Wisconsin Public Colleges where Students Complete in Time

University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 89% last year.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with 69% and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire with 65% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Wisconsin Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,950 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,506 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 79.40% and the average SAT score is 1,450 at the schools.

Table. Wisconsin Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year 89.00%
0.20%
$40,603
($11,205)
29.00%43.00%1,45048,95618 to 1
2
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WIPublic, 4-year 69.00%
4.02%
$18,691
($9,651)
42.99%73.00%-10,27419 to 1
3
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WIPublic, 4-year 65.00%
3.05%
$18,516
($9,277)
28.00%76.00%-10,10419 to 1
4
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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WIPublic, 4-year 61.00%
2.47%
$17,916
($8,250)
24.00%83.00%-11,07919 to 1
4
1
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WIPublic, 4-year 61.00%
2.04%
$17,274
($8,315)
29.01%87.00%-6,48620 to 1
6
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WIPublic, 4-year 59.00%
2.36%
$16,887
($8,606)
22.00%81.99%-5,18818 to 1
7
2
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WIPublic, 4-year 57.00%
1.82%
$16,125
($8,212)
22.00%87.00%-13,70520 to 1
8
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WIPublic, 4-year 56.00%
0.55%
$17,854
($8,834)
23.00%90.00%-7,96421 to 1
9
1
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WIPublic, 4-year 52.00%
2.61%
$16,929
($8,342)
22.00%88.00%-9,59923 to 1
10
3
University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WIPublic, 4-year 51.00%
5.11%
$18,706
($10,142)
23.00%85.00%-7,23418 to 1
Average62.00%$19,950
($9,083)
26.50%79.40%1,45013,05920 to 1