Universities in Wisconsin

1 indexed campuses in Midwest, 48,000 students in total. Ranked by the Campus Atlas quality index; tuition shown as the in-state / out-of-state band.

Top 10 by quality index

Top universities in Wisconsin
#	Institution	City	Control	Students	Admitted	Tuition	Score
1	Wisconsin	Madison, WI	public	48,000	44%	$9,700 / $31,000	72

Largest campuses

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · public · 48k students

Land-grant flagship with leading agriculture, engineering, economics and medical research, and one of the largest graduate schools in the Midwest.

Score 7248k students44% admitted$10k in-state

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City clusters

Madison1 campus · 48k students

Enrolment, tuition and acceptance figures are rounded planning values compiled in 2025/26 for orientation. Verify exact numbers with each university's official fact sheet before you apply.