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Wisconsin college statistics

How colleges in Wisconsin stack up on cost, graduate earnings, debt and value.

85
Colleges
$17,968
Avg net price as of 2024
$49,725
Median earnings as of 2024
$16,951
Median debt as of 2024
+26%
% strong ROI

Wisconsin vs. the nation

ROI verdict mix

DR Rating grades

Students & representation

Average graduate earnings by gender, student-body diversity and origin across Wisconsin colleges — from federal enrollment and IRS-linked earnings data.

Average earnings by gender
Women
$45,006
Men
$54,649

18% gap between the two groups

Who studies here
White 65%Hispanic 12%Asian 4%Black 11%Other 9%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

95%
Students born in the U.S. (avg)
39%
First-generation students (avg)
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Top colleges in Wisconsin

1
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, WI · Private
$88,2045-yr earnings
$22,453net price/yr
+334%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 81 AView ROI
2
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI · Public
$54,6585-yr earnings
$11,101net price/yr
+263%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 73 BView ROI
3
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI · Public
$72,5735-yr earnings
$17,354net price/yr
+259%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 82 AView ROI
4
Carroll University
Waukesha, WI · Private
$66,1415-yr earnings
$15,193net price/yr
+199%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 68 BView ROI
5
Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI · Public
$54,2525-yr earnings
$14,238net price/yr
+175%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 55 CView ROI
6
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI · Public
$61,0425-yr earnings
$14,305net price/yr
+147%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 56 CView ROI
7
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville, WI · Public
$62,7195-yr earnings
$16,032net price/yr
+146%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 57 CView ROI
8
Marian University
Fond Du Lac, WI · Private
$67,4105-yr earnings
$21,937net price/yr
+131%10-yr ROI
Strong return DR 52 CView ROI

All Wisconsin colleges National statistics

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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Data as of 2024 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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