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Hayward, WI Public, 2-4 years | $4,590 | - | - | - | 231 | 8% | 20 to 1 |
| House of Heavilin Beauty College-Academy of Beauty Professionals Green Bay, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $20,696 | - | - | - | 27 | 67% | 10 to 1 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,191 | - | - | - | 2,963 | 46% | 13 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Green Bay De Pere, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $15,000 | - | - | - | 121 | 58% | 10 to 1 |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine Racine, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $18,666 | $20,290 | - | - | 51 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Janesville Janesville, WI Private, 2-4 years | $18,407 | - | - | - | 58 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Ottawa University-Milwaukee Brookfield, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $12,296 | $11,930 | - | - | 194 | - | 4 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin Colleges Flex Madison, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,749 | - | - | 44.00% | 186 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,432 | - | - | - | 2,690 | 26% | 12 to 1 |
| Academy of Cosmetology Janesville, WI Private, 2-4 years | $17,407 | - | - | - | 24 | - | 7 to 1 |
| The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Milwaukee, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $19,100 | - | - | - | 204 | 76% | 7 to 1 |
| Nashotah House Nashotah, WI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $15,700 | - | - | 65 | - | - |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska Onalaska, WI Private, 2-4 years | $20,900 | - | - | - | 64 | 76% | 9 to 1 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,743 | - | - | - | 11,505 | 43% | 17 to 1 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $14,200 | $11,680 | - | 57.00% | 443 | 35% | 16 to 1 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $6,668 | $6,668 | - | - | 15,250 | 22% | 11 to 1 |
| Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Franklin, WI Private, 4 years four-years | - | $12,455 | - | - | 120 | - | - |
| State College of Beauty Culture Inc Wausau, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $14,900 | - | - | - | 48 | 85% | 11 to 1 |
| First Class Cosmetology School Beloit, WI Private, Less than 2 years | $16,990 | - | - | - | 63 | 75% | 10 to 1 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,588 | - | - | - | 2,222 | 43% | 9 to 1 |
| Shepherds College Union Grove, WI Private, 2-4 years | $146,100 | - | - | 90.00% | 80 | 71% | 6 to 1 |
| Carthage College Kenosha, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $31,500 | $33,000 | 1,110 | 68.00% | 2,872 | 66% | 12 to 1 |
| University of Wisconsin Colleges Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years | $12,743 | - | - | - | 11,486 | 23% | 20 to 1 |
| Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential Elkhorn, WI Private, 4 years four-years | $11,228 | $13,990 | - | - | 23 | - | - |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI Public, 2-4 years | $6,508 | - | - | - | 7,961 | 44% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | $20,233 | $16,312 | 1,132 | 73.56% | 3,395 | 55% | 13 to 1 |