A total of 316,537 students are enrolled in Wisconsin colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

There are 276,309 undergraduate and 40,228 graduate students. The proportion of undergraduate students is 87.29% and the proportion of graduate students is 12.71%.

By school level, 227,342 students enrolled in 4-year colleges, 87,944 students enrolled in community colleges, and 1,251 students enrolled in trade schools.

For Wisconsin colleges, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most number of students of 48,956 among 4-year colleges. For Wisconsin community colleges, Milwaukee Area Technical College has the most students of 12,211 and The Institute of Beauty and Wellness is the largest trade school with 230.

Student Population By School Level for Wisconsin Colleges

By attending status, there are 191,334 full-time students and 125,092 part-time students at Wisconsin colleges.

The following table compares student population by school level between Wisconsin colleges. A total of 316,537 students have enrolled in Wisconsin colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population By School Level between Wisconsin Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentUndergraduateGraduate
TotalFull-timePart-time TotalFull-timePart-time
VICI Beauty SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year113113113----
Alverno CollegePrivate, 4-year1,596788599189808581227
Madison Area Technical CollegePublic, 4-year12,98212,9363,2229,714461630
Bellin CollegePrivate, 4-year74856326330018559126
Beloit CollegePrivate, 4-year96496493331---
Blackhawk Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,3912,3916451,746---
Carroll UniversityPrivate, 4-year3,2832,7712,604167512384128
Carthage CollegePrivate, 4-year2,6672,5592,481781085157
Concordia University-WisconsinPrivate, 4-year4,9882,8171,9618562,1711,236935
Edgewood CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8761,2201,054166656435221
Fox Valley Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year11,18111,1811,8929,289---
Gateway Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year9,8819,8811,1308,751---
The Professional Hair Design AcademyPrivate, 2-4 year66664422---
Lakeland UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,4061,8987651,13350865443
Lakeshore Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,1543,1544102,744---
Lawrence UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,4261,4261,40521---
Maranatha Baptist UniversityPrivate, 4-year96573648225422927202
Marian UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,3401,06892014827220252
Marquette UniversityPrivate, 4-year11,1677,5287,1843443,6392,5611,078
Medical College of WisconsinPrivate, 4-year1,615---1,6151,52491
Mid-State Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7792,7795872,192---
Milwaukee Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year12,21112,2113,2608,951---
Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignPrivate, 4-year89689688214---
Milwaukee School of EngineeringPrivate, 4-year2,7292,5752,514611545698
Moraine Park Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,0743,0748232,251---
Mount Mary UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,19871661510148239191
Nashotah HousePrivate, 4-year130---1308446
Nicolet Area Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,1861,1861851,001---
Northcentral Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year6,0696,0691,1264,943---
Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year10,66110,6612,2738,388---
Northland CollegePrivate, 4-year51851850216---
Ripon CollegePrivate, 4-year7667667606---
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of TheologyPrivate, 4-year111---111--
Saint Norbert CollegePrivate, 4-year1,8821,8141,78331681553
State College of Beauty Culture IncPrivate, Less than 2-year3939327---
Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,7102,7107171,993---
Viterbo UniversityPrivate, 4-year2,4561,4851,203282971552419
Chippewa Valley Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year8,3648,3642,1196,245---
Waukesha County Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year7,2687,2681,5935,675---
Western Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year3,8723,8721,5562,316---
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterPublic, 4-year11,0799,3678,0981,2691,7124831,229
Northwood Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year2,6772,6778551,822---
Wisconsin School of Professional PsychologyPrivate, 4-year83---833548
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClairePublic, 4-year10,1049,4238,524899681121560
University of Wisconsin-Green BayPublic, 4-year9,5999,1465,0144,132453158295
University of Wisconsin-La CrossePublic, 4-year10,2749,3478,756591927377550
Wisconsin Lutheran CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0861,0039643983578
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshPublic, 4-year13,70512,6276,7595,8681,078277801
University of Wisconsin-ParksidePublic, 4-year3,9473,2362,394842711151560
Herzing University-MadisonPrivate, 4-year3,4731,8036911,1121,6701,187483
University of Wisconsin-StoutPublic, 4-year7,2346,2545,1131,141980218762
University of Wisconsin-SuperiorPublic, 4-year2,7102,2131,604609497127370
University of Wisconsin-MadisonPublic, 4-year48,95636,30633,8382,46812,65010,4242,226
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePublic, 4-year22,67618,34814,9093,4394,3282,6111,717
University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePublic, 4-year6,4866,0285,32969945882376
University of Wisconsin-River FallsPublic, 4-year5,1884,7763,998778412193219
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointPublic, 4-year7,9647,3136,2961,017651195456
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe UniversityPublic, 4-year3032881011871515-
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-RacinePrivate, 4-year56422524012
Empire Beauty School-Green BayPrivate, Less than 2-year646464----
College of Menominee NationPrivate, 4-year28128167214---
Ottawa University-MilwaukeePrivate, 4-year124631251613625
Empire Beauty School-MilwaukeePrivate, Less than 2-year116116116----
Milwaukee Career CollegePrivate, 2-4 year616161----
Rasmussen University-WisconsinPrivate, 4-year480424193231563422
The Institute of Beauty and WellnessPrivate, Less than 2-year23023081149---
Bryant & Stratton College-WauwatosaPrivate, 4-year1,0431,043640403---
The Salon Professional Academy-AppletonPrivate, 2-4 year616161----
The Salon Professional Academy-OnalaskaPrivate, 2-4 year797979----
Paul Mitchell the School-MilwaukeePrivate, Less than 2-year1081087533---
Herzing University-KenoshaPrivate, 4-year630627324303321
Herzing University-BrookfieldPrivate, 4-year394392197195211
Advanced College of CosmetologyPrivate, Less than 2-year262626----
First Class Cosmetology SchoolPrivate, Less than 2-year989898----
The Salon Professional Academy-KenoshaPrivate, Less than 2-year8484822---
Shepherds CollegePrivate, 2-4 year868686----
East-West Healing Arts InstitutePrivate, Less than 2-year535353----
Paul Mitchell the School-MadisonPrivate, Less than 2-year454545----
Aveda Institute-MadisonPrivate, Less than 2-year88883058---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year54542529---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year71713635---
Academy of Beauty ProfessionalsPrivate, Less than 2-year92923755---
Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-JanesvillePrivate, Less than 2-year83834934---
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee FlexPublic, 4-year61261276536---
University of Wisconsin-Parkside FlexPublic, 4-year14614610136---
Rasmussen University-WausauPrivate, 4-year-------
Bryant & Stratton College-BayshorePrivate, 4-year-------
Bryant & Stratton College-RacinePrivate, 4-year-------
East-West Healing Arts Institute - MilwaukeePrivate, Less than 2-year-------