Total 329,840 Students Enrolled in Wisconsin Colleges

329,840

Total

220,340

4-Year Colleges

108,174

Community Colleges

1,326

Trade Schools

A total of 329,840 students are enrolled in Wisconsin colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

  • Student Level: There are 287,267 undergraduate and 42,629 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.09% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.92%.
  • Institution Level: 220,340 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 108,174 students enrolled in community colleges, and 1,326 students enrolled in trade schools.

Wisconsin 4-Year College Enrollment Statistics

For 51 Wisconsin 4-year colleges, there are 220,340 students enrolled.

  • Institution Control: 164,339 (74.58%) students in public and 56,001 (25.42%) in private 4-year colleges.
  • Student Level: 177,798 (80.69%) undergraduate and 42,598 (19.33%) graduate students in Wisconsin public 4-year colleges.
  • Gender Breakdown: Of the total student population in Wisconsin 4-year colleges, 57.34% are women (126,339) and 42.66% are men (94,001). This yields a ratio of approximately 74 male students for every 100 female students.
  • Online Enrollment: 15,224 (6.91%) undergraduate and 14,066 (6.38%) graduate students are enrolled online in Wisconsin 4-year colleges.
  • Largest and Smallest: For Wisconsin colleges, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most number of students of 51,044 among 4-year colleges. For Wisconsin community colleges, Milwaukee Area Technical College has the most students of 13,792 and The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is the largest trade school with 186.

Student Population By School Level for Wisconsin Colleges

By attending status, there are 194,028 full-time students and 135,721 part-time students at Wisconsin colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Wisconsin colleges. A total of 329,840 students have enrolled in Wisconsin colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Wisconsin Colleges
SchoolTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
VICI Beauty SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year109109109----
Alverno CollegePrivate, 4-year1,317673530143644465179
Madison Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year13,64113,6103,7659,845311120
Bellin CollegePrivate, 4-year927656296360271116155
Beloit CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0041,00495450---
Blackhawk Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,8112,8115982,213---
Carroll UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,1382,5812,444137557402155
Carthage CollegePrivate, 4-year2,8442,6752,6413416910861
Concordia University-WisconsinPrivate, 4-year5,2532,4011,8405612,8528871,965
Edgewood UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,4591,2361,0421941,223645578
Fox Valley Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year10,67010,6701,6519,019---
Gateway Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year10,10010,1001,2068,894---
The Professional Hair Design AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year60604812---
Lakeland UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,8132,4117741,63740275327
Lakeshore Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,3033,3033112,992---
Lawrence UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4171,4171,39225---
Maranatha Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year96073544129422525200
Marian UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,2461,02179222922541184
Marquette UniversityPrivate, 4-year11,7468,0457,5994463,7012,5691,132
Medical College of WisconsinPrivate, 4-year1,677---1,6771,568109
Mid-State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1443,1447212,423---
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year13,79213,7923,18810,604---
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year8388388308---
Milwaukee School of EngineeringPrivate, 4-year2,9532,7042,59510924958191
Moraine Park Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,1714,1719633,208---
Mount Mary UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,182752605147430169261
Nashotah HousePrivate, 4-year143---1437766
Nicolet Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,3841,3841271,257---
Northcentral Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,7466,7461,1735,573---
Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,82611,8262,3319,495---
Northland CollegePrivate, 4-year28628626719---
Ripon CollegePrivate, 4-year7096966821413121
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year128---12810424
Saint Norbert CollegePrivate, 4-year2,0321,9701,65231862161
State College of Beauty CulturePrivate, Less than 2-year57574215---
Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,8492,8497312,118---
Viterbo UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,0941,2991,056243795500295
Chippewa Valley Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,3308,3302,0826,248---
Waukesha County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,3678,3671,6766,691---
Western Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,6253,6251,4162,209---
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterPublic, 4-year11,74610,0848,5021,5821,6625081,154
Northwood Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,9402,9409372,003---
Wisconsin School of Professional PsychologyPrivate, 4-year78---785127
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClairePublic, 4-year10,0499,3518,353998698138560
University of Wisconsin-Green BayPublic, 4-year11,17410,6325,3445,288542192350
University of Wisconsin-La CrossePublic, 4-year10,4469,5018,995506945381564
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0279579292870961
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshPublic, 4-year12,95311,9945,9906,004959287672
University of Wisconsin-ParksidePublic, 4-year3,9253,1842,314870741168573
Herzing University-MadisonPrivate, 4-year5,2742,5211,0361,4852,7532,160593
University of Wisconsin-StoutPublic, 4-year6,9266,1364,9381,198790206584
University of Wisconsin-SuperiorPublic, 4-year2,8332,0371,430607796212584
University of Wisconsin-MadisonPublic, 4-year51,04438,04035,4662,57413,00410,8132,191
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePublic, 4-year22,45018,28814,9043,3844,1622,4261,736
University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePublic, 4-year6,3896,0455,36967634461283
University of Wisconsin-River FallsPublic, 4-year5,2434,8803,965915363175188
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointPublic, 4-year8,2337,4906,614876743287456
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe UniversityPublic, 4-year20419652144844
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-RacinePrivate, 4-year3711-362610
Empire Beauty School-Green BayPrivate, Less than 2-year100100100----
College of Menominee NationPrivate, 4-year300300102198---
Ottawa University-MilwaukeePrivate, 4-year11641833755718
Empire Beauty School-MilwaukeePrivate, Less than 2-year111111111----
Milwaukee Career CollegePrivate, 2-4 year676767----
Rasmussen University-WisconsinPrivate, 4-year5555401556--
The Institute of Beauty and WellnessPrivate, Less than 2-year18618671115---
Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaPrivate, 4-year1,0371,037634403---
The Salon Professional Academy-AppletonPrivate, 2-4 year818181----
The Salon Professional Academy-OnalaskaPrivate, 2-4 year676767----
Paul Mitchell the School-MilwaukeePrivate, Less than 2-year1401409050---
Herzing University-KenoshaPrivate, 4-year526524202322211
Herzing University-BrookfieldPrivate, 4-year385380173207541
Advanced College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year242424----
First Class Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year929292----
The Salon Professional Academy-KenoshaPrivate, Less than 2-year1301305278---
Shepherds CollegePrivate, 2-4 year9191-----
East-West Healing Arts InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year727272----
Paul Mitchell the School-MadisonPrivate, Less than 2-year707070----
The Institute of Beauty and Wellness MadisonPrivate, Less than 2-year88883751---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year53532627---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year37371621---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year64642737---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-JanesvillePrivate, Less than 2-year1021025448---
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee FlexPublic, 4-year55155183468---
University of Wisconsin-Parkside FlexPublic, 4-year17317321152---
Rasmussen University-WausauPrivate, 4-year-------
Bryant & Stratton College-BayshorePrivate, 4-year-------
Bryant & Stratton College-RacinePrivate, 4-year-------
East-West Healing Arts Institute - MilwaukeePrivate, Less than 2-year-------