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Madison, WI
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Compare with Wisconsin Private Colleges

Compare with Wisconsin Private Colleges for University of Wisconsin Madison
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$39,567 higher in-state tuition	36% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$38,877 higher in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$49,283 higher in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$45,379 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Viterbo University La Crosse, WI	$22,647 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for University of Wisconsin Madison
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$6,133 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$4,855 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$1,611 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$6,558 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$541 higher in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Iowa State University Ames, IA	$816 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$4,401 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$2,735 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$5,611 higher in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN	$3,007 higher in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	$7,520 higher in-state tuition	47% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Truman State University Kirksville, MO	$1,765 lower in-state tuition	39% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Minnesota Rochester Rochester, MN	$3,413 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for University of Wisconsin Madison
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$59,059 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$56,719 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$53,422 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$42,107 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO	$54,187 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$35,957 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$33,943 higher in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drake University Des Moines, IA	$40,527 higher in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Carleton College Northfield, MN	$57,289 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$56,503 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$47,467 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$30,367 higher in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$48,157 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$44,157 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$40,783 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	$56,501 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$42,795 higher in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$47,046 higher in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$33,849 higher in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	$38,401 higher in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$49,447 higher in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	$28,197 higher in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$46,101 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Luther College Decorah, IA	$40,517 higher in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$44,799 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	$33,881 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$46,300 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$21,586 higher in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for University of Wisconsin Madison
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$5,222 lower in-state tuition	21% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$85 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$3,600 higher in-state tuition	36% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Georgia Athens, GA	$153 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$2,609 lower in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$1,641 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$206 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	$2,804 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$4,744 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$4,811 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$10,200 higher in-state tuition	28% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus Atlanta, GA	$455 higher in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	$5,155 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$672 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$6,169 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$10,323 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$6,326 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=240444.

Last updated: August 2026