List Of Colleges And Universities In Wisconsin
Marquette University in Milwaukee is the state's largest private university, with a fall 2010 enrollment of 11,806 students. With 19,827 in attendance, Milwaukee Area Technical College is the largest technical college of Wisconsin. Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology, also in Milwaukee, is the state's smallest institution, with an enrollment of 75 for fall 2010. Waukesha-based Carroll University is the state's oldest four-year post-secondary institution as it was founded on January 31, 1846, two years before Wisconsin achieved statehood. Beloit College, located in the city of Beloit, was established two days later on February 2.
Medical College of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are the state's only two medical schools. The state's two law schools, Marquette University Law School and University of Wisconsin Law School, are both accredited by the American Bar Association. The majority of Wisconsin's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, but 15 have received accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the National League for Nursing (NLNAC), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), the American Dental Association (ADA), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Extant institutions
Research universities
| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Type | Undergraduate enrollment (fall 2021) |
Graduate enrollment (fall 2021) |
Founded | Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison | Public | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1) | 34,561 | 12,455 | 1848 | HLC, ACPE, ABA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, AVMA, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NAST |
| University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Milwaukee | Public | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1) | 19,411 | 4,418 | 1885 | HLC, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, NASM |
| Marquette University | Milwaukee | Private not-for-profit | Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2) | 7,660 | 3,660 | 1881 | HLC, ACME, ABA, ADA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, NCATE, NLNAC |
Doctoral/Professional universities
| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Type | Undergraduate enrollment (fall 2021) |
Graduate enrollment (fall 2021) |
Founded | Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia University Wisconsin | Mequon | Private not-for-profit | Doctoral/Professional Universities (D/PU) | 2,914 | 2,290 | 1881 | HLC, ACPE, AOTA, APTA, CCNE |
| Edgewood College | Madison | Private not-for-profit | Doctoral/Professional Universities (D/PU) | 1,233 | 661 | 1927 | HLC, AAMFT, CCNE, NCATE |
| University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Oshkosh | Public | Doctoral/Professional Universities (D/PU) | 12,946 | 1,196 | 1871 | HLC, CCNE, NASM, NCATE |
Master's colleges and universities
Baccalaureate colleges
| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Type | Undergraduate enrollment (fall 2021) |
Graduate enrollment (fall 2021) |
Founded | Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit College | Beloit | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | 1,011 | 0 | 1846 | HLC |
| Lawrence University | Appleton | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | 1,483 | 0 | 1847 | HLC, NASM |
| Northland College | Ashland | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Diverse Fields | 531 | 0 | 1906 | HLC |
| Ottawa University–Milwaukee | Brookfield | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Diverse Fields | 89 | 83 | 1865 | HLC |
| Ripon College | Ripon | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | 810 | 0 | 1851 | HLC |
| St. Norbert College | De Pere | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus | 1,941 | 68 | 1898 | HLC |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Milwaukee | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate colleges: Diverse Fields | 1,031 | 116 | 1973 | HLC |
Baccalaureate/Associate's colleges
| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment (fall 2021) |
Founded | Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant & Stratton College–Wauwatosa | Wauwatosa | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 1,229 | 1854 | MSCHE, NLNAC |
Associate's colleges
Special-focus institutions
Tribal colleges
| Institution | Location(s) | Control | Type | Enrollment (fall 2021) |
Founded | Accreditation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Menominee Nation | Keshena | Private not-for-profit | Tribal college | 191 | 1993 | HLC, NLNAC |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College | Hayward | Public | Tribal college | 306 | 1982 | HLC |
Defunct institutions
Key
See also
- Higher education in the United States
- List of college athletic programs in Wisconsin
- List of American institutions of higher education
- Wisconsin Technical College System