; Admission Statistics for Wisconsin Colleges
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Wisconsin Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,056,477 students have applied and among them 752,881 were admitted to Wisconsin Colleges. 219,216 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Wisconsin Colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolled
Total1,056,477 752,881219,216
Public Schools688,500 480,174167,769
4 Years (Or High)682,614 475,497164,501
2-4 Years5,886 4,6773,268
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools367,977 272,70751,447
4 Years (Or High)366,788 271,78650,908
2-4 Years1,189 921539
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Wisconsin Colleges

71.26% Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Wisconsin Colleges is 71.26% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 69.74% and the average rate of private schools was 74.11%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Wisconsin Colleges with comparable factors.
71.26% Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average71.26%
Public Schools69.74%
4 Years (Or High)69.66%
2-4 Years79.46%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools74.11%
4 Years (Or High)74.10%
2-4 Years77.46%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] 71.26% Acceptance Rate for Wisconsin Colleges

29.12% Yield

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Wisconsin Colleges was 29.12% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 34.94% and the average rate of private schools was 18.87%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Wisconsin Colleges with comparable factors.
29.12% Yield (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average29.12%
Public Schools34.94%
4 Years (Or High)34.60%
2-4 Years69.87%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools18.87%
4 Years (Or High)18.73%
2-4 Years58.52%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] 29.12% Yield for Wisconsin Colleges

1,208 SAT Score

The average SAT score of Wisconsin Colleges is 1,208 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,430 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,186. The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
1,208 SAT Score (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
TotalEvidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.1106554552
50th pctl.1208604604
75th pctl.1318658661
Public colleges 25th pctl.1340650690
50th pctl.1430690740
75th pctl.1510730780
Private colleges 25th pctl.1083544539
50th pctl.1186596590
75th pctl.1299651649
[CHART#4] 1,208 SAT Score for Wisconsin Colleges

23 ACT Score

The average ACT score (Composite) of Wisconsin Colleges is 23 for the academic year 2022-2023. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 22 and private schools' average ACT score is 24. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023.
23 ACT Score (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools
(4-years colleges)
25th pctl.201919
50th pctl.232322
75th pctl.262625
Public colleges 25th pctl.191818
50th pctl.222121
75th pctl.252525
Private colleges 25th pctl.212019
50th pctl.242423
75th pctl.272725
[CHART#5] 23 ACT Score for Wisconsin Colleges