What do private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin cost?

Across the 20 schools that report it, the median average net price is $24,483 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $17,607 at Mount Mary University to $34,765 at Bellin College.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Mount Mary University ($17,607), Ripon College ($20,233), Herzing University-Kenosha ($20,276), Alverno College ($20,863), and Marian University ($22,225).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $59,897 10 years after starting college (21 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Milwaukee School of Engineering ($92,761), Marquette University ($83,810), and Bellin College ($78,273).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin?

The median graduation rate is 65.7%, across 20 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $24,525 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin

The College Scorecard lists 25 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Wisconsin, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 31,462 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $24,483 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $59,897 at the median institution, about the same as the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 65.7%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

31,462

Median net pricei

$24,483

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$59,897

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$24,525

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

65.7%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 25 private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin


Marquette University Milwaukee	7,660	$30,561	$53,270	$83,810	$21,500	79.4%	91.0%	81.3%
Carthage College Kenosha	2,660	$26,444	$41,000	$59,594	$23,250	65.8%	73.4%	87.1%
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee	2,654	$27,027	$52,228	$92,761	$27,000	63.3%	83.8%	58.9%
Carroll University Waukesha	2,523	$24,205	$40,680	$64,501	$27,000	69.1%	78.3%	66.8%
Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon	2,197	$29,239	$36,530	$61,992	$24,656	67.4%	78.1%	78.2%
Saint Norbert College De Pere	1,662	$28,822	$46,696	$62,317	$24,525	72.4%	83.7%	85.7%
Lawrence University Appleton	1,396	$22,758	$58,794	$59,025	$27,000	78.7%	86.6%	63.9%
Viterbo University La Crosse	1,249	$22,797	$35,790	$65,641	$24,350	62.8%	76.2%	72.4%
Lakeland University Plymouth	1,212	$23,722	$34,516	$61,368	$25,000	38.0%	63.3%	86.3%
Edgewood University Madison	1,107	$28,487	$37,120	$64,869	$24,250	60.6%	73.2%	75.7%
Marian University Fond Du Lac	1,010	$22,225	$37,422	$59,860	$22,722	46.5%	67.5%	75.0%
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee	943	$24,761	$37,360	$68,940	$23,393	65.7%	72.5%	78.2%
Beloit College Beloit	926	$23,216	$62,586	$59,443	$26,000	74.9%	80.6%	63.0%
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee	837	$28,129	$45,218	$47,843	$27,000	58.6%	79.5%	60.5%
Ripon College Ripon	688	$20,233	$53,250	$55,453	$27,000	59.3%	72.3%	79.8%
Alverno College Milwaukee	631	$20,863	$35,112	$59,707	$26,100	47.1%	61.0%	85.7%
Mount Mary University Milwaukee	631	$17,607	$36,490	$54,273	$24,990	53.6%	67.3%	62.3%
Maranatha Baptist University Watertown	541	$27,172	$22,600	$46,953	$14,646	65.6%	88.2%	71.9%
Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha	522	$20,276	$13,820	$44,255	$17,676	66.7%	57.1%	92.0%
Bellin College Green Bay	372	$34,765	$31,949	$78,273	$17,988	66.7%	94.6%	97.2%
Ottawa University-Milwaukee Brookfield	41	n/a	n/a	$59,897	$22,000	n/a	n/a	n/a
Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nashotah House Nashotah	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology Franklin	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Wisconsin?: The College Scorecard lists 25 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Wisconsin.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin cost?: Across the 20 schools that report it, the median average net price is $24,483 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $17,607 at Mount Mary University to $34,765 at Bellin College.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Mount Mary University ($17,607), Ripon College ($20,233), Herzing University-Kenosha ($20,276), Alverno College ($20,863), and Marian University ($22,225).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $59,897 10 years after starting college (21 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Milwaukee School of Engineering ($92,761), Marquette University ($83,810), and Bellin College ($78,273).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin?: The median graduation rate is 65.7%, across 20 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Wisconsin have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $24,525 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.