For Wisconsin Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $6,697 for Wisconsin residents and $11,955 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,689 for Wisconsin residents and $18,935 for out-of-state students.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $40,603 and Northcentral Technical College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,615 among Wisconsin Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $25,697 and University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,750 among Wisconsin Public colleges.
The average COA of Wisconsin Public colleges in 2024 is $20,843 for state residents and $26,101 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $6,697 | $11,955 | $9,689 | $18,935 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,391 | $1,391 | ||
| Room & Board | $8,761 | $8,761 | ||
| Other Expenses | $3,994 | $3,994 | ||
| COA | $20,843 | $26,101 | $23,835 | $33,082 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Wisconsin Public colleges is $6,697 for state residents and $11,955 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Wisconsin Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,437 | $854 | $10,450 | $806 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,461 | $864 | $10,543 | $815 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,483 | $880 | $10,595 | $831 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,572 | $919 | $10,775 | $838 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,727 | $970 | $11,076 | $879 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Wisconsin Public colleges in 2024 is $9,689 for state residents and $18,935 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Wisconsin Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $8,008 | $1,297 | $17,452 | $1,297 |
| 2020-2021 | $8,047 | $1,301 | $17,532 | $1,301 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,075 | $1,335 | $17,591 | $1,335 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,134 | $1,280 | $17,104 | $1,280 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,359 | $1,330 | $17,606 | $1,330 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Wisconsin Public colleges in 2024 is $216 for state residents and $429 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $468 for state residents and $990 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $214 | $411 | $454 | $989 |
| 2020-2021 | $208 | $409 | $457 | $993 |
| 2021-2022 | $208 | $412 | $458 | $997 |
| 2022-2023 | $211 | $418 | $461 | $968 |
| 2023-2024 | $216 | $429 | $468 | $990 |
The average living costs of Wisconsin Public colleges in 2024 is $12,755 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $13,569 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $7,736 | $3,353 | $7,682 | $3,598 |
| 2020-2021 | $7,907 | $3,384 | $8,125 | $3,585 |
| 2021-2022 | $8,037 | $3,454 | $8,487 | $3,630 |
| 2022-2023 | $8,436 | $3,577 | $8,781 | $3,707 |
| 2023-2024 | $8,761 | $3,994 | $9,487 | $4,082 |