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Tuition
Tuition is the cost of taking courses/classes at your college. It will vary depending on which school you attend. Sometimes tuition may include fees, and how you know you're also paying for fees is that it will typically be listed as "tuition & fees". Fees are expenses you pay for certain activities, building access uses, parking, etc. This will also vary by college.
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Cost of Attendance (COA)
Cost of Attendance is the cost of to go to school. Expenses in these estimated costs include a variety of different things such as: room & board (housing), meal plans, travel/transportation, supplies, loan fees, and miscellaneous.
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Housing and Meal Plans
Housing and meal plans will vary based on your college. Housing can be offered in a variety of different ways: single, double, triple, quadruple, and more. Prices will vary based on the whether you are sharing the space with a roommate or roommate(s), amenities it offers, and sometimes location. Meal plans will vary whether it is offering a total number of meals per week or semester, or points.
Madison College & UW-System Colleges Information
*This list does not include all the UW-system colleges campuses, this list only includes the main campuses of these colleges. If you want to see a full list of the UW-system colleges and campuses, please visit: https://www.wisconsin.edu/campuses/
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
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
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
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/
College/University | Location | Student Undergraduate Population | Tuition & COA (per year, WI Resident) | Quick Facts | Link |
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Madison College | Madison, WI | 19,089 (Truax campus, 2018-2019 data) | 180 programs & 11 areas of study #1 source for UW-Madison Transfer students | ||
UW-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI | 9,497 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $8,870 (2020-2021 data) COA: $16, 900 (2020-2021 data) | “Consistently rated among the 10 public Midwestern universities and recognized nationally for quality academics and high return on investment.” | |
UW-Green Bay | Green Bay, WI | 7,579 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $7,874 COA: $15,958 | Top Undergraduate Programs (by degree granted): Business Administration Psychology Human Biology Nursing Click here for more quick facts | |
UW-La Crosse | La Crosse, WI | 9,617 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $9,282 (2020-2021 data) COA: $15,919 (2020-2021 data) | ||
UW-Madison | Madison, WI | 29,661 (spring 2020) | Tuition: $10,746 (2020-2021 data) COA: $27,288 (2020-2021 data) | Top 10 list of colleges that produce the most Fortune 500 CEOs | |
UW-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | 19,361 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $9,598 COA: $21,033 | Wisconsin's largest online program - with more than 850 classes, 40 fully online certificate and degree programs One of the world's top film program | |
UW-Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | 12,688 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $7,692 (2020-2021 data) COA: $16,458 - $16,658 (range due to meal plan and housing options, 2020-2021 data) | Takes 15 minuates to walk across campus | |
UW-Parkside | Kenosha, WI | 3,938 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $7,443 (2019-2020 data) | The only NCAA Division II Athletic Program in WI | |
UW-Platteville | Platteville, WI | 6,970 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $7,922 COA: $15,172 | Tuition ranks among the lowest in the UW-system | |
UW-River Falls | River Falls, WI | 5,581 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $8,064 (2020-2021 data) COA: $14,850 (2020-2021 data) | UWRF is home to the second largest undergraduate dairy science program in the U.S. | |
UW-Stevens Point | 6,812 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $8,308 (2020-2021 data) COA: $15,931 (2020-2021 data) | First university in WI to attain 100% renewable electricity, source | ||
UW-Stout | Menomonie, WI | 7,289 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $9,488 (2020-2021 data) COA: $17,086 (2020-2021 data) | First ever higher education recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige Award, source | |
UW-Superior | Superior, WI | 2,257 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $8,570 (2020-2021 data) COA: $19,890 (2020-2021 data) | Top Unique Programs: Art Therapy Transportation and Logistics Management, source | |
UW-Whitewater | Whitewater, WI | 10,158 (fall 2019) | Tuition: $7,726 (2020-2021 data) COA: $14,046 (2020-2021 data) | #6 in the top 30 online education programs in the U.S. 2019-2020, source |