Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Wisconsin Colleges

There are 54 active four-years colleges and universities in Wisconsin - 17 public and 37 private schools. The 2023 average graduation rate of the 4-year colleges in Wisconsin is 55%. Compared to the graduation rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 54% to 55%. The students to faculty ratio of the schools is 14 to 1 and it decreased by 0 compared to 14 to 1, ratio of 10 years ago.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	54%	53%	56%
2014-15	53%	51%	56%
2015-16	53%	50%	56%
2016-17	51%	50%	54%
2017-18	54%	52%	57%
2018-19	55%	53%	57%
2019-20	56%	52%	58%
2020-21	57%	56%	61%
2021-22	56%	53%	58%
2022-23	55%	55%	57%
Average	54.40%	52.50%	57.00%

Year	Transfer-out Rate
2013-14	27%
2014-15	22%
2015-16	28%
2016-17	24%
2017-18	23%
2018-19	23%
2019-20	20%
2020-21	25%
2021-22	22%
2022-23	22%
Average	23.60%

Year	Full-time	Part-time
2013-14	75%	51%
2014-15	73%	60%
2015-16	75%	58%
2016-17	75%	60%
2017-18	77%	54%
2018-19	73%	64%
2019-20	76%	54%
2020-21	77%	62%
2021-22	74%	49%
2022-23	74%	52%
Average	74.90%	56.40%

Year	Student to Faculty Ratio
2013-14	14:1
2014-15	14:1
2015-16	14:1
2016-17	14:1
2017-18	14:1
2018-19	14:1
2019-20	14:1
2020-21	14:1
2021-22	14:1
2022-23	14:1
Average	14.00:1

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4-Year Colleges

University of Wisconsin-Madison Public, four-years | Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Public, four-years | Milwaukee
Marquette University Private, four-years | Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Public, four-years | Platteville
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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Graduate

University of Wisconsin-Madison Public, four-years | Madison
Marquette University Private, four-years | Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Public, four-years | Stevens Point
Edgewood College Private, four-years | Madison
Wisconsin Lutheran College Private, four-years | Milwaukee
Carthage College Private, four-years | Kenosha
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Public, four-years | Milwaukee
Concordia University-Wisconsin Private, four-years | Mequon
Herzing University-Brookfield Private, four-years | Brookfield
Medical College of Wisconsin Private, four-years | Milwaukee

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Online Schools

Wisconsin Lutheran College Private, four-years | Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Public, four-years | Whitewater
Concordia University-Wisconsin Private, four-years | Mequon
Marquette University Private, four-years | Milwaukee
Ottawa University-Milwaukee Private, four-years | Brookfield
Edgewood College Private, four-years | Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison Public, four-years | Madison
Northwood Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Rice Lake
Nashotah House Private, four-years | Nashotah
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Public, four-years | Hayward

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Trade Schools

Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Janesville Private, Less than 2-years | Janesville
Aveda Institute-Madison Private, Less than 2-years | Madison
Academy of Beauty Professionals Private, Less than 2-years | Appleton
Academy of Beauty Professionals Private, Less than 2-years | Green Bay
Edgewood College Private, four-years | Madison
Waukesha County Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Pewaukee
Lakeshore Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Cleveland
Fox Valley Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Appleton
Western Technical College Public, 2-4 years | La Crosse
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Public, four-years | Milwaukee

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Graduation, Transfer-out, and Students to Faculty Ratio Trends for Wisconsin Colleges

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