The Best Value Colleges in Wisconsin by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the Wisconsin schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Wisconsin ranking goes to Lawrence University with a 69th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $26,594 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Lawrence UniversityAppleton, Private Not For Profit |
$26,594 | 69 | 87 |
#2 University of Wisconsin MadisonMadison, Public Not For Profit |
$14,030 | 79 | 86 |
#3 Milwaukee School of EngineeringMilwaukee, Private Not For Profit |
$26,541 | 68 | 77 |
#4 Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Private Not For Profit |
$34,732 | 69 | 56 |