Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,061 for Wisconsin residents and $27,547 for out-of-state students.

For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $10,423 for Wisconsin residents and $18,003 for out-of-state students.

Beloit College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $60,886 and Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,030 among Wisconsin 4-Year 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 4-Year Colleges.

You can narrow Wisconsin colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $24,656 for state residents and $43,143 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$9,061$27,547$10,423$18,003
Books & Supplies$1,011$1,011
Room & Board$11,023$11,023
Other Expenses$3,562$3,562
COA$24,656$43,143$26,018$33,599

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges is $9,061 for state residents and $27,547 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$6,813$1,411$23,633$939
2021-2022$6,813$1,446$24,029$955
2022-2023$6,903$1,490$24,487$987
2023-2024$7,195$1,544$25,504$1,050
2024-2025$7,453$1,608$26,431$1,117
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $10,423 for state residents and $18,003 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
In-StateOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2020-2021$8,345$1,373$16,698$931
2021-2022$8,371$1,409$16,710$966
2022-2023$8,408$1,350$16,678$976
2023-2024$8,643$1,396$16,957$1,009
2024-2025$8,960$1,463$16,966$1,038

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $723 for state residents and $857 for out-of-state students.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $695 for state residents and $897 for out-of-state students.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
2020-2021$651$773 $636$832
2021-2022$662$784 $639$836
2022-2023$671$795 $639$832
2023-2024$697$825 $685$885
2024-2025$723$857 $695$897

Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges in 2025 is $14,584 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,328 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 4-Year Colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Wisconsin 4-Year Colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $9,345$2,948 $8,776$3,726
2021-2022 $9,646$2,985 $8,778$3,722
2022-2023 $9,939$3,200 $9,050$3,853
2023-2024 $10,449$3,597 $9,512$4,455
2024-2025 $11,023$3,562 $10,034$4,294