The average acceptance rate of the 13 public Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission is 80.69% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.88%. The acceptance rate at 5 public Wisconsin colleges increased and the rate of 8 colleges decreased.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 43.00%. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (73.00%) and University of Wisconsin-Parkside (73.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Wisconsin Public 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.
University of Wisconsin-Madison stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,814 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,477 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 - | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 6.06% | 29.00% | 1,450 | $40,603 ($11,205) | 48,956 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WIPublic, 4-year | 73.00% 1.25% | 42.99% | - | $18,691 ($9,651) | 10,274 | 69.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WIPublic, 4-year | 73.00% 0.17% | 20.00% | - | $16,497 ($7,855) | 3,947 | 40.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 4 - | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WIPublic, 4-year | 76.00% 0.62% | 28.00% | - | $18,516 ($9,277) | 10,104 | 65.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WIPublic, 4-year | 81.99% 2.49% | 22.00% | - | $16,887 ($8,606) | 5,188 | 59.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 6 1 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WIPublic, 4-year | 83.00% 0.62% | 24.00% | - | $17,916 ($8,250) | 11,079 | 61.00% | 19 to 1 |
| 7 1 | University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WIPublic, 4-year | 85.00% 1.31% | 23.00% | - | $18,706 ($10,142) | 7,234 | 51.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 8 2 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WIPublic, 4-year | 87.00% 1.52% | 22.00% | - | $16,125 ($8,212) | 13,705 | 57.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 8 1 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WIPublic, 4-year | 87.00% 1.57% | 29.01% | - | $17,274 ($8,315) | 6,486 | 61.00% | 20 to 1 |
| 10 2 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WIPublic, 4-year | 88.00% 1.62% | 22.00% | - | $16,929 ($8,342) | 9,599 | 52.00% | 23 to 1 |
| Average | 77.70% | 26.20% | 1,450 | $19,814 ($8,986) | 12,657 | 60.40% | 19 to 1 |