1 campuses profiled, with admission requirements, published costs, test policies and deadlines. Reviewed 2026-09-20.
Madison, Wisconsin
A land-grant flagship on an isthmus between two lakes, with research spending among the top ten universities in the country.
This page lists the 1 universities in Wisconsin currently profiled in the directory: 1 public and 0 private nonprofit. Each profile carries the same fields — acceptance rate, published tuition for residents and non-residents, standardized test policy, deadlines and accreditation — so the campuses can be compared directly.
The lowest published in-state tuition in this group is at University of Wisconsin-Madison, at about $11,600 per year before housing and fees.
The most selective is University of Wisconsin-Madison, reporting an acceptance rate near 43%.
The largest undergraduate population belongs to University of Wisconsin-Madison with roughly 36,000 undergraduates.
If you are a resident of Wisconsin, the public campuses above are almost always the lowest-cost route to a bachelor's degree, and the state's community colleges add a cheaper first two years through transfer agreements. If you are applying from outside the state, compare the non-resident rate against private universities after aid before assuming the public option is cheaper — it frequently is not.
Related reading: in-state vs out-of-state tuition, financial aid and the FAFSA, and the community college transfer pathway.
1 institutions in Wisconsin are profiled here: 1 public and 0 private nonprofit. The state has more institutions than this; the directory covers the campuses students most often compare.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the lowest published in-state tuition in this list at about $11,600 per year, before housing, food and fees. Aid can lower the net price further.
Usually not. Wisconsin, like almost every state, excludes time spent in the state primarily for education from the residency clock, so students who move to study normally remain non-residents for the whole degree.
Among the campuses profiled here, University of Wisconsin-Madison reports the lowest acceptance rate at about 43%. Selectivity also varies sharply by major within any single university.
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