Best Milwaukee Colleges
8 ranked colleges are in Milwaukee, and 21 within 50 miles enrolling 116,232 students combined.
Marquette University ranks #221 nationally and leads the Milwaukee area. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee enrolls the most students with 22,450 currently taking classes. Waukesha County Technical College has the lowest tuition at $4,872 per year.
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Marquette University
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- Dec 1 application deadline
Marquette is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and communications. The urban campus sits in Milwaukee near Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1200-1360
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Acceptance Rate 81%
- Net Price $34,322
Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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| 0 reviews
- Sep 1 application deadline
MSOE is a private university known for undergraduate engineering, computer science, and nursing. The urban campus is located in downtown Milwaukee.
- SAT Range 1160-1405
- Avg GPA 3.65
- Acceptance Rate 59%
- Net Price $25,669
Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
Wisconsin Lutheran is a private Lutheran liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The residential campus sits on Milwaukee's west side.
- SAT Range 970-1230
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $24,095
Concordia University Wisconsin
- Private 4 Year
- Mequon, WI
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Concordia Wisconsin is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The suburban campus sits on the Lake Michigan shoreline in Mequon.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $31,916
Carroll University
- Private 4 Year
- Waukesha, WI
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Carroll is a private university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and business. The residential campus sits in suburban Waukesha west of Milwaukee.
- SAT Range 1040-1270
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.39
- Acceptance Rate 67%
- Net Price $27,031
Carthage College
- Private 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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4.5 | 4 reviews
Carthage is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus sits on the western shore of Lake Michigan.
- SAT Range 1000-1205
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Acceptance Rate 87%
- Net Price $27,066
Mount Mary University
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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Mount Mary is a private Catholic women's university known for undergraduate fashion design, dietetics, and art. The campus sits in a residential neighborhood on Milwaukee's northwest side.
- SAT Range 866-1123
- Avg GPA 3.13
- Acceptance Rate 62%
- Net Price $20,390
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- Public 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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- Sep 1 application deadline
UWM is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, nursing, and freshwater sciences. The urban East Side campus sits near Lake Michigan in Milwaukee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.16
- Acceptance Rate 91%
- Net Price $16,263
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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UW-Whitewater is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The campus is set in the small college town of Whitewater in southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $12,709
University of Wisconsin Parkside
- Public 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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UW-Parkside is a public university known for undergraduate business, criminal justice, and biological sciences. The wooded Kenosha campus sits between Milwaukee and Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.31
- Acceptance Rate 75%
- Net Price $10,234
College of Lake County
- Public 2 Year
- Grayslake, IL
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5.0 | 2 reviews
College of Lake County is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. The main campus is in suburban Grayslake north of Chicago.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,357
Alverno College
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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Alverno is a private Catholic women's college known for undergraduate nursing and an abilities-based curriculum without traditional letter grades. The campus occupies an urban residential setting on Milwaukee's south side.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.27
- Acceptance Rate 86%
- Net Price $24,425
Gateway Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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Gateway Technical College is a public two-year technical college known for associate programs in manufacturing, nursing, and skilled trades. It operates campuses in Kenosha, Racine, and Elkhorn across southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,185
Maranatha Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Watertown, WI
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Maranatha Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The residential campus is in Watertown, a small city in southeastern Wisconsin.
- SAT Range 940-1260
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $28,415
Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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3.0 | 1 reviews
MATC is a public technical college known for associate degrees in nursing, health sciences, and skilled trades. The urban multi-campus system is based in Milwaukee.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,729
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 31 application deadline
MIAD is a private art and design college known for undergraduate illustration, industrial design, and fine arts. The urban campus occupies renovated buildings in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.
- SAT Range 940-1140
- Avg GPA 3.08
- Acceptance Rate 61%
- Net Price $27,579
Waukesha County Technical College
- Public 2 Year
- Pewaukee, WI
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A public two-year technical college known for associate programs in nursing, manufacturing, and information technology. The suburban campus sits in Pewaukee in the Milwaukee metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,827
Ottawa University Milwaukee
- Private 4 Year
- Brookfield, WI
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Ottawa University Milwaukee is a private university campus focused on undergraduate programs for adult and nontraditional students, including business and education. The Brookfield site serves the Milwaukee suburbs with evening and flexible course formats.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -