There are 89 colleges in Wisconsin - 32 public and 57 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Wisconsin colleges is $8,324 for state residents and $25,536 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 56,276 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 2024 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 $33,774
($8,385)		 $22,233
($12,266)		 56,276 45,084 11,192 10 to 1
Madison 84-4 $23,975
($7,993)		 $15,365
($8,535)		 67,527 52,505 15,022 13 to 1
Kenosha 6411 $18,292
($7,303)		 $16,399
($8,206)		 17,355 16,533 822 15 to 1
Green Bay 5311 $19,687
($8,342)		 $15,729
($9,931)		 21,580 20,886 694 14 to 1
Appleton 4121 $55,461 - 12,739 12,739 - 10 to 1
Wausau 3111 $11,982 - 6,108 6,108 - 9 to 1
La Crosse 321- $25,521
($9,651)		 $15,345
($10,373)		 16,602 14,704 1,898 13 to 1
Eau Claire 312- $18,516
($9,277)		 $21,100
($10,122)		 18,534 17,853 681 14 to 1
Fond Du Lac 211- $33,000 $11,509 4,414 4,142 272 12 to 1
Janesville 2-11 - - 2,474 2,474 - 10 to 1
Wauwatosa 21-1 $20,045 - 1,151 1,151 - 13 to 1
Beloit 21-1 $58,554 - 1,062 1,062 - 13 to 1
Brookfield 22-- $13,358 $11,081 518 455 63 8 to 1
Menomonie 11-- $18,706
($10,142)		 $18,344
($9,282)		 7,234 6,254 980 18 to 1
Platteville 11-- $17,274
($8,315)		 $19,538
($9,711)		 6,486 6,028 458 20 to 1
Nashotah 11-- - $17,930 130 - 130 -
Stevens Point 11-- $17,854
($8,834)		 $19,976
($9,951)		 7,964 7,313 651 21 to 1
Racine 11-- $18,666 $20,290 56 4 52 8 to 1
Ripon 11-- $50,700 $8,425 766 766 - 14 to 1
Keshena 11-- $6,200 - 281 281 - 7 to 1
De Pere 11-- $44,432 $12,790 1,882 1,814 68 11 to 1
Waupun 1--1 - - 26 26 - 5 to 1
Whitewater 11-- $17,916
($8,250)		 $20,673
($10,090)		 11,079 9,367 1,712 19 to 1
Plymouth 11-- $32,286 $12,564 2,406 1,898 508 16 to 1
Glendale 11-- $19,025 - - - - -
Oshkosh 11-- $16,125
($8,212)		 $19,560
($9,676)		 13,705 12,627 1,078 20 to 1
Watertown 11-- $20,280 $7,360 965 736 229 11 to 1
Shorewood 1--1 - - - - - -
Superior 11-- $16,400
($8,487)		 $18,432
($9,301)		 2,710 2,213 497 17 to 1
Wisconsin Rapids 1-1- - - 2,779 2,779 - 12 to 1
Greenfield 1-1- - - 113 113 - 14 to 1
River Falls 11-- $16,887
($8,606)		 $19,726
($9,771)		 5,188 4,776 412 18 to 1
Rhinelander 1-1- - - 1,186 1,186 - 7 to 1
Hayward 11-- $6,030
($6,030)		 $8,130
($8,130)		 303 288 15 8 to 1
Ashland 11-- $42,491 - 518 518 - 10 to 1
Ashwaubenon 1--1 - - 64 64 - 17 to 1
Franklin 11-- - $23,180 111 - 111 -
Waukesha 11-- $37,230 $14,454 3,283 2,771 512 14 to 1
Fennimore 1-1- - - 2,710 2,710 - 16 to 1
Mequon 11-- $34,250 $13,170 4,988 2,817 2,171 11 to 1
Onalaska 1-1- - - 79 79 - 11 to 1
Pewaukee 1-1- - - 7,268 7,268 - 22 to 1
Union Grove 1-1- - - 86 86 - 5 to 1
Rice Lake 1-1- - - 2,677 2,677 - 5 to 1
Cleveland 1-1- - - 3,154 3,154 - 13 to 1
Mount Pleasant 11-- $19,347 - - - - -