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Wisconsin Public Colleges

How Many Public Colleges Are in Wisconsin?

There are 32 Public colleges in Wisconsin. By school level, there are 17 four-year and 15 community colleges (2-4 years schools) that are Public.

Academic & Tuition Statistics for Public

The average acceptance rate of the Public is 78.43% and the admission yield is 31%. The average SAT score is 1,430 and the average ACT score is 22.
A total of 261,443 students are attending one of the schools. With 18,452 faculties, the average students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
The 2024 average tuition & fees at Public is $6,615 for state residents and $11,971 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The average graduate program tuition & fees is $9,505 for state residents and $18,174 for out-of-state students.
53.56% of undergraduate students received grants and/or scholarships and the average aid amount is $5,049 at Public.
The following table shows the Public. You can see more schools and narrow down the results in search result page.
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Public
School NameLocationTuition & FeesEnrollmentAcceptance RateGraduation Rate
Madison Area Technical College
Public, four-years
Madison, WI $7,027 ($4,780) 12,982 - 22%
Blackhawk Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Janesville, WI $5,927 ($4,170) 2,391 - 41%
Fox Valley Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Appleton, WI $7,109 ($4,916) 11,181 - 50%
Gateway Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Kenosha, WI $7,046 ($4,853) 9,881 - 44%
Lakeshore Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Cleveland, WI $6,842 ($4,649) 3,154 - 47%
Mid-State Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Wisconsin Rapids, WI $7,016 ($4,886) 2,779 - 40%
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Milwaukee, WI $7,210 ($5,017) 12,211 - 15%
Moraine Park Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Fond du Lac, WI $6,917 ($4,713) 3,074 - 44%
Nicolet Area Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Rhinelander, WI $6,917 ($4,724) 1,186 - 49%
Northcentral Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Wausau, WI $5,615 ($3,861) 6,069 - 32%
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Green Bay, WI $7,097 ($4,904) 10,661 - 50%
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Fennimore, WI $6,989 ($4,796) 2,710 - 55%
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Eau Claire, WI $6,917 ($4,724) 8,364 - 46%
Waukesha County Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Pewaukee, WI $6,996 ($4,720) 7,268 - 47%
Western Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
La Crosse, WI $6,909 ($4,716) 3,872 - 41%
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Public, four-years
Whitewater, WI $17,916 ($8,250) 11,079 82.38% 61%
Northwood Technical College
Public, 2-4 years
Shell Lake, WI $6,583 ($4,524) 2,677 - 60%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Public, four-years
Eau Claire, WI $18,516 ($9,277) 10,104 76.62% 65%
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Public, four-years
Green Bay, WI $16,929 ($8,342) 9,599 89.62% 52%
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Public, four-years
La Crosse, WI $18,691 ($9,651) 10,274 74.25% 69%
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Public, four-years
Oshkosh, WI $16,125 ($8,212) 13,705 88.52% 57%
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Public, four-years
Kenosha, WI $16,497 ($7,855) 3,947 72.83% 40%
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Public, four-years
Menomonie, WI $18,706 ($10,142) 7,234 86.31% 51%
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Public, four-years
Superior, WI $16,400 ($8,487) 2,710 95.60% 40%
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Public, four-years
Madison, WI $40,603 ($11,205) 48,956 49.06% 89%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Public, four-years
Milwaukee, WI $22,020 ($10,020) 22,676 86.32% 47%
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Public, four-years
Platteville, WI $17,274 ($8,315) 6,486 85.43% 61%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Public, four-years
River Falls, WI $16,887 ($8,606) 5,188 84.48% 59%
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Public, four-years
Stevens Point, WI $17,854 ($8,834) 7,964 89.05% 56%
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
Public, four-years
Hayward, WI $6,030 ($6,030) 303 - 8%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex
Public, four-years
Milwaukee, WI $6,750 ($6,750) 612 37.50% -
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex
Public, four-years
Kenosha, WI $6,750 ($6,750) 146 - -