70.56% of Applicants Accepted to Wisconsin Colleges in 2025 Admission

219,173

Applicants

154,655

Admitted

70.56%

Acceptance Rate

23.03%

Yield

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.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Wisconsin Colleges

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.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Wisconsin Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
University of Wisconsin-Madison65,894
2,389		29,782
2,253		8,514
550		45.20%
1.85%		28.59%
-0.34%
Milwaukee School of Engineering6,287
255		3,705
62		637
-35		58.93%
-1.46%		17.19%
-1.26%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design1,039
-20		629
-36		209
9		60.54%
-2.26%		33.23%
3.15%
Mount Mary University1,322
389		824
-47		116
-56		62.33%
-31.02%		14.08%
-5.67%
Beloit College3,853
-61		2,429
184		224
8		63.04%
5.68%		9.22%
-0.40%
Lawrence University3,270
-219		2,091
-108		351
15		63.94%
0.91%		16.79%
1.51%
Carroll University6,164
192		4,120
632		722
104		66.84%
8.43%		17.52%
-0.20%
Maranatha Baptist University274
68		197
51		135
33		71.90%
1.03%		68.53%
-1.33%
Viterbo University1,734
335		1,256
231		200
-52		72.43%
-0.84%		15.92%
-8.67%
Milwaukee Career College70
-26		51
-18		27
-11		72.86%
0.98%		52.94%
-2.13%
Northland College947
53		710
68		68
-35		74.97%
3.16%		9.58%
-6.46%
Marian University1,619
23		1,214
147		219
-8		74.98%
8.13%		18.04%
-3.23%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside2,649
-1,262		1,997
-843		522
-43		75.39%
2.77%		26.14%
6.25%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse7,136
-176		5,388
32		2,325
24		75.50%
2.25%		43.15%
0.19%
Edgewood University2,274
959		1,722
479		275
56		75.73%
-18.79%		15.97%
-1.65%
Wisconsin Lutheran College1,575
-272		1,231
-229		249
-2		78.16%
-0.89%		20.23%
3.04%
Concordia University-Wisconsin3,945
-592		3,085
21		434
-18		78.20%
10.67%		14.07%
-0.68%
Ripon College1,974
177		1,576
68		172
-23		79.84%
-4.08%		10.91%
-2.02%
Marquette University18,701
3,065		15,212
1,540		2,149
263		81.34%
-6.10%		14.13%
0.34%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls5,519
-384		4,510
-308		1,133
70		81.72%
0.10%		25.12%
3.06%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire8,824
-1,491		7,266
-582		2,044
-119		82.34%
6.26%		28.13%
0.57%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater10,187
-1,003		8,732
-529		2,160
-57		85.72%
2.96%		24.74%
0.80%
Saint Norbert College3,304
-34		2,833
-243		386
-104		85.74%
-6.41%		13.63%
-2.30%
Alverno College624
-43		535
-86		89
-61		85.74%
-7.36%		16.64%
-7.51%
Lakeland University1,261
195		1,088
117		175
-31		86.28%
-4.81%		16.08%
-5.14%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh7,660
-1,422		6,626
-1,246		1,417
-334		86.50%
-0.18%		21.39%
-0.85%
Carthage College7,777
-267		6,771
2		762
-16		87.06%
2.91%		11.25%
-0.24%
University of Wisconsin-Stout5,547
-893		4,863
-594		1,187
-80		87.67%
2.93%		24.41%
1.19%
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay5,899
-474		5,226
-372		1,318
60		88.59%
0.75%		25.22%
2.75%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville4,934
-820		4,410
-611		1,310
-135		89.38%
2.12%		29.71%
0.93%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee16,079
-583		14,581
-155		3,464
98		90.68%
2.24%		23.76%
0.92%
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point8,590
-230		7,886
-64		1,852
24		91.80%
1.66%		23.48%
0.49%
Herzing University-Kenosha50
-16		46
-13		32
-7		92.00%
2.61%		69.57%
3.47%
University of Wisconsin-Superior1,517
-793		1,411
-752		272
12		93.01%
-0.63%		19.28%
7.26%
Herzing University-Brookfield72
-4		67
-2		46
-1		93.06%
2.27%		68.66%
0.54%
Herzing University-Madison596
83		562
79		387
57		94.30%
0.15%		68.86%
0.54%
Bellin College71
2		6959
-1		97.18%
-2.82%		85.51%
-1.45%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex5
-8		5
-7		5
-5		100.00%
7.69%		100.00%
16.67%