Where: Madison, WI

Student population: 19,089 (Truax campus, 2018-2019 data), source

Tuition & COA (WI resident, per year): Visit this web page for information

Quick facts:

• 180 programs & 11 areas of study
  Affordable
• #1 source for UW-Madison Transfer students
  Source

Link: https://madisoncollege.edu/

Where: Eau Claire, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 9,497 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $8,870 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $16,900 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts: 

• “Consistently rated among the 10 public Midwestern universities and recognized nationally for quality academics and high return on investment”, source

Link: https://www.uwec.edu/

Where: Green Bay, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 7,579 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $7,874

COA (WI resident, per year): $15,958, source

Quick facts: 

• Top undergraduate programs (by degree granted):
  • Business Administration
  • Psychology
  • Integrative Leadership Studies
  • Human Biology
  • Nursing
  • Read more quick facts here

Link: https://www.uwgb.edu/

Where: La Crosse, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 9,617 (fall 2019)  source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $9,282 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $15,919 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts: https://www.uwlax.edu/admissions/explore/fast-facts/

Link: https://www.uwlax.edu/

Where: Madison, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 19,661 (spring 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $10,746 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $27,228 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts: 

• Top 10 list of colleges that produce the most Fortune 500 CEOs
• Read more about UW-Madison here 

Link: https://www.wisc.edu/

Where: Milwaukee, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 19,362 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $9,598

COA (WI resident, per year): $21,033, source

Quick facts:

• Wisconsin’s largest online education program, with more than 850 classes and 40 fully online certificate and degree programs
• One of the world’s top film programs
• Read more about UWM here

Link: https://uwm.edu/

Where: Oshkosh, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 12,688 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $7,692 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $16,458 – $16,658 (range due to meal plan and housing options, 2020-21 data), source

Quick facts:

• Takes 15 minutes to walk across campus
• Read more facts about UW-O here

Link: https://uwosh.edu/

Where: Kenosha, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 3,938 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $7,443 (2019-20 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): View COA information here

Quick facts: 

• The only NCAA Division II Athletic Program in WI
• Read more facts about UW-Parkside here

Link: https://www.uwp.edu/

Where: Platteville, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 6,790 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $7,922

COA (WI resident, per year): $15,172, source

Quick facts:

• Tuition ranks among the lowest in the UW-system
• Read more about UW-Platteville here

Link: https://www.uwplatt.edu/

Where: River Falls, WI

Student population (undergraduate): $5,581 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $8,064 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $14,850 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts:

• UWRF is home to the second largest undergraduate diary science program in the U.S.
• Read more facts here

Link: https://www.uwrf.edu/

Where: Stevens Point, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 6,812 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $8,308 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $15,931 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts:

• First university in WI to attain 100% renewable electricity, source
• Read more about UWSP here

Link: https://www.uwsp.edu/Pages/default.aspx

Where: Menomonie, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 7,289 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $9,488 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $17,086 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts:

• First ever higher education recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige Award, source
• Read more about UW-Stout here

Link: https://www.uwstout.edu/

Where: Superior, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 2,257 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $8,570 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $19,890 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts:

• Top unique programs
  • Art Therapy
  • Transportation and Logistics Management, source
• Read more facts about UW-Superior here

Link: https://www.uwsuper.edu/index.cfm

Where: Whitewater, WI

Student population (undergraduate): 10,158 (fall 2019), source

Tuition (WI resident, per year): $7,726 (2020-21 data)

COA (WI resident, per year): $14,046 (2020-21 data), source

Quick facts:

• #6 in the top 30 online education programs in the U.S. 2019-2020, source
• Read more about UWW here

Link: https://www.uww.edu/