The average acceptance rate of the 30 Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission is 78.74% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.6%. The acceptance rate at 19 Wisconsin colleges increased and the rate of 11 colleges decreased.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 45.20%. Milwaukee School of Engineering (58.93%) and Mount Mary University (62.33%) are following it in the list of Tightest Wisconsin Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
University of Wisconsin-Madison stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Milwaukee School of Engineering ranked 2nd, up 2 places from 4th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $39,319 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,168 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 45.20% 1.85% | 28.59% | 1,460 | $42,103 ($11,603) | 51,044 | 90.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WIPrivate, 4-year | 58.93% 1.46% | 17.19% | - | $50,480 | 2,953 | 67.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 3 24 | Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WIPrivate, 4-year | 62.33% 31.02% | 14.08% | - | $35,420 | 1,182 | 43.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Beloit College Beloit, WIPrivate, 4-year | 63.04% 5.68% | 9.22% | 1,320 | $60,886 | 1,004 | 71.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 5 - | Lawrence University Appleton, WIPrivate, 4-year | 63.94% 0.91% | 16.79% | 1,350 | $56,982 | 1,417 | 77.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 6 3 | Carroll University Waukesha, WIPrivate, 4-year | 66.84% 8.43% | 17.52% | 1,190 | $38,890 | 3,138 | 71.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 1 | Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WIPrivate, 4-year | 71.90% 1.03% | 68.53% | 1,100 | $21,550 | 960 | 64.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Viterbo University La Crosse, WIPrivate, 4-year | 72.43% 0.84% | 15.92% | - | $34,250 | 2,094 | 68.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 9 3 | Marian University Fond Du Lac, WIPrivate, 4-year | 74.98% 8.13% | 18.04% | - | $35,204 | 1,246 | 44.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WIPublic, 4-year | 75.39% 2.77% | 26.14% | - | $17,429 ($8,270) | 3,925 | 40.00% | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 65.50% | 23.20% | 1,284 | $39,319 ($9,937) | 6,896 | 63.50% | 12 to 1 |