Largest Wisconsin Colleges and Universities

Largest Wisconsin Colleges with Most Enrollment

University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most students of 51,044 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Wisconsin. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is ranked second with 22,450 students and University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh follows them with 12,953 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most students by gender.

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Largest Wisconsin Colleges with Most Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Students	Female	Male
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison Public, four-yearsMadison, WI	51,044	27,112	23,932
2	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Public, four-yearsMilwaukee, WI	22,450	12,844	9,606
3	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Public, four-yearsOshkosh, WI	12,953	7,626	5,327
4	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Public, four-yearsWhitewater, WI	11,746	6,027	5,719
5	Marquette University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilwaukee, WI	11,746	6,792	4,954
6	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Public, four-yearsGreen Bay, WI	11,174	6,825	4,349
7	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Public, four-yearsLa Crosse, WI	10,446	6,069	4,377
8	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Public, four-yearsEau Claire, WI	10,049	6,079	3,970
9	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Public, four-yearsStevens Point, WI	8,233	4,805	3,428
10	University of Wisconsin-Stout Public, four-yearsMenomonie, WI	6,926	3,217	3,709
11	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Public, four-yearsPlatteville, WI	6,389	2,481	3,908
12	Concordia University-Wisconsin Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMequon, WI	5,253	3,037	2,216
13	University of Wisconsin-River Falls Public, four-yearsRiver Falls, WI	5,243	3,291	1,952
14	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Public, four-yearsKenosha, WI	3,925	2,175	1,750
15	Carroll University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaukesha, WI	3,138	2,142	996
16	Carthage College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsKenosha, WI	2,844	1,622	1,222
17	University of Wisconsin-Superior Public, four-yearsSuperior, WI	2,833	1,942	891
18	Lakeland University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsPlymouth, WI	2,813	1,600	1,213
19	Edgewood College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMadison, WI	2,459	1,547	912
20	Viterbo University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsLa Crosse, WI	2,094	1,547	547

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