Colleges
Colleges in Wisconsin
82 colleges and universities in Wisconsin that participate in federal student aid, with cost, completion and earnings.
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Best value in Wisconsin, measured as median earnings ten years after starting divided by yearly net price (bachelor's colleges with 1,000+ undergraduates): University of Wisconsin-Parkside (5.1×), University of Wisconsin-Madison (4.8×), University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (4.6×).
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| College | City | Type | Undergrads | Net price / yr | Grad rate | Earnings, 10 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison | Public | 36,902 | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 | $18,375 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Public | 16,758 | $15,625 | 50% | $59,268 | $21,875 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College | Milwaukee | Public | 12,024 | $10,493 | 32% | $44,577 | $13,163 |
| Madison Area Technical College | Madison | Public | 10,073 | $11,919 | 41% | $50,548 | $14,590 |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Whitewater | Public | 9,405 | $13,737 | 56% | $59,084 | $20,688 |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | La Crosse | Public | 9,277 | $17,064 | 71% | $65,850 | $20,500 |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Eau Claire | Public | 8,895 | $16,133 | 62% | $62,438 | $19,500 |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | 7,660 | $30,561 | 79% | $83,810 | $21,500 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Stevens Point | Public | 7,306 | $14,757 | 53% | $54,432 | $20,664 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Oshkosh | Public | 6,877 | $16,492 | 47% | $59,275 | $20,888 |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Green Bay | Public | 6,341 | $12,211 | 47% | $56,401 | $19,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout | Menomonie | Public | 5,842 | $17,533 | 52% | $62,537 | $22,887 |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Platteville | Public | 5,837 | $15,451 | 58% | $66,166 | $20,500 |
| Fox Valley Technical College | Appleton | Public | 5,825 | $15,585 | 58% | $49,153 | $8,750 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Green Bay | Public | 5,704 | $9,232 | 53% | $48,526 | $10,814 |
| Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee | Public | 4,955 | $11,014 | 57% | $51,528 | $9,500 |
| Gateway Technical College | Kenosha | Public | 4,759 | $11,704 | 56% | $43,084 | $13,475 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire | Public | 4,272 | $12,151 | 44% | $50,674 | $11,613 |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls | River Falls | Public | 4,205 | $14,703 | 58% | $56,914 | $19,500 |
| Northcentral Technical College | Wausau | Public | 3,257 | $12,582 | 56% | $46,066 | $8,000 |
| Western Technical College | La Crosse | Public | 3,183 | $11,615 | 36% | $48,044 | $12,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside | Kenosha | Public | 2,844 | $11,233 | 41% | $57,115 | $19,500 |
| Carthage College | Kenosha | Private nonprofit | 2,660 | $26,444 | 66% | $59,594 | $23,250 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | 2,654 | $27,027 | 63% | $92,761 | $27,000 |
| Carroll University | Waukesha | Private nonprofit | 2,523 | $24,205 | 69% | $64,501 | $27,000 |
| Herzing University-Madison | Madison | Private nonprofit | 2,494 | $20,293 | 29% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Blackhawk Technical College | Janesville | Public | 2,488 | $10,514 | 35% | $43,971 | $9,000 |
| Moraine Park Technical College | Fond du Lac | Public | 2,464 | $9,785 | 54% | $51,655 | $7,000 |
| Mid-State Technical College | Wisconsin Rapids | Public | 2,288 | $17,372 | 55% | $46,048 | $7,000 |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin | Mequon | Private nonprofit | 2,197 | $29,239 | 67% | $61,992 | $24,656 |
| Northwood Technical College | Rice Lake | Public | 2,149 | $18,550 | 62% | $48,396 | $8,789 |
| Lakeshore Technical College | Cleveland | Public | 1,886 | $16,446 | 49% | $50,455 | $7,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | Superior | Public | 1,807 | $13,843 | 43% | $51,871 | $20,928 |
| Saint Norbert College | De Pere | Private nonprofit | 1,662 | $28,822 | 72% | $62,317 | $24,525 |
| Lawrence University | Appleton | Private nonprofit | 1,396 | $22,758 | 79% | $59,025 | $27,000 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Fennimore | Public | 1,313 | $12,778 | 67% | $47,636 | $8,000 |
| Viterbo University | La Crosse | Private nonprofit | 1,249 | $22,797 | 63% | $65,641 | $24,350 |
| Lakeland University | Plymouth | Private nonprofit | 1,212 | $23,722 | 38% | $61,368 | $25,000 |
