Colleges in Wisconsin
88 degree-granting institutions in Wisconsin (WI). Median net price $16,844. Median graduation rate 56.3%. Compare cost, outcomes, admission rates, and program mix using official U.S. College Scorecard data.
Median net price
$16,844
Median grad rate
56.3%
Median admission rate
81%
Median size
1,024
Most affordable colleges in Wisconsin
Lowest median net price after grant aid.
Highest graduation rates in Wisconsin
Share of students completing a degree on time.
Colleges by city
Cities in Wisconsin with 3 or more institutions.
| School | State | Type | Net price | Grad rate | Admission | Size | Data | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Madison, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,549 | 92.9% | Not available | 53 | Complete | |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Appleton, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $21,431 | 79.2% | Not available | 37 | Complete | |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals Green Bay, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $19,932 | 55.6% | Not available | 64 | Complete | |
| Advanced College of Cosmetology Waupun, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $13,545 | 87.5% | Not available | 24 | Complete | |
| Alverno College Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,540 | 49.2% | 86% | 631 | Complete | |
| Aveda Institute-Madison Madison, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,568 | 97.2% | Not available | 88 | Complete | |
| Bellin College Green Bay, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,408 | 63.0% | 97% | 372 | Complete | |
| Beloit College Beloit, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,526 | 71.0% | 63% | 926 | Complete | |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $9,330 | 33.8% | Not available | 2,488 | Complete | |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Bayshore Glendale, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Racine Mount Pleasant, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $14,858 | 19.7% | Not available | 1,037 | Complete | |
| Carroll University Waukesha, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $15,193 | 70.7% | 67% | 2,523 | Complete | |
| Carthage College Kenosha, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,565 | 64.3% | 87% | 2,660 | Complete | |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $12,285 | 50.0% | Not available | 4,272 | Complete | |
| College of Menominee Nation Keshena, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $8,805 | 31.7% | Not available | 258 | Complete | |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,201 | 68.3% | 78% | 2,197 | Complete | |
| East-West Healing Arts Institute Madison, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $55,568 | 86.7% | Not available | 72 | Partial | |
| East-West Healing Arts Institute - Milwaukee Shorewood, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Edgewood College Madison, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,113 | 60.2% | 76% | 1,107 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Green Bay Ashwaubenon, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,250 | 72.7% | Not available | 100 | Complete | |
| Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,101 | 46.9% | Not available | 111 | Complete | |
| First Class Cosmetology School Beloit, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $17,777 | 86.5% | Not available | 92 | Complete | |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $11,407 | 64.7% | Not available | 5,825 | Complete | |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $12,928 | 51.3% | Not available | 4,759 | Complete | |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,514 | 41.7% | 93% | 380 | Complete | |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,066 | 72.2% | 92% | 522 | Complete | |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,327 | 28.4% | 94% | 2,494 | Complete | |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $8,657 | 22.6% | Not available | 176 | Complete | |
| Lakeland University Plymouth, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $24,212 | 42.4% | 86% | 1,212 | Complete | |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $9,653 | 49.7% | Not available | 1,886 | Complete | |
| Lawrence University Appleton, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,401 | 76.8% | 64% | 1,396 | Complete | |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $14,238 | 28.9% | Not available | 10,073 | Complete | |
| Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,005 | 63.6% | 72% | 541 | Complete | |
| Marian University Fond Du Lac, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,937 | 44.2% | 75% | 1,010 | Complete | |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $31,487 | 83.2% | 81% | 7,660 | Complete | |
| Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $10,873 | 51.9% | Not available | 2,288 | Complete | |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine Racine, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | 40.0% | Not available | 1 | Partial | |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $9,112 | 24.6% | Not available | 12,024 | Complete | |
| Milwaukee Career College Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 2-year | $27,038 | 44.1% | 73% | 67 | Complete | |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,541 | 67.0% | 61% | 837 | Complete | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $22,453 | 67.1% | 59% | 2,654 | Complete | |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $9,268 | 57.5% | Not available | 2,464 | Complete | |
| Mount Mary University Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,144 | 43.0% | 62% | 631 | Complete | |
