Easiest Wisconsin Colleges to Get Into
Wisconsin has 30 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
3 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Wisconsin. Examples include Madison Area Technical College, College of Menominee Nation, Ottawa University Milwaukee and Bellin College.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Wisconsin, or the most selective colleges.
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Public 4 Year
- Whitewater, WI
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- 86% acceptance rate
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
- Net Price $12,709
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
- Public 4 Year
- Eau Claire, WI
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
UW-Eau Claire is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and music. The campus sits along the Chippewa River in a western Wisconsin college town.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $15,151
University of Wisconsin River Falls
- Public 4 Year
- River Falls, WI
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 82% acceptance rate
UW-River Falls is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and teacher education. The campus is in the small city of River Falls near the Twin Cities.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.44
- Net Price $14,769
Marquette University
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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4.3 | 3 reviews
- 81% acceptance rate
- 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
- Net Price $34,322
Ripon College
- Private 4 Year
- Ripon, WI
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- 80% acceptance rate
Ripon is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate biology, education, and the sciences. Most undergrads live on the residential campus in a small Wisconsin college town.
- SAT Range 980-1270
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $23,772
Concordia University Wisconsin
- Private 4 Year
- Mequon, WI
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- 78% acceptance rate
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
- Net Price $31,916
Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Private 4 Year
- Milwaukee, WI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
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
- Net Price $24,095
Edgewood College
- Private 4 Year
- Madison, WI
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2.7 | 3 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Edgewood is a private Catholic liberal arts college known for undergraduate nursing and education. The wooded campus overlooks Lake Wingra in Madison.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.5
- Net Price $27,038
University of Wisconsin La Crosse
- Public 4 Year
- La Crosse, WI
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- 76% acceptance rate
UW-La Crosse is a public university known for undergraduate exercise science, biology, and teacher education. The campus sits along the Mississippi River at the base of wooded bluffs.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $14,712
Marian University
- Private 4 Year
- Fond Du Lac, WI
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- 75% acceptance rate
Marian is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The small campus lies in Fond du Lac at the southern end of Lake Winnebago.
- SAT Range 800-1080
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
- Net Price $22,697
Northland College
- Private 4 Year
- Ashland, WI
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- SAT Range 950-1140
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $23,253
University of Wisconsin Parkside
- Public 4 Year
- Kenosha, WI
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- 75% acceptance rate
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
- Net Price $10,234