The average acceptance rate of the 17 private Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission is 78.22% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.14%. The acceptance rate at 6 private Wisconsin colleges increased and the rate of 11 colleges decreased.
Beloit College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 57.00%. Carroll University (58.00%) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (60.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Wisconsin Private Colleges to get in.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Beloit College ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Carroll University ranked 2nd, up 4 places from 6th last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,675 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,802 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | Beloit College Beloit, WIPrivate, 4-year | 57.00% 8.86% | 10.00% | 1,280 | $58,554 | 964 | 71.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 2 4 | Carroll University Waukesha, WIPrivate, 4-year | 58.00% 14.14% | 18.01% | 1,160 | $37,230 | 3,283 | 67.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 3 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WIPrivate, 4-year | 60.00% 3.47% | 17.99% | - | $48,421 | 2,729 | 71.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 3 | Lawrence University Appleton, WIPrivate, 4-year | 63.00% 9.27% | 15.01% | 1,310 | $55,461 | 1,426 | 78.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 5 - | Marian University Fond Du Lac, WIPrivate, 4-year | 66.98% 4.57% | 20.95% | - | $33,000 | 1,340 | 51.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WIPrivate, 4-year | 68.00% 2.37% | 15.01% | - | $34,250 | 4,988 | 66.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WIPrivate, 4-year | 70.87% 4.21% | 69.86% | 1,110 | $20,280 | 965 | 55.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 - | Viterbo University La Crosse, WIPrivate, 4-year | 72.98% 0.60% | 24.98% | 1,130 | $32,350 | 2,456 | 60.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Ripon College Ripon, WIPrivate, 4-year | 83.97% 2.64% | 12.99% | 1,120 | $50,700 | 766 | 56.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Carthage College Kenosha, WIPrivate, 4-year | 84.00% 2.17% | 11.00% | 1,100 | $36,500 | 2,667 | 64.00% | 13 to 1 |
| Average | 68.48% | 21.58% | 1,173 | $40,675 | 2,158 | 63.90% | 12 to 1 |