For Wisconsin colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,945 for Wisconsin residents and $22,103 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,060 for Wisconsin residents and $17,730 for out-of-state students.
Shepherds College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $157,200 and Academy of Beauty Professionals has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,950 among Wisconsin colleges. For graduate programs, Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,650 and Rasmussen University-Wisconsin has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $4,726 among Wisconsin colleges.
You can narrow Wisconsin colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Wisconsin colleges in 2025 is $22,876 for state residents and $38,034 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $6,945 | $22,103 | $10,060 | $17,730 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,167 | $1,167 | ||
| Room & Board | $10,859 | $10,859 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,905 | $3,905 | ||
| COA | $22,876 | $38,034 | $25,991 | $33,661 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Wisconsin colleges is $6,945 for state residents and $22,103 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Wisconsin colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $5,461 | $864 | $18,973 | $794 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,483 | $880 | $19,279 | $806 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,572 | $919 | $19,651 | $823 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,727 | $970 | $20,404 | $878 |
| 2024-2025 | $5,950 | $995 | $21,162 | $941 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Wisconsin colleges in 2025 is $10,060 for state residents and $17,730 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Wisconsin colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $8,047 | $1,301 | $16,432 | $913 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,075 | $1,335 | $16,445 | $948 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,134 | $1,280 | $16,424 | $956 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,359 | $1,330 | $16,699 | $991 |
| 2024-2025 | $8,661 | $1,398 | $16,708 | $1,022 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Wisconsin colleges in 2025 is $568 for state residents and $686 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $681 for state residents and $880 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $516 | $623 | $623 | $816 |
| 2021-2022 | $524 | $632 | $626 | $820 |
| 2022-2023 | $530 | $641 | $626 | $817 |
| 2023-2024 | $550 | $664 | $672 | $868 |
| 2024-2025 | $568 | $686 | $681 | $880 |
The average living costs of Wisconsin colleges in 2025 is $14,764 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,043 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Wisconsin colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,134 | $3,015 | $8,434 | $3,766 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,383 | $3,073 | $8,601 | $3,743 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,752 | $3,299 | $8,921 | $3,924 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,274 | $3,699 | $9,598 | $4,436 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,859 | $3,905 | $9,923 | $5,120 |