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Wisconsin Colleges

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled

For the academic year 2022-2023, 845,742 students have applied and among them 600,003 were admitted to Wisconsin Colleges. 183,244 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
Total845,742 600,003183,244
Public Schools540,819 377,090140,182
4 Years (Or High)534,933 372,413136,914
2-4 Years5,886 4,6773,268
Less Than 2 Years0 00
Private Schools304,923 222,91343,062
4 Years (Or High)303,883 222,09242,600
2-4 Years1,040 821462
Less Than 2 Years0 00
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Wisconsin Colleges

Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of Wisconsin Colleges is 70.94% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 69.73% and the average rate of private schools was 73.10%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Wisconsin Colleges with comparable factors.
Acceptance Rate (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
Acceptance Rate
All Schools Average70.94%
Public Schools69.73%
4 Years (Or High)69.62%
2-4 Years79.46%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools73.10%
4 Years (Or High)73.08%
2-4 Years78.94%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#2] Acceptance Rate for Wisconsin Colleges

Yield (Enrollment Rate)

The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Wisconsin Colleges was 70.94% in academic year 2022-2023. Public schools' average admission yield was 69.73% and the average rate of private schools was 73.10%. 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.
Yield (Enrollment Rate) (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average30.54%
Public Schools37.17%
4 Years (Or High)36.76%
2-4 Years69.87%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
Private Schools19.32%
4 Years (Or High)19.18%
2-4 Years56.27%
Less Than 2 Years0.00%
[CHART#3] Yield (Enrollment Rate) for Wisconsin Colleges

SAT Scores

The average SAT score of Wisconsin Colleges is 411 for the academic year 2022-2023. Next table shows SAT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th score of students who enrolled in colleges.
SAT Scores (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
Evidence-based Reading and WritingMath
All Schools Average (4 years schools)25%188184
75%221229
Public Schools25%4952
75%5560
Private Schools25%326316
75%386398
[CHART#4] SAT Scores for Wisconsin Colleges

ACT Scores

The average ACT score of Wisconsin Colleges is 39 for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table shows ACT average scores of 25th and 75th percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2022-2023. The 25th percentile is the lower 25th score and 75th percentile is the upper 25th scores of students who enrolled in the colleges.
ACT Scores (2022-2023)
Wisconsin Colleges
CompositeEnglishMath
All Schools Average25%17 1616
75%22 2222
Public Schools25%201818
75%252526
Private Schools25%151414
75%191919
[CHART#5] ACT Scores for Wisconsin Colleges