2024 Tightest Wisconsin Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Wisconsin colleges, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the tightest acceptance rate (49.06%) and Milwaukee School of Engineering has the second lowest rate (63.47%) based on academic year 2022-2023 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Wisconsin Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Wisconsin colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Wisconsin Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 60,214 | 29,539 | 8,628 | 49.1% | 29.2% | $40,603 | 48,956 | 1,450 |
| 2 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI | 5,478 | 3,477 | 672 | 63.5% | 19.3% | $48,421 | 2,729 | - |
| 3 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI | 7,290 | 5,413 | 2,326 | 74.3% | 43.0% | $18,691 | 10,274 | - |
| 4 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI | 10,403 | 7,971 | 2,134 | 76.6% | 26.8% | $18,516 | 10,104 | - |
| 5 | Carthage College Kenosha, WI | 8,112 | 6,638 | 732 | 81.8% | 11.0% | $36,500 | 2,667 | 1,100 |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI | 9,448 | 7,783 | 2,089 | 82.4% | 26.8% | $17,916 | 11,079 | - |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI | 5,354 | 4,574 | 1,437 | 85.4% | 31.4% | $17,274 | 6,486 | - |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI | 6,231 | 5,378 | 1,252 | 86.3% | 23.3% | $18,706 | 7,234 | - |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 16,852 | 14,546 | 3,349 | 86.3% | 23.0% | $22,020 | 22,676 | - |
| 10 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | 15,883 | 13,851 | 1,983 | 87.2% | 14.3% | $48,700 | 11,167 | 1,280 |
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