Wisconsin Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 13 public Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission is 80.69% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.88%. The acceptance rate at 5 public Wisconsin colleges increased and the rate of 8 colleges decreased.

University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 43.00%. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (73.00%) and University of Wisconsin-Parkside (73.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Wisconsin Public 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.

University of Wisconsin-Madison stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $19,814 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,477 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 Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WIPublic, 4-year 43.00%
6.06%
29.00%1,450$40,603
($11,205)
48,95689.00%18 to 1
2
1
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WIPublic, 4-year 73.00%
1.25%
42.99%-$18,691
($9,651)
10,27469.00%19 to 1
2
-
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WIPublic, 4-year 73.00%
0.17%
20.00%-$16,497
($7,855)
3,94740.00%17 to 1
4
-
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WIPublic, 4-year 76.00%
0.62%
28.00%-$18,516
($9,277)
10,10465.00%19 to 1
5
1
University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WIPublic, 4-year 81.99%
2.49%
22.00%-$16,887
($8,606)
5,18859.00%18 to 1
6
1
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WIPublic, 4-year 83.00%
0.62%
24.00%-$17,916
($8,250)
11,07961.00%19 to 1
7
1
University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WIPublic, 4-year 85.00%
1.31%
23.00%-$18,706
($10,142)
7,23451.00%18 to 1
8
2
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WIPublic, 4-year 87.00%
1.52%
22.00%-$16,125
($8,212)
13,70557.00%20 to 1
8
1
University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WIPublic, 4-year 87.00%
1.57%
29.01%-$17,274
($8,315)
6,48661.00%20 to 1
10
2
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WIPublic, 4-year 88.00%
1.62%
22.00%-$16,929
($8,342)
9,59952.00%23 to 1
Average77.70%26.20%1,450$19,814
($8,986)
12,65760.40%19 to 1