Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Wisconsin
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Institute of Beauty and Wellness Milwaukee · private | $12,897 | 90.8% | $31,723 | — |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison · public | $17,354 | 89.1% | $73,792 | 45.2% |
| 3 | Bellin College Green Bay · private | $37,408 | 88.6% | $76,222 | 97.2% |
| 4 | VICI Beauty School Greenfield · private | $10,496 | 85.0% | $32,393 | — |
| 5 | Marquette University Milwaukee · private | $31,487 | 81.7% | $78,257 | 81.3% |
| 6 | Lawrence University Appleton · private | $23,401 | 78.9% | $55,789 | 63.9% |
| 7 | Saint Norbert College De Pere · private | $26,172 | 74.3% | $58,363 | 85.7% |
| 8 | Beloit College Beloit · private | $21,526 | 73.6% | $53,260 | 63.0% |
| 9 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse · public | $16,210 | 70.5% | $60,378 | 75.5% |
| 10 | Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee · private | $22,453 | 68.8% | $89,070 | 58.9% |
| 11 | The Salon Professional Academy-Kenosha Kenosha · private | $30,353 | 68.3% | $24,941 | — |
| 12 | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore · community | $12,896 | 66.6% | $43,470 | — |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire · public | $16,550 | 65.9% | $58,561 | 82.3% |
| 14 | Fox Valley Technical College Appleton · community | $11,407 | 65.8% | $45,684 | — |
| 15 | Carroll University Waukesha · private | $15,193 | 65.7% | $58,009 | 66.8% |
| 16 | Viterbo University La Crosse · private | $21,260 | 65.6% | $55,660 | 72.4% |
| 17 | Carthage College Kenosha · private | $26,565 | 65.3% | $56,950 | 87.1% |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater · public | $14,158 | 65.1% | $55,356 | 85.7% |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville · public | $16,032 | 62.8% | $61,760 | 89.4% |
| 20 | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee · private | $23,245 | 62.4% | $54,664 | 78.2% |
| 21 | Edgewood College Madison · private | $26,113 | 62.2% | $59,728 | 75.7% |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls · public | $14,054 | 61.4% | $54,458 | 81.7% |
| 23 | Ripon College Ripon · private | $20,216 | 61.1% | $54,902 | 79.8% |
| 24 | Mount Mary University Milwaukee · private | $20,144 | 60.8% | $48,745 | 62.3% |
| 25 | Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac · community | $9,268 | 60.2% | $44,371 | — |
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