There are 89 colleges in Wisconsin - 32 public and 57 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Wisconsin colleges is $8,860 for state residents and $26,846 for out-of-state students.

46 Wisconsin cities have at least one college and, of them, Milwaukee has the most of 14 colleges. It has 10 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 57,975 students. Madison and Kenosha also has a number of colleges of 8 and 6 colleges respectively.

The following table shows the Wisconsin colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

89 Wisconsin Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Milwaukee 141022 $35,017
($8,574)		 $22,028
($12,728)		 57,975 46,964 11,011 11 to 1
Madison 8314 $30,471
($11,603)		 $15,455
($8,651)		 72,701 55,690 17,011 13 to 1
Kenosha 6411 $19,095
($7,510)		 $16,733
($8,467)		 17,698 16,786 912 17 to 1
Green Bay 5311 $21,430
($8,700)		 $15,868
($10,244)		 24,046 23,233 869 13 to 1
Appleton 4121 $56,982 - 12,205 12,205 - 10 to 1
Eau Claire 312- $19,228
($9,642)		 $22,054
($10,665)		 18,439 17,741 698 14 to 1
Wausau 3111 $11,982 - 6,803 6,803 - 10 to 1
La Crosse 321- $26,884
($10,070)		 $15,709
($10,832)		 16,165 14,425 1,740 13 to 1
Janesville 2-11 - - 2,913 2,913 - 13 to 1
Fond Du Lac 211- $35,204 $6,282 5,417 5,192 225 12 to 1
Wauwatosa 21-1 $20,469 - 1,177 1,177 - 15 to 1
Beloit 21-1 $60,886 - 1,096 1,096 - 12 to 1
Brookfield 22-- $13,373 $11,186 501 421 80 8 to 1
Rhinelander 1-1- - - 1,384 1,384 - 9 to 1
Stevens Point 11-- $18,248
($9,228)		 $20,399
($10,374)		 8,233 7,490 743 21 to 1
Whitewater 11-- $18,716
($8,616)		 $21,603
($10,543)		 11,746 10,084 1,662 21 to 1
Union Grove 1-1- - - 91 91 - 5 to 1
Ashland 11-- $44,403 - 286 286 - 5 to 1
Racine 11-- $18,666 $20,290 37 1 36 8 to 1
Cleveland 1-1- - - 3,303 3,303 - 14 to 1
Oshkosh 11-- $16,446
($8,532)		 $19,935
($10,051)		 12,953 11,994 959 22 to 1
Mount Pleasant 11-- $19,347 - - - - -
Franklin 11-- - $24,095 128 - 128 -
Keshena 11-- $6,200 - 300 300 - 6 to 1
Superior 11-- $16,726
($8,812)		 $18,789
($9,658)		 2,833 2,037 796 18 to 1
Fennimore 1-1- - - 2,849 2,849 - 14 to 1
Greenfield 1-1- - - 109 109 - 14 to 1
Nashotah 11-- $18,000 $18,700 143 - 143 -
River Falls 11-- $17,470
($9,008)		 $20,312
($10,357)		 5,243 4,880 363 19 to 1
Pewaukee 1-1- - - 8,367 8,367 - 22 to 1
Waupun 1--1 - - 24 24 - 4 to 1
Hayward 11-- $6,030
($6,030)		 $8,130
($8,130)		 204 196 8 6 to 1
Plymouth 11-- $33,396 $12,600 2,813 2,411 402 12 to 1
Rice Lake 1-1- - - 2,940 2,940 - 8 to 1
Glendale 11-- $19,025 - - - - -
Ripon 11-- $51,900 $8,425 709 696 13 12 to 1
Ashwaubenon 1--1 - - 100 100 - 25 to 1
Watertown 11-- $21,550 $7,360 960 735 225 11 to 1
Menomonie 11-- $19,265
($10,701)		 $18,839
($9,777)		 6,926 6,136 790 18 to 1
Shorewood 1--1 - - - - - -
Waukesha 11-- $38,890 $14,424 3,138 2,581 557 14 to 1
De Pere 11-- $45,580 $12,790 2,032 1,970 62 14 to 1
Wisconsin Rapids 1-1- - - 3,144 3,144 - 13 to 1
Platteville 11-- $17,603
($8,644)		 $19,877
($10,049)		 6,389 6,045 344 20 to 1
Mequon 11-- $35,470 $13,260 5,253 2,401 2,852 11 to 1
Onalaska 1-1- - - 67 67 - 10 to 1