| Edgewood University | Madison | Private nonprofit | 1,107 | $28,487 | 61% | $64,869 | $24,250 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa | Wauwatosa | Private nonprofit | 1,037 | $14,592 | 18% | $37,469 | $19,816 |
| Marian University | Fond Du Lac | Private nonprofit | 1,010 | $22,225 | 46% | $59,860 | $22,722 |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | 943 | $24,761 | 66% | $68,940 | $23,393 |
| Beloit College | Beloit | Private nonprofit | 926 | $23,216 | 75% | $59,443 | $26,000 |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | 837 | $28,129 | 59% | $47,843 | $27,000 |
| Ripon College | Ripon | Private nonprofit | 688 | $20,233 | 59% | $55,453 | $27,000 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College | Rhinelander | Public | 663 | $6,163 | 58% | $40,447 | $7,500 |
| Alverno College | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | 631 | $20,863 | 47% | $59,707 | $26,100 |
| Mount Mary University | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | 631 | $17,607 | 54% | $54,273 | $24,990 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex | Milwaukee | Public | 543 | — | — | $59,268 | $21,875 |
| Maranatha Baptist University | Watertown | Private nonprofit | 541 | $27,172 | 66% | $46,953 | $14,646 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha | Kenosha | Private nonprofit | 522 | $20,276 | 67% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield | Brookfield | Private nonprofit | 380 | $20,570 | 28% | $44,255 | $17,676 |
| Bellin College | Green Bay | Private nonprofit | 372 | $34,765 | 67% | $78,273 | $17,988 |
| College of Menominee Nation | Keshena | Private nonprofit | 258 | $8,435 | 7% | $36,005 | — |
| The Institute of Beauty and Wellness | Milwaukee | Private for-profit | 186 | $15,210 | 79% | $38,487 | $6,333 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University | Hayward | Public | 176 | $3,435 | 100% | $25,495 | — |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex | Kenosha | Public | 172 | — | — | $57,115 | $19,500 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Milwaukee | Wauwatosa | Private for-profit | 140 | $16,056 | 50% | $29,757 | $10,613 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha | Kenosha | Private for-profit | 130 | $28,472 | 69% | $34,436 | $10,194 |
| Empire Beauty School-Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Private for-profit | 111 | $17,280 | 48% | $30,533 | $9,833 |
| VICI Beauty School | Greenfield | Private for-profit | 109 | $7,917 | 91% | $36,537 | $6,333 |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Janesville | Janesville | Private for-profit | 102 | $20,952 | 76% | $36,823 | $7,672 |
| Empire Beauty School-Green Bay | Ashwaubenon | Private for-profit | 100 | $16,783 | 80% | $30,533 | $9,833 |
| First Class Cosmetology School | Beloit | Private for-profit | 92 | $12,471 | 79% | $24,478 | $10,194 |
| The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Madison | Madison | Private for-profit | 88 | $13,244 | 81% | $38,487 | $6,333 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton | Appleton | Private for-profit | 81 | $12,374 | 76% | $35,040 | $12,000 |
| East-West Healing Arts Institute | Madison | Private for-profit | 72 | $63,694 | 80% | — | — |
| Milwaukee Career College | Milwaukee | Private for-profit | 67 | $25,235 | 54% | $33,547 | $8,241 |
| The Salon Professional Academy-Onalaska | Onalaska | Private for-profit | 67 | $14,284 | 85% | $29,750 | $12,000 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Green Bay | Private for-profit | 64 | — | 88% | $35,215 | $6,333 |
| The Professional Hair Design Academy | Eau Claire | Private for-profit | 60 | $18,706 | 83% | $33,580 | $11,717 |
| State College of Beauty Culture | Wausau | Private for-profit | 57 | $12,618 | 90% | $32,404 | — |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin | Green Bay | Private for-profit | 55 | — | 29% | $47,524 | $23,000 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Madison | Private for-profit | 53 | $31,073 | 85% | $35,215 | $6,333 |
| Ottawa University-Milwaukee | Brookfield | Private nonprofit | 41 | — | — | $59,897 | $22,000 |
| Academy of Beauty Professionals | Appleton | Private for-profit | 37 | — | 100% | $35,215 | $6,333 |
| Advanced College of Cosmetology | Waupun | Private for-profit | 24 | $12,938 | 88% | $32,772 | — |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine | Racine | Private for-profit | 1 | — | — | $34,086 | — |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nashotah House | Nashotah | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology | Franklin | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology | Milwaukee | Private nonprofit | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Sorted by size; click a column to re-sort.
