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For the academic year 2023-2024, total 329,679 students have enrolled in Wisconsin colleges including both undergraduate and graduate schools - 287,103 undergraduate and 42,587 graduate students.

By gender, there are 142,967 male students and 186,712 female students at Wisconsin colleges. For online degree programs, 51,640 students have enrolled online exclusively at Wisconsin colleges.

Wisconsin College Student Population Statistics

The next list shows the colleges having the most students by gender and enrollment types. Online completely schools are excluded for the statistics (excepting the colleges with the most online students).

University of Wisconsin-Madison has the largest number of students including both undergraduate and graduate schools of 51,044.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the largest number of male students of 23,932.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the largest number of female students of 27,112.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most undergraduate students of 38,040.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most graduate students of 13,004.
Herzing University-Madison has the most online enrollment of 4,841 students who are enrolled online exclusively.

Student Population Comparison Between Wisconsin Colleges

All SchoolsPublicPrivate4-Years CollegeCommunity CollegesCareer Colleges

College Name	Total Number of Students	Men Students	Women Students	Undergraduate Enrollment	Graduate Enrollment	Online Student Population
VICI Beauty School Greenfield, WI Private, 2-4 years	109	2	107	109	-	-
Alverno College Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,317	148	1,169	673	644	328
Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI Public, 2-4 years	13,641	6,060	7,581	13,610	31	2,937
Bellin College Green Bay, WI Private, 4 years four-years	927	169	758	656	271	86
Beloit College Beloit, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,004	488	516	1,004	-	7
Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI Public, 2-4 years	2,811	1,043	1,768	2,811	-	336
Carroll University Waukesha, WI Private, 4 years four-years	3,138	996	2,142	2,581	557	9
Carthage College Kenosha, WI Private, 4 years four-years	2,844	1,222	1,622	2,675	169	-
Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI Private, 4 years four-years	5,253	2,216	3,037	2,401	2,852	1,457
Edgewood University Madison, WI Private, 4 years four-years	2,459	912	1,547	1,236	1,223	417
Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI Public, 2-4 years	10,670	5,706	4,964	10,670	-	2,088
Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI Public, 2-4 years	10,100	4,764	5,336	10,100	-	1,871
The Professional Hair Design Academy Eau Claire, WI Private, 2-4 years	60	2	58	60	-	-
Lakeland University Plymouth, WI Private, 4 years four-years	2,813	1,213	1,600	2,411	402	526
Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI Public, 2-4 years	3,303	1,693	1,610	3,303	-	641
Lawrence University Appleton, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,417	683	734	1,417	-	-
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI Private, 4 years four-years	960	446	514	735	225	533
Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,246	422	824	1,021	225	372
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	11,746	4,954	6,792	8,045	3,701	546
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,677	692	985	-	1,677	66
Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI Public, 2-4 years	3,144	1,390	1,754	3,144	-	796
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI Public, 2-4 years	13,792	5,503	8,289	13,792	-	3,499
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	838	160	678	838	-	2
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	2,953	2,070	883	2,704	249	166
Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI Public, 2-4 years	4,171	1,838	2,333	4,171	-	848
Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,182	79	1,103	752	430	124
Nashotah House Nashotah, WI Private, 4 years four-years	143	124	19	-	143	30
Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI Public, 2-4 years	1,384	526	858	1,384	-	562
Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI Public, 2-4 years	6,746	2,880	3,866	6,746	-	1,642
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI Public, 2-4 years	11,826	5,061	6,765	11,826	-	2,050
Northland College Ashland, WI Private, 4 years four-years	286	166	120	286	-	-
Ripon College Ripon, WI Private, 4 years four-years	709	388	321	696	13	-
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Franklin, WI Private, 4 years four-years	128	116	12	-	128	5
Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI Private, 4 years four-years	2,032	912	1,120	1,970	62	-
State College of Beauty Culture Wausau, WI Private, Less than 2 years	57	2	55	57	-	-
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI Public, 2-4 years	2,849	1,227	1,622	2,849	-	617
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI Private, 4 years four-years	2,094	547	1,547	1,299	795	589
Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI Public, 2-4 years	8,330	3,834	4,496	8,330	-	1,795
Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI Public, 2-4 years	8,367	4,436	3,931	8,367	-	503
Western Technical College La Crosse, WI Public, 2-4 years	3,625	1,659	1,966	3,625	-	962
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI Public, 4 years four-years	11,746	5,719	6,027	10,084	1,662	2,618
Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI Public, 2-4 years	2,940	1,205	1,735	2,940	-	526
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	78	13	65	-	78	-
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI Public, 4 years four-years	10,049	3,970	6,079	9,351	698	970
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI Public, 4 years four-years	11,174	4,349	6,825	10,632	542	2,754
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI Public, 4 years four-years	10,446	4,377	6,069	9,501	945	532
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,027	500	527	957	70	44
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI Public, 4 years four-years	12,953	5,327	7,626	11,994	959	1,393
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI Public, 4 years four-years	3,925	1,750	2,175	3,184	741	973
Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI Private, 4 years four-years	5,274	683	4,591	2,521	2,753	4,841
University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI Public, 4 years four-years	6,926	3,709	3,217	6,136	790	1,265
University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI Public, 4 years four-years	2,833	891	1,942	2,037	796	1,291
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI Public, 4 years four-years	51,044	23,932	27,112	38,040	13,004	1,454
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years four-years	22,450	9,606	12,844	18,288	4,162	3,134
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI Public, 4 years four-years	6,389	3,908	2,481	6,045	344	845
University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI Public, 4 years four-years	5,243	1,952	3,291	4,880	363	344
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI Public, 4 years four-years	8,233	3,428	4,805	7,490	743	986
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward, WI Public, 4 years four-years	204	47	157	196	8	139
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine Racine, WI Private, 4 years four-years	37	6	31	1	36	-
Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI Private, Less than 2 years	100	5	95	100	-	-
College of Menominee Nation Keshena, WI Private, 4 years four-years	300	112	188	300	-	-
Ottawa University-Milwaukee Brookfield, WI Private, 4 years four-years	116	35	81	41	75	54
Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Private, Less than 2 years	111	7	104	111	-	-
Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee, WI Private, 2-4 years	67	7	60	67	-	-
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI Private, 4 years four-years	55	1	54	55	56	-
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Milwaukee, WI Private, Less than 2 years	186	7	179	186	-	-
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI Private, 4 years four-years	1,037	219	818	1,037	-	-
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton Appleton, WI Private, 2-4 years	81	-	81	81	-	-
The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska Onalaska, WI Private, 2-4 years	67	2	65	67	-	-
Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee Wauwatosa, WI Private, Less than 2 years	140	45	95	140	-	-
Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha, WI Private, 4 years four-years	526	66	460	524	2	196
Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield, WI Private, 4 years four-years	385	31	354	380	5	147
Advanced College of Cosmetology Waupun, WI Private, Less than 2 years	24	-	24	24	-	-
First Class Cosmetology School Beloit, WI Private, Less than 2 years	92	9	83	92	-	-
The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha Kenosha, WI Private, Less than 2 years	130	1	129	130	-	-
East-West Healing Arts Institute Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years	72	19	53	72	-	-
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Madison Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years	88	2	86	88	-	-
Academy of Beauty Professionals Madison, WI Private, Less than 2 years	53	9	44	53	-	-
Academy of Beauty Professionals Appleton, WI Private, Less than 2 years	37	3	34	37	-	-
Academy of Beauty Professionals Green Bay, WI Private, Less than 2 years	64	11	53	64	-	-
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Janesville Janesville, WI Private, Less than 2 years	102	8	94	102	-	-
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI Public, 4 years four-years	551	171	380	551	-	551
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex Kenosha, WI Public, 4 years four-years	173	76	97	173	-	173
Average	329,679	142,967	186,712	287,103	42,587	51,640

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