Tightest Wisconsin Colleges to Admit with Lowest Acceptance Rate
The following table lists the tightest (low acceptance rate) Wisconsin colleges and universities to admit. Those schools have been keeping the acceptance rate in low level in recent years. University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest acceptance rate as of 45.20% for academic year 2023-2024 in Wisconsin. For the ranking, we only include 4-years colleges with at least 100 new students (freshmen).
The following table shows the schools that have low acceptance rates with admission statistics and yield, also known as enrollment rate. You may want to check colleges having the highest acceptance rates in Wisconsin.
| Name | Acceptance Rate | # of Applicants | # of Admitted | # of Enrolled | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-MadisonPublic, four-yearsMadison, WI | 45.20% | 65,894 | 29,782 | 8,514 | 28.59% |
| 2 | Milwaukee School of EngineeringPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilwaukee, WI | 58.93% | 6,287 | 3,705 | 637 | 17.19% |
| 3 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilwaukee, WI | 60.54% | 1,039 | 629 | 209 | 33.23% |
| 4 | Mount Mary UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsMilwaukee, WI | 62.33% | 1,322 | 824 | 116 | 14.08% |
| 5 | Beloit CollegePrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsBeloit, WI | 63.04% | 3,853 | 2,429 | 224 | 9.22% |
| 6 | Lawrence UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsAppleton, WI | 63.94% | 3,270 | 2,091 | 351 | 16.79% |
| 7 | Carroll UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaukesha, WI | 66.84% | 6,164 | 4,120 | 722 | 17.52% |
| 8 | Maranatha Baptist UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsWatertown, WI | 71.90% | 274 | 197 | 135 | 68.53% |
| 9 | Viterbo UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsLa Crosse, WI | 72.43% | 1,734 | 1,256 | 200 | 15.92% |
| 10 | Marian UniversityPrivate (not-for-profit), four-yearsFond Du Lac, WI | 74.98% | 1,619 | 1,214 | 219 | 18.04% |
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