Colleges

Colleges in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin has 7 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 1 public and 6 private. The largest is University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with 16,758 undergraduates.

School	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	public	16,758	90.7%		$10,398	$15,014	49.3%
Marquette University	private	7,660	81.3%	1200–1360	$51,170	$31,487	83.2%
Milwaukee School of Engineering	private	2,654	58.9%		$50,480	$22,453	67.1%
Wisconsin Lutheran College	private	943	78.2%	970–1230	$36,110	$23,245	63.6%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design	private	837	60.5%		$43,743	$26,541	67%
Alverno College	private	631	85.7%		$34,086	$22,540	49.2%
Mount Mary University	private	631	62.3%		$35,420	$20,144	43%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

7 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 1 public and 6 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

By acceptance rate, Milwaukee School of Engineering (58.9%), Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (60.5%), Mount Mary University (62.3%), Wisconsin Lutheran College (78.2%), Marquette University (81.3%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $10,398 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.