Safest Colleges in Wisconsin
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellin College Green Bay · private | 0 | $37,408 | 88.6% | $76,222 | 97.2% |
| 2 | Blackhawk Technical College Janesville · community | 0 | $9,330 | 43.2% | $41,620 | — |
| 3 | Carroll University Waukesha · private | 0 | $15,193 | 65.7% | $58,009 | 66.8% |
| 4 | Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon · private | 0 | $36,201 | 56.2% | $56,075 | 78.2% |
| 5 | Edgewood College Madison · private | 0 | $26,113 | 62.2% | $59,728 | 75.7% |
| 6 | Fox Valley Technical College Appleton · community | 0 | $11,407 | 65.8% | $45,684 | — |
| 7 | Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland · community | 0 | $9,653 | 58.2% | $47,113 | — |
| 8 | Maranatha Baptist University Watertown · private | 0 | $26,005 | 56.3% | $45,593 | 71.9% |
| 9 | Marian University Fond Du Lac · private | 0 | $21,937 | 57.5% | $53,501 | 75.0% |
| 10 | Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids · community | 0 | $10,873 | 45.3% | $42,253 | — |
| 11 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee · private | 0 | $26,541 | 55.8% | $41,174 | 60.5% |
| 12 | Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac · community | 0 | $9,268 | 60.2% | $44,371 | — |
| 13 | Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander · community | 0 | $8,255 | 54.1% | $38,643 | — |
| 14 | Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay · community | 0 | $9,918 | 51.4% | $44,553 | — |
| 15 | Northland College Ashland · private | 0 | $36,119 | 57.9% | $44,560 | 75.0% |
| 16 | Ripon College Ripon · private | 0 | $20,216 | 61.1% | $54,902 | 79.8% |
| 17 | Saint Norbert College De Pere · private | 0 | $26,172 | 74.3% | $58,363 | 85.7% |
| 18 | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore · community | 0 | $12,896 | 66.6% | $43,470 | — |
| 19 | Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire · community | 0 | $12,285 | 54.9% | $46,297 | — |
| 20 | Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee · community | 0 | $11,101 | 47.8% | $46,894 | — |
| 21 | Western Technical College La Crosse · community | 0 | $11,008 | 53.3% | $45,303 | — |
| 22 | Northwood Technical College Rice Lake · community | 0 | $8,989 | 59.5% | $43,406 | — |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire · public | 0 | $16,550 | 65.9% | $58,561 | 82.3% |
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh · public | 0 | $14,305 | 59.9% | $55,548 | 86.5% |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha · public | 0 | $11,772 | 44.2% | $51,129 | 75.4% |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.