69.88% of Applicants Accepted to Wisconsin Colleges in 2023-2024 Admission

For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Wisconsin colleges is 69.88%, 155,169 accepted out of 222,055 applicants.

For Wisconsin college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 12,188 (5.81%) compared to last year, from 209,867 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 387, which is less than -1.08% last year.

Wisconsin colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 2.60% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Wisconsin colleges. The yield decreased by 0.71%.

Among Wisconsin colleges, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest acceptance rate of 43.00% with 27,307 accepted students out of 63,505 applicants. University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most number of applicants of 63,505 and University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 7,919.

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Wisconsin Colleges
School	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled	Acceptance Rate	Yield
University of Wisconsin-Madison	63,505 3,291	27,307 -2,232	7,919 -709	43.00% -6.06%	29.00% -0.21%
Beloit College	3,914 452	2,231 -49	223 -9	57.00% -8.86%	10.00% -0.18%
Carroll University	5,972 1,244	3,464 53	624 -50	58.00% -14.14%	18.01% -1.75%
Shepherds College	60 -3	35 -15	35 -5	58.33% -21.04%	100.00% 20.00%
Milwaukee School of Engineering	6,032 554	3,619 142	651 -21	60.00% -3.47%	17.99% -1.34%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design	1,059 7	667 -6	200 -21	62.98% -0.99%	29.99% -2.85%
Lawrence University	3,489 546	2,198 71	330 -34	63.00% -9.27%	15.01% -2.10%
Marian University	1,596 334	1,069 166	224 -1	66.98% -4.57%	20.95% -3.97%
Concordia University-Wisconsin	4,537 993	3,085 591	463 42	68.00% -2.37%	15.01% -1.87%
Maranatha Baptist University	206 -91	146 -77	102 -55	70.87% -4.21%	69.86% -0.54%
Milwaukee Career College	96 10	69 19	38 1	71.88% 13.74%	55.07% -18.93%
Northland College	894 -422	644 -256	103 -19	72.04% 3.65%	15.99% 2.43%
Viterbo University	1,399 -2	1,021 7	255 20	72.98% 0.60%	24.98% 1.80%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	3,911 1,018	2,855 748	571 129	73.00% 0.17%	20.00% -0.98%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	7,312 22	5,338 -75	2,295 -31	73.00% -1.25%	42.99% 0.02%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	10,315 -88	7,839 -132	2,195 61	76.00% -0.62%	28.00% 1.23%
Wisconsin Lutheran College	1,847 373	1,459 76	248 -61	78.99% -14.84%	17.00% -5.34%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls	5,903 1,812	4,840 1,384	1,065 51	81.99% -2.49%	22.00% -7.34%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	11,190 1,742	9,288 1,505	2,229 140	83.00% 0.62%	24.00% -2.84%
Ripon College	1,797 -345	1,509 -233	196	83.97% 2.64%	12.99% 1.74%
Carthage College	8,044 -68	6,757 119	743 11	84.00% 2.17%	11.00% -0.03%
University of Wisconsin-Stout	6,440 209	5,474 96	1,259 7	85.00% -1.31%	23.00% -0.28%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	5,754 400	5,006 432	1,452 15	87.00% 1.57%	29.01% -2.41%
Marquette University	15,636 -247	13,603 -248	1,904 -79	87.00% -0.21%	14.00% -0.32%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	9,082 378	7,901 196	1,738	87.00% -1.52%	22.00% -0.56%
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	6,373 611	5,608 444	1,234 97	88.00% -1.62%	22.00% -0.02%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	16,662 -190	14,663 117	3,372 23	88.00% 1.68%	23.00% -0.02%
Herzing University-Kenosha	66 -26	59 -27	39 -21	89.39% -4.09%	66.10% -3.67%
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	8,820 700	7,938 707	1,826 104	90.00% 0.95%	23.00% -0.81%
Herzing University-Brookfield	76 15	69 11	47 7	90.79% -4.29%	68.12% -0.85%
Lakeland University	1,066 -164	970 -254	204 -25	90.99% -8.52%	21.03% 2.32%
Saint Norbert College	3,338 -580	3,071 -204	491 15	92.00% 8.41%	15.99% 1.46%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex	13 5	12 9	10 7	92.31% 54.81%	83.33% -16.67%
Alverno College	667 15	620 34	149 16	92.95% 3.07%	24.03% 1.33%
Mount Mary University	933 -406	868 -62	174 19	93.03% 23.58%	20.05% 3.38%
Herzing University-Madison	513 78	482 71	328 45	93.96% -0.52%	68.05% -0.81%
University of Wisconsin-Superior	2,310 -9	2,171 -46	261 -58	93.98% -1.62%	12.02% -2.37%
Edgewood College	1,315 15	1,249 -33	225 -16	94.98% -3.64%	18.01% -0.79%
Bellin College	69 13	69 17	60 14	100.00% 7.14%	86.96% -1.50%

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