Colleges in Wisconsin and what each costs

34 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
UW-Madison cost of attendance	Madison	Public, 4-year	$32,676
UW-Milwaukee cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Public, 4-year	$27,995
Milwaukee Area Technical College cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Public, 2-year	$24,614
UW-Whitewater cost of attendance	Whitewater	Public, 4-year	$21,534
UW-La Crosse cost of attendance	La Crosse	Public, 4-year	$22,554
UW-Eau Claire cost of attendance	Eau Claire	Public, 4-year	$23,629
Marquette cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Private, 4-year	$76,672
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point cost of attendance	Stevens Point	Public, 4-year	$23,239
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh cost of attendance	Oshkosh	Public, 4-year	$24,217
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay cost of attendance	Green Bay	Public, 4-year	$23,454
University of Wisconsin-Platteville cost of attendance	Platteville	Public, 4-year	$23,814
University of Wisconsin-River Falls cost of attendance	River Falls	Public, 4-year	$23,017
Western Technical College cost of attendance	La Crosse	Public, 2-year	$21,956
University of Wisconsin-Parkside cost of attendance	Kenosha	Public, 4-year	$24,346
Carthage College cost of attendance	Kenosha	Private, 4-year	$61,285
Milwaukee School of Engineering cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Private, 4-year	$71,894
Carroll University cost of attendance	Waukesha	Private, 4-year	$62,614
Concordia University, Wisconsin cost of attendance	Mequon	Private, 4-year	$59,699
University of Wisconsin-Superior cost of attendance	Superior	Public, 4-year	$25,155
Saint Norbert College cost of attendance	De Pere	Private, 4-year	$64,943
Lawrence University cost of attendance	Appleton	Private, 4-year	$76,392
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College cost of attendance	Fennimore	Public, 2-year	$25,291
Viterbo University cost of attendance	La Crosse	Private, 4-year	$53,426
Lakeland University cost of attendance	Plymouth	Private, 4-year	$54,725
Edgewood University cost of attendance	Madison	Private, 4-year	$56,178
Marian University cost of attendance	Fond Du Lac	Private, 4-year	$54,182
Wisconsin Lutheran College cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Private, 4-year	$55,470
Beloit College cost of attendance	Beloit	Private, 4-year	$79,842
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Private, 4-year	$61,634
Ripon College cost of attendance	Ripon	Private, 4-year	$68,985
Alverno College cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Private, 4-year	$57,952
Mount Mary University cost of attendance	Milwaukee	Private, 4-year	$57,892
Maranatha Baptist University cost of attendance	Watertown	Private, 4-year	$42,807
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University cost of attendance	Hayward	Public, 2-year	$12,846

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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