The average acceptance rate of the 30 Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission is 79.33% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.98%. The acceptance rate at 11 Wisconsin colleges increased and the rate of 19 colleges decreased.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 43.35%. Beloit College (57.36%) and Carroll University (58.41%) are following it in the list of Tightest Wisconsin 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. Beloit College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $36,299 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,978 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 | 43.35% 5.71% | 28.93% | 1,450 | $40,603 ($11,205) | 48,956 | 89.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Beloit College Beloit, WIPrivate, 4-year | 57.36% 8.50% | 9.62% | 1,280 | $58,554 | 964 | 71.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 3 4 | Carroll University Waukesha, WIPrivate, 4-year | 58.41% 13.73% | 17.72% | 1,160 | $37,230 | 3,283 | 67.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WIPrivate, 4-year | 60.39% 3.08% | 18.45% | - | $48,421 | 2,729 | 71.00% | 13 to 1 |
| 5 3 | Lawrence University Appleton, WIPrivate, 4-year | 63.03% 9.24% | 15.28% | 1,310 | $55,461 | 1,426 | 78.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 6 - | Marian University Fond Du Lac, WIPrivate, 4-year | 66.85% 4.70% | 21.27% | - | $33,000 | 1,340 | 51.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WIPrivate, 4-year | 67.53% 2.84% | 14.75% | - | $34,250 | 4,988 | 66.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 4 | Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WIPrivate, 4-year | 70.87% 4.21% | 69.86% | 1,110 | $20,280 | 965 | 55.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 1 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WIPublic, 4-year | 72.62% 0.21% | 19.89% | - | $16,497 ($7,855) | 3,947 | 40.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WIPublic, 4-year | 73.25% 1.00% | 42.96% | - | $18,691 ($9,651) | 10,274 | 69.00% | 19 to 1 |
| Average | 63.37% | 25.87% | 1,262 | $36,299 ($9,570) | 7,887 | 65.70% | 13 to 1 |