Wisconsin Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

For Wisconsin Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $34,427.

Shepherds College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $157,200 and College of Menominee Nation has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,200 among Wisconsin Private colleges. For graduate programs, Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $35,650 and Marian University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,282 among Wisconsin Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Wisconsin Private colleges in 2025 is $51,327 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Wisconsin Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$34,427$16,488
Books & Supplies$1,246$1,246
Room & Board$12,187$12,187
Other Expenses$3,467$3,467
COA$51,327$33,387

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Wisconsin Private colleges is $34,427. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Wisconsin Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Wisconsin Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$29,690$733
2021-2022$30,333$744
2022-2023$30,954$775
2023-2024$32,295$852
2024-2025$33,518$909
*The amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Wisconsin Private colleges in 2025 is $16,488.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Wisconsin Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Wisconsin Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
2020-2021$15,955$588
2021-2022$16,122$627
2022-2023$16,392$670
2023-2024$16,006$716
2024-2025$15,754$733

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

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Wisconsin Private colleges in 2025 is $1,000.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $817.

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

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Wisconsin Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$907$748
2021-2022$925$759
2022-2023$937$767
2023-2024$976$813
2024-2025$1,000$817

Wisconsin Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Wisconsin Private colleges in 2025 is $15,654 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,110 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Wisconsin Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2020-2021 $10,167$2,705 $8,822$3,952
2021-2022 $10,587$2,732 $8,741$3,841
2022-2023 $10,860$3,065 $9,085$4,143
2023-2024 $11,548$3,451 $9,717$4,808
2024-2025 $12,187$3,467 $10,444$4,666