Wisconsin
Colleges in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has 45 accredited four-year colleges on College Compass Guide, each rated on academics and value from federal data; 15 are Compass Recommended.
Map of colleges in Wisconsin
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Highest-rated colleges in Wisconsin
#1 in Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Compass ScoreExceptional · Top 6%Madison, WI · Value A · Academics A
#2 in Wisconsin
Lawrence University
Compass ScoreExcellent · Top 12%Appleton, WI · Value B- · Academics A
#3 in Wisconsin
Marquette University
Compass ScoreExcellent · Top 12%Milwaukee, WI · Value B- · Academics A
Top lists in Wisconsin
- 36 schoolsBest colleges
- 24 schoolsBest colleges for nursing
- 16 schoolsBest colleges for engineering
- 34 schoolsBest colleges for business
- 29 schoolsBest colleges for education
- 28 schoolsBest colleges for biology and pre-med
- 28 schoolsBest colleges for psychology
- 17 schoolsBest colleges for computer science
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- 27 schoolsBest colleges for communications and journalism
- 30 schoolsBest colleges for accounting
- 20 schoolsBest colleges for finance
- 24 schoolsBest colleges for marketing
- 22 schoolsBest colleges for criminal justice
- 23 schoolsBest colleges for political science and pre-law
- 19 schoolsBest colleges for economics
- 27 schoolsBest colleges for history
- 27 schoolsBest colleges for English
- 28 schoolsBest colleges for mathematics
- 27 schoolsBest colleges for chemistry
- 25 schoolsBest colleges for music
- 29 schoolsBest colleges for art and design
- 21 schoolsBest colleges for exercise science and kinesiology
- 16 schoolsBest colleges for social work
- 15 schoolsBest value colleges
- 15 schoolsMost affordable colleges with strong academics
- 36 schoolsColleges with the highest graduation rates
- 15 schoolsBest small colleges
- 3 schoolsBest large colleges
- 18 schoolsBest mid-size colleges
- 4 schoolsBest colleges for NCAA Division I athletes
- 24 schoolsBest colleges for NCAA Division III athletes
- 34 schoolsBest test-optional colleges
- 15 schoolsColleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price
- 15 schoolsLowest net price for middle-income families
- 15 schoolsColleges with the lowest student debt
- 15 schoolsColleges with the best earnings for the price
- 13 schoolsColleges that pay for themselves fastest
- 3 schoolsBest colleges under $20,000 a year
- 15 schoolsBest value colleges in the Midwest
- 15 schoolsColleges where the most freshmen return
- 15 schoolsColleges with the most faculty per student
- 15 schoolsColleges that spend the most on teaching
- 3 schoolsColleges where Pell Grant students thrive
- 15 schoolsMost selective colleges
All colleges in Wisconsin
| School | Compass Score | Value | Academics | Net price | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Honor RollCollege Compass Guide Honor Roll: the top 10% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ and A), from academics and value. Madison · Public | AValue: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $17,354 | 49,605 | |
| Lawrence University RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Appleton · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $23,401 | 1,410 | |
| Marquette University RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | AAcademics: Strong (grade A): 85 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $31,487 | 11,373 | |
| Beloit College RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Beloit · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | A-Academics: A- (grade A-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $21,526 | 948 | |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. La Crosse · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $16,210 | 10,299 | |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | A-Academics: A- (grade A-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $22,453 | 2,834 | |
| Maranatha Baptist University RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Watertown · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $26,005 | 977 | |
| Carroll University RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Waukesha · Private nonprofit | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $15,193 | 3,176 | |
| Bellin College RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Green Bay · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | A-Academics: A- (grade A-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $37,408 | 836 | |
| Saint Norbert College RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. De Pere · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $26,172 | 2,165 | |
| Viterbo University RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. La Crosse · Private nonprofit | BValue: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $21,260 | 2,301 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Eau Claire · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $16,550 | 9,991 | |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Mequon · Private nonprofit | C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $36,201 | 5,063 | |
| Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $26,541 | 885 | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College RecommendedCompass Recommended: the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value. Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $23,245 | 1,094 | |
| Ripon College Ripon · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B+Academics: B+ (grade B+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $20,216 | 734 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville · Public | A-Value: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $16,032 | 6,696 | |
| Carthage College Kenosha · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $26,565 | 2,771 | |
| University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $14,054 | 5,064 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $17,490 | 6,951 | |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha · Private nonprofit | C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $23,066 | 545 | |
| Edgewood College Madison · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $26,113 | 2,001 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $14,158 | 11,519 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $14,559 | 8,109 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $15,014 | 22,481 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay · Public | A-Value: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | C+Academics: C+ (grade C+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $13,369 | 10,326 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $14,305 | 13,761 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior · Public | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $12,220 | 2,726 | |
| Mount Mary University All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only. Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $20,144 | 1,224 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha · Public | A-Value: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $11,772 | 4,008 | |
| Marian University Fond Du Lac · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $21,937 | 1,319 | |
| Alverno College All-femaleAll-female: the school enrolls women only. Milwaukee · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $22,540 | 1,719 | |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa · Private nonprofit | C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | C+Academics: C+ (grade C+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $14,858 | 952 | |
| Lakeland University Plymouth · Private nonprofit | B-Value: Good (grade B-): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $24,212 | 2,786 | |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield · Private nonprofit | C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | C+Academics: C+ (grade C+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $20,514 | 383 | |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison · Private nonprofit | C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | C+Academics: C+ (grade C+): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $22,327 | 4,238 | |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison · Public | — | B+Value: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. | B-Academics: B- (grade B-): 0 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $14,238 | 13,281 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex Milwaukee · Public | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 580 |
| Northland College Ashland · Private nonprofit | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 485 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward · Public | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $8,657 | 234 |
| College of Menominee Nation Keshena · Private nonprofit | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | $8,805 | 219 |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay · Private for-profit | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | BAcademics: Good (grade B): 70 to 100 points out of 100, from federal data. | — | 154 |
| University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex Kenosha · Public | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 143 |
| Ottawa University-Milwaukee Brookfield · Private nonprofit | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 116 |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine Racine · Private for-profit | — | N/AValue: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | N/AAcademics: Not enough information. Federal data does not cover enough of this to grade it yet. | — | 47 |
Common questions
How many colleges are in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has 45 accredited four-year colleges on College Compass Guide.
Which colleges in Wisconsin are Compass Recommended?
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lawrence University, Marquette University, Beloit College, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Maranatha Baptist University, Carroll University, Bellin College, Saint Norbert College, Viterbo University, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Concordia University-Wisconsin, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Wisconsin Lutheran College. Recommended means the top 35% of rated colleges by Compass Score (grades A+ to B+), from academics and value (how it works).