Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Wisconsin

Colleges with the Highest Retention Rates in Wisconsin, ranked by first-year retention rate. Share of students returning after their first year. Four-year campus colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 32 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin96.2%45%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 2Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin91.0%81%1310$31k$78k83%7,6602 mi 3Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, Wisconsin88.2%72%1170$26k$46k64%54142 mi 4Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Wisconsin86.6%64%1350$23k$56k77%1,39628 mi 5University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, Wisconsin86.5%76%1220$16k$60k71%9,277167 mi 6Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Wisconsin83.8%59%—$22k$89k67%2,6541 mi 7Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere, Wisconsin83.7%86%1182$26k$58k71%1,6628 mi 8University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin81.8%82%1220$17k$59k64%8,895127 mi 9Beloit CollegeBeloit, Wisconsin80.6%63%1287$22k$53k71%92662 mi 10Milwaukee Institute of Art & DesignMilwaukee, Wisconsin79.5%61%—$27k$41k67%837< 1 mi 11University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin79.0%89%1190$16k$62k56%5,837132 mi 12University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin78.9%88%1150$17k$58k55%5,842126 mi 13Carroll UniversityWaukesha, Wisconsin78.3%67%1190$15k$58k71%2,52317 mi 14Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin78.1%78%1190$36k$56k68%2,1971 mi 15University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin78.0%86%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 16University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin76.4%82%1150$14k$54k57%4,205131 mi 17Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin76.2%72%1190$21k$56k68%1,249167 mi 18University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin73.8%92%1150$15k$52k51%7,30675 mi 19Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin73.4%87%1150$27k$57k64%2,6601 mi 20Edgewood UniversityMadison, Wisconsin73.2%76%—$26k$60k60%1,10777 mi 21University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin73.0%91%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 22Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin72.5%78%1239$23k$55k64%9436 mi 23Ripon CollegeRipon, Wisconsin72.3%80%1176$20k$55k63%68855 mi 24University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin71.8%93%1090$12k$50k42%1,8071 mi 25University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin69.3%87%1090$14k$56k46%6,87742 mi 26University of Wisconsin-ParksideKenosha, Wisconsin68.7%75%1090$12k$51k40%2,8442 mi 27Marian UniversityFond Du Lac, Wisconsin67.5%75%—$22k$54k44%1,01034 mi 28Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin67.3%62%1020$20k$49k43%6317 mi 29University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin65.9%89%1120$13k$53k48%6,3411 mi 30Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, Wisconsin63.3%86%—$24k$56k42%1,2128 mi 31Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin61.0%86%—$23k$53k49%6314 mi 32Herzing University-KenoshaKenosha, Wisconsin57.1%92%—$23k$37k72%5221 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.