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Most selective (lowest admit rate) in Wisconsin
31 colleges in Wisconsin with this figure reported (500+ students).
1University of Wisconsin-Madison · WI · Public43% admit2Beloit College · WI · Private (nonprofit)57% admit3Carroll University · WI · Private (nonprofit)58% admit4Milwaukee School of Engineering · WI · Private (nonprofit)60% admit5Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design · WI · Private (nonprofit)63% admit6Lawrence University · WI · Private (nonprofit)63% admit7Marian University · WI · Private (nonprofit)67% admit8Concordia University-Wisconsin · WI · Private (nonprofit)68% admit9University of Wisconsin-Parkside · WI · Public73% admit10University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · WI · Public73% admit11Viterbo University · WI · Private (nonprofit)73% admit12University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · WI · Public76% admit13Wisconsin Lutheran College · WI · Private (nonprofit)79% admit14University of Wisconsin-River Falls · WI · Public82% admit15University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · WI · Public83% admit16Ripon College · WI · Private (nonprofit)84% admit17Carthage College · WI · Private (nonprofit)84% admit18University of Wisconsin-Stout · WI · Public85% admit19University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · WI · Public87% admit20University of Wisconsin-Platteville · WI · Public87% admit21Marquette University · WI · Private (nonprofit)87% admit22University of Wisconsin-Green Bay · WI · Public88% admit23University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · WI · Public88% admit24University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · WI · Public90% admit25Lakeland University · WI · Private (nonprofit)91% admit26Saint Norbert College · WI · Private (nonprofit)92% admit27Alverno College · WI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit28Mount Mary University · WI · Private (nonprofit)93% admit29University of Wisconsin-Superior · WI · Public94% admit30Herzing University-Madison · WI · Private (nonprofit)94% admit31Edgewood University · WI · Private (nonprofit)95% admit
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS (latest survey year). Sorted only by most selective (lowest admit rate) — this is not an overall quality ranking. Open-admission colleges do not report an admit rate and are not listed here.