University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 89% last year.

Marquette University with 82% and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with 69% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Wisconsin Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Wisconsin Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest graduation rate of 89% and Marquette University has the second highest graduation rate of 82%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $22,950 and graduate tuition & fees is $21,056 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 80.66% and the average SAT score is 1,350 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 65.10% and the students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Wisconsin Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Wisconsin Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year 89.00%
0.20%
$40,603
($11,205)
29.21%49.06%1,43048,95618 to 1
2
-
Marquette University Milwaukee, WIPrivate, 4-year 82.00%
0.64%
$48,70014.32%87.21%1,27011,16713 to 1
3
-
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WIPublic, 4-year 69.00%
4.02%
$18,691
($9,651)
42.97%74.25%-10,27419 to 1
4
-
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WIPublic, 4-year 65.00%
3.05%
$18,516
($9,277)
26.77%76.62%-10,10419 to 1
5
-
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WIPublic, 4-year 61.00%
2.47%
$17,916
($8,250)
26.84%82.38%-11,07919 to 1
5
1
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WIPublic, 4-year 61.00%
2.04%
$17,274
($8,315)
31.42%85.43%-6,48620 to 1
7
-
University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WIPublic, 4-year 59.00%
2.36%
$16,887
($8,606)
29.34%84.48%-5,18818 to 1
8
2
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
1.82%
$16,125
($8,212)
22.56%88.52%-13,70520 to 1
9
-
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WIPublic, 4-year 56.00%
0.55%
$17,854
($8,834)
23.81%89.05%-7,96421 to 1
10
1
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WIPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.61%
$16,929
($8,342)
22.02%89.62%-9,59923 to 1
Average65.10%$22,950
($8,966)
26.93%80.66%1,35013,45219 to 1