For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Wisconsin colleges is 70.56%, 154,655 accepted out of 219,173 applicants.
For Wisconsin college admission, the total number of applicants decreased by 2,882 (-1.30%) compared to last year, from 222,055 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 160, which is more than 0.45% last year.
Wisconsin colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.53% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Wisconsin colleges. The yield increased by 0.23%.
Among Wisconsin colleges, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest acceptance rate of 45.20% with 29,782 accepted students out of 65,894 applicants. University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most number of applicants of 65,894 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,514.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Wisconsin. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 65,894 2,389 | 29,782 2,253 | 8,514 550 | 45.20% 1.85% | 28.59% -0.34% |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 6,287 255 | 3,705 62 | 637 -35 | 58.93% -1.46% | 17.19% -1.26% |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 1,039 -20 | 629 -36 | 209 9 | 60.54% -2.26% | 33.23% 3.15% |
| Mount Mary University | 1,322 389 | 824 -47 | 116 -56 | 62.33% -31.02% | 14.08% -5.67% |
| Beloit College | 3,853 -61 | 2,429 184 | 224 8 | 63.04% 5.68% | 9.22% -0.40% |
| Lawrence University | 3,270 -219 | 2,091 -108 | 351 15 | 63.94% 0.91% | 16.79% 1.51% |
| Carroll University | 6,164 192 | 4,120 632 | 722 104 | 66.84% 8.43% | 17.52% -0.20% |
| Maranatha Baptist University | 274 68 | 197 51 | 135 33 | 71.90% 1.03% | 68.53% -1.33% |
| Viterbo University | 1,734 335 | 1,256 231 | 200 -52 | 72.43% -0.84% | 15.92% -8.67% |
| Milwaukee Career College | 70 -26 | 51 -18 | 27 -11 | 72.86% 0.98% | 52.94% -2.13% |
| Northland College | 947 53 | 710 68 | 68 -35 | 74.97% 3.16% | 9.58% -6.46% |
| Marian University | 1,619 23 | 1,214 147 | 219 -8 | 74.98% 8.13% | 18.04% -3.23% |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 2,649 -1,262 | 1,997 -843 | 522 -43 | 75.39% 2.77% | 26.14% 6.25% |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 7,136 -176 | 5,388 32 | 2,325 24 | 75.50% 2.25% | 43.15% 0.19% |
| Edgewood University | 2,274 959 | 1,722 479 | 275 56 | 75.73% -18.79% | 15.97% -1.65% |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | 1,575 -272 | 1,231 -229 | 249 -2 | 78.16% -0.89% | 20.23% 3.04% |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin | 3,945 -592 | 3,085 21 | 434 -18 | 78.20% 10.67% | 14.07% -0.68% |
| Ripon College | 1,974 177 | 1,576 68 | 172 -23 | 79.84% -4.08% | 10.91% -2.02% |
| Marquette University | 18,701 3,065 | 15,212 1,540 | 2,149 263 | 81.34% -6.10% | 14.13% 0.34% |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 5,519 -384 | 4,510 -308 | 1,133 70 | 81.72% 0.10% | 25.12% 3.06% |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 8,824 -1,491 | 7,266 -582 | 2,044 -119 | 82.34% 6.26% | 28.13% 0.57% |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | 10,187 -1,003 | 8,732 -529 | 2,160 -57 | 85.72% 2.96% | 24.74% 0.80% |
| Alverno College | 624 -43 | 535 -86 | 89 -61 | 85.74% -7.36% | 16.64% -7.51% |
| Saint Norbert College | 3,304 -34 | 2,833 -243 | 386 -104 | 85.74% -6.41% | 13.63% -2.30% |
| Lakeland University | 1,261 195 | 1,088 117 | 175 -31 | 86.28% -4.81% | 16.08% -5.14% |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 7,660 -1,422 | 6,626 -1,246 | 1,417 -334 | 86.50% -0.18% | 21.39% -0.85% |
| Carthage College | 7,777 -267 | 6,771 2 | 762 -16 | 87.06% 2.91% | 11.25% -0.24% |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | 5,547 -893 | 4,863 -594 | 1,187 -80 | 87.67% 2.93% | 24.41% 1.19% |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | 5,899 -474 | 5,226 -372 | 1,318 60 | 88.59% 0.75% | 25.22% 2.75% |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | 4,934 -820 | 4,410 -611 | 1,310 -135 | 89.38% 2.12% | 29.71% 0.93% |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 16,079 -583 | 14,581 -155 | 3,464 98 | 90.68% 2.24% | 23.76% 0.92% |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 8,590 -230 | 7,886 -64 | 1,852 24 | 91.80% 1.66% | 23.48% 0.49% |
| Herzing University-Kenosha | 50 -16 | 46 -13 | 32 -7 | 92.00% 2.61% | 69.57% 3.47% |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | 1,517 -793 | 1,411 -752 | 272 12 | 93.01% -0.63% | 19.28% 7.26% |
| Herzing University-Brookfield | 72 -4 | 67 -2 | 46 -1 | 93.06% 2.27% | 68.66% 0.54% |
| Herzing University-Madison | 596 83 | 562 79 | 387 57 | 94.30% 0.15% | 68.86% 0.54% |
| Bellin College | 71 2 | 69 | 59 -1 | 97.18% -2.82% | 85.51% -1.45% |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex | 5 -8 | 5 -7 | 5 -5 | 100.00% 7.69% | 100.00% 16.67% |