Wisconsin Private Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 17 private Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission is 78.22% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.14%. The acceptance rate at 6 private Wisconsin colleges increased and the rate of 11 colleges decreased.

Beloit College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 57.00%. Carroll University (58.00%) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (60.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Wisconsin Private 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.

Beloit College ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Carroll University ranked 2nd, up 4 places from 6th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $40,675 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,802 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest Wisconsin Private Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Beloit College Beloit, WIPrivate, 4-year 57.00%
8.86%
10.00%1,280$58,55496471.00%10 to 1
2
4
Carroll University Waukesha, WIPrivate, 4-year 58.00%
14.14%
18.01%1,160$37,2303,28367.00%14 to 1
3
2
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WIPrivate, 4-year 60.00%
3.47%
17.99%-$48,4212,72971.00%13 to 1
4
3
Lawrence University Appleton, WIPrivate, 4-year 63.00%
9.27%
15.01%1,310$55,4611,42678.00%8 to 1
5
-
Marian University Fond Du Lac, WIPrivate, 4-year 66.98%
4.57%
20.95%-$33,0001,34051.00%12 to 1
6
2
Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WIPrivate, 4-year 68.00%
2.37%
15.01%-$34,2504,98866.00%11 to 1
7
2
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WIPrivate, 4-year 70.87%
4.21%
69.86%1,110$20,28096555.00%11 to 1
8
-
Viterbo University La Crosse, WIPrivate, 4-year 72.98%
0.60%
24.98%1,130$32,3502,45660.00%12 to 1
9
1
Ripon College Ripon, WIPrivate, 4-year 83.97%
2.64%
12.99%1,120$50,70076656.00%14 to 1
10
1
Carthage College Kenosha, WIPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
2.17%
11.00%1,100$36,5002,66764.00%13 to 1
Average68.48%21.58%1,173$40,6752,15863.90%12 to 1