List of 47 best universities in Wisconsin
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Top 47 universities in Wisconsin ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 20.1M citations received by 530K academic publications made by 47 universities from Wisconsin, the popularity of 2,330 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. University of Wisconsin - Madison
#13 in the United States
#14 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
2. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
#133 in the United States
#155 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $5,305
4. Marquette University
#180 in the United States
#205 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,031
5. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
#385 in the United States
#426 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $3,800
6. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
#417 in the United States
#463 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
- Average Aid
- $4,678
7. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
#421 in the United States
#467 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $4,255
8. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
#423 in the United States
#469 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
- Average Aid
- $6,088
9. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
#451 in the United States
#498 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $4,087
10. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
#523 in the United States
#574 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $7,689
11. Lawrence University
#545 in the United States
#598 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $27,393
12. University of Wisconsin - Stout
#605 in the United States
#662 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $4,384
13. Beloit College
#653 in the United States
#713 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $24,941
14. University of Wisconsin - Parkside
#663 in the United States
#724 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
- Average Aid
- $6,523
15. University of Wisconsin - River Falls
#709 in the United States
#773 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $3,647
16. University of Wisconsin - Platteville
#726 in the United States
#793 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $4,163
17. Concordia University - Wisconsin
#733 in the United States
#800 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $28,060
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
18. Carthage College
#798 in the United States
#866 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1103
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $24,962
19. Milwaukee School of Engineering
#801 in the United States
#869 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $26,122
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $34,412
20. Saint Norbert College
#829 in the United States
#897 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1143
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $27,236
21. Madison Area Technical College
#880 in the United States
#948 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 49%
- Average Aid
- $5,434
- Enrollment
- 13,281
22. Viterbo University
#910 in the United States
#978 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $23,901
23. University of Wisconsin - Superior
#949 in the United States
#1018 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $4,206
24. Carroll University
#1006 in the United States
#1078 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,171
25. Ripon College
#1118 in the United States
#1192 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1095
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $22,557
26. Edgewood College
#1170 in the United States
#1246 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Net Price
- $26,692
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $21,852
27. Northland College
#1265 in the United States
#1343 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $24,020
28. Alverno College
#1277 in the United States
#1355 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $17,884
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $26,617
29. Cardinal Stritch University
#1400 in the United States
#1479 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $20,002
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $28,670
30. Lakeland University
#1459 in the United States
#1542 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Net Price
- $22,593
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,905
31. Mount Mary University
#1598 in the United States
#1684 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $19,409
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
32. Herzing University - Madison
#1604 in the United States
#1690 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $20,679
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $6,178
33. University of Wisconsin Colleges
#1642 in the United States
#1729 in North America
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $4,560
- Enrollment
- 14,000
34. Wisconsin Lutheran College
#1773 in the United States
#1861 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $22,809
36. Maranatha Baptist University
#1821 in the United States
#1910 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $26,001
37. College of Menominee Nation
#1856 in the United States
#1945 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $8,761
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $6,036
41. Silver Lake College of the Holy Family
#2016 in the United States
#2109 in North America
- Net Price
- $22,910
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,036
- Founded
- 1935
42. Marian University - Wisconsin
#2024 in the United States
#2117 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Net Price
- $23,552
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $18,272
43. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
#2094 in the United States
#2189 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $28,024
44. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Flex
#2107 in the United States
#2202 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Receiving Aid
- 50%
- Average Aid
- $8,409
- Enrollment
- 580
45. Bellin College
#2239 in the United States
#2339 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $27,998
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,415
Closest to Wisconsin states
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 62 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
| Iowa | 39 | 48 |
| Illinois | 100 | 15 |
| Indiana | 55 | 33 |
| Missouri | 67 | 39 |
| Ohio | 90 | 18 |
| South Dakota | 15 | 232 |
| Kentucky | 38 | 63 |
| North Dakota | 14 | 177 |
| Nebraska | 23 | 64 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 105 |
| Kansas | 32 | 74 |
| Tennessee | 56 | 50 |
| Pennsylvania | 155 | 12 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 128 |
| Virginia | 63 | 40 |
| New York | 221 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 15 | 55 |
| Maryland | 34 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 31 | 99 |
| Mississippi | 18 | 132 |
| North Carolina | 65 | 24 |
| Delaware | 5 | 82 |
| New Jersey | 47 | 21 |
| Alabama | 33 | 87 |
| Vermont | 17 | 111 |
| South Carolina | 37 | 89 |
| Georgia | 63 | 47 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 76 |
| Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 146 |
| Colorado | 38 | 44 |
| Rhode Island | 12 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 27 | 79 |
| Montana | 12 | 145 |
| Maine | 19 | 154 |
| Texas | 119 | 26 |
| New Mexico | 12 | 84 |
| Utah | 20 | 41 |
| Idaho | 10 | 149 |
| Florida | 109 | 23 |
| Arizona | 25 | 35 |
| Nevada | 10 | 129 |
| Washington | 57 | 8 |
| Oregon | 31 | 60 |
| California | 249 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 52 | 367 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 | 790 |
| Alaska | 6 | 181 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 159 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1689 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1585 |
| Guam | 2 | 601 |