Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Wisconsin Colleges

There are 54 active four-years colleges and universities in Wisconsin - 17 public and 37 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Wisconsin is 80.14% - 155,169 students accepted out of total 222,055.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 74.61% to 80.14%. The Wisconsin Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 29.31% and the yield is lower than 42.46%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.60% where the current academic year rate is 80.14% at Wisconsin Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 74.39% and women students' rate is 78.28%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Wisconsin Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	74.61%	71.31%	76.38%
2014-15	76.78% 2.18%	76.67% 2.33%	78.72% 2.33%
2015-16	78.80% 2.02%	77.19% 1.36%	80.07% 1.36%
2016-17	73.42% -5.39%	71.18% -5.04%	75.04% -5.04%
2017-18	71.75% -1.67%	68.41% -1.32%	73.72% -1.32%
2018-19	73.39% 1.64%	72.51% 0.88%	74.59% 0.88%
2019-20	74.60% 1.20%	72.06% 1.15%	75.74% 1.15%
2020-21	78.73% 4.13%	77.60% 3.96%	79.70% 3.96%
2021-22	80.19% 1.46%	76.18% 3.20%	82.90% 3.20%
2022-23	80.19% 0.00%	78.63% -1.21%	81.69% -1.21%
2023-24	80.14% -0.05%	76.60% 0.90%	82.58% 0.90%
Average	76.60%	74.39%	78.28%

Wisconsin Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 36.50% where the current academic year yield is 29.31%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Wisconsin Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	42.46%	43.75%	41.59%
2014-15	41.92% -0.55%	42.38% -0.66%	40.93% -0.66%
2015-16	39.80% -2.12%	41.84% -2.11%	38.82% -2.11%
2016-17	39.39% -0.40%	37.72% 0.42%	39.24% 0.42%
2017-18	37.03% -2.37%	44.74% -4.74%	34.50% -4.74%
2018-19	37.73% 0.70%	39.80% 2.12%	36.62% 2.12%
2019-20	37.19% -0.54%	34.87% 0.27%	36.89% 0.27%
2020-21	34.71% -2.48%	33.22% -2.32%	34.58% -2.32%
2021-22	31.75% -2.96%	33.72% -3.49%	31.09% -3.49%
2022-23	30.17% -1.58%	32.82% -1.32%	29.77% -1.32%
2023-24	29.31% -0.86%	28.76% -0.51%	29.26% -0.51%
Average	36.50%	37.60%	35.75%

Wisconsin Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 164,447, the average number of admitted is 117,363, and the average number of enrolled students is 35,235 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Wisconsin Colleges increased by 5.44% (11,460 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Wisconsin Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	132,470	96,529	34,532
2014-15	129,497 -2,973	94,831 -434	34,098 -434
2015-16	135,465 5,968	101,006 389	34,487 389
2016-17	142,918 7,453	98,193 -403	34,084 -403
2017-18	151,138 8,220	102,675 116	34,200 116
2018-19	165,792 14,654	111,940 3,512	37,712 3,512
2019-20	160,699 -5,093	112,057 -893	36,819 -893
2020-21	162,798 2,099	117,333 -2,158	34,661 -2,158
2021-22	195,491 32,693	148,474 1,029	35,690 1,029
2022-23	210,595 15,104	152,781 208	35,898 208
2023-24	222,055 11,460	155,169 -489	35,409 -489
Average	164,447	117,363	35,235

Wisconsin Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Public, four-years | Madison
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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Public, four-years | Oshkosh
Milwaukee School of Engineering Private, four-years | Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Stout Public, four-years | Menomonie
Lakeshore Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Cleveland
Carthage College Private, four-years | Kenosha
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Public, four-years | Whitewater

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Wisconsin Lutheran College Private, four-years | Milwaukee
Carthage College Private, four-years | Kenosha
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Ottawa University-Milwaukee Private, four-years | Brookfield
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Lakeshore Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Cleveland
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