| Nashotah House Nashotah, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $8,255 | 43.8% | Not available | 663 | Complete | |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $10,303 | 45.4% | Not available | 3,257 | Complete | |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $9,918 | 50.9% | Not available | 5,704 | Complete | |
| Northland College Ashland, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,119 | 49.7% | 75% | 269 | Complete | |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $8,989 | 56.3% | Not available | 2,149 | Complete | |
| Ottawa University-Milwaukee Brookfield, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | 49.4% | 81% | 41 | Partial | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Madison Madison, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $24,453 | 50.0% | Not available | 70 | Complete | |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee Wauwatosa, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $18,700 | 7.7% | Not available | 140 | Complete | |
| Rasmussen University-Wausau Wausau, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Partial | |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 4-year | $18,847 | 56.7% | Not available | 55 | Complete | |
| Ripon College Ripon, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $20,216 | 63.3% | 80% | 688 | Complete | |
| Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Franklin, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing | |
| Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $26,172 | 71.3% | 86% | 1,662 | Complete | |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $12,896 | 66.4% | Not available | 1,313 | Complete | |
| State College of Beauty Culture Wausau, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $16,844 | 90.0% | Not available | 57 | Complete | |
| The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $12,897 | 90.2% | Not available | 186 | Complete | |
| The Professional Hair Design Academy Eau Claire, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 2-year | $19,451 | 76.5% | Not available | 60 | Complete | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton Appleton, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 2-year | $19,436 | 81.8% | Not available | 81 | Complete | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha Kenosha, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $30,353 | 70.0% | Not available | 130 | Complete | |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska Onalaska, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 2-year | $17,857 | 93.3% | Not available | 67 | Complete | |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Janesville Janesville, WI | WI | Private for-profit, <2-year | $15,809 | 30.8% | Not available | 102 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $16,550 | 63.8% | 82% | 8,895 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $13,369 | 48.2% | 89% | 6,341 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $16,210 | 71.0% | 76% | 9,277 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $17,354 | 89.5% | 45% | 36,902 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $15,014 | 49.3% | 91% | 16,758 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $21,310 | 33.3% | 100% | 543 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $14,305 | 46.1% | 87% | 6,877 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $11,772 | 40.4% | 75% | 2,844 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex Kenosha, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | Not available | Not available | 75% | 172 | Partial | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $16,032 | 55.8% | 89% | 5,837 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $14,054 | 57.0% | 82% | 4,205 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $14,559 | 50.8% | 92% | 7,306 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $17,490 | 54.9% | 88% | 5,842 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $12,220 | 41.9% | 93% | 1,807 | Complete | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | WI | Public, 4-year | $14,158 | 58.9% | 86% | 9,405 | Complete | |
| VICI Beauty School Greenfield, WI | WI | Private for-profit, 2-year | $10,496 | 88.1% | Not available | 109 | Complete | |
| Viterbo University La Crosse, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $21,260 | 68.4% | 72% | 1,249 | Complete | |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $11,101 | 44.4% | Not available | 4,955 | Complete | |
| Western Technical College La Crosse, WI | WI | Public, 2-year | $11,008 | 34.1% | Not available | 3,183 | Complete | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $23,245 | 63.6% | 78% | 943 | Complete | |
| Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology Milwaukee, WI | WI | Private nonprofit, 4-year | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | Missing |
Frequently asked questions
How many colleges are there in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has 88 degree-granting institutions tracked by the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, spanning public, private nonprofit, and for-profit schools.
What is the average cost of college in Wisconsin?
The median net price across Wisconsin colleges is $16,844 per year. Net price is what a typical student pays after grant aid and scholarships — a much better number than sticker price.
Which Wisconsin colleges have the highest graduation rates?
The top performers by graduation rate include Aveda Institute-Madison (97.2%), The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska (93.3%), Academy of Beauty Professionals (92.9%). Sort the table by graduation rate to see the full ranking.
Is the data on this page up to date?
Yes. All figures come from the latest College Scorecard release published by the U.S. Department of Education.