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There are sixty-five colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Wisconsin that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) is the state's largest public post-secondary institution, with a fall 2024 enrollment of 51,044 students. It is the flagship of the University of Wisconsin System, which includes 12 other campuses.
Marquette University in Milwaukee is the state's largest private university, with a fall 2024 enrollment of 11,746 students. With 13,641 in attendance, Madison Area Technical College is the largest Community college of Wisconsin. Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine, is the state's smallest institution, with an enrollment of 37 for fall 2024. 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.
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
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! scope="col"| Undergraduate enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2024)</small>
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|HLC, ACPE, ABA, AND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, AVMA, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, LCME, NASD, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Public
| Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
|align="center"|18,839
|align="center"|4,462
|align="center"|1956
|HLC, AND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEA, CEPH, JRCERT, NASAD, NASD, NASM
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!scope="row" |Marquette University
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
| Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
|align="center"|8,045
|align="center"|3,701
|align="center"|1881
|HLC, ACEN, ACME, ABA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, COA
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Doctoral/Professional universities
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|HLC, ACPE, AOTA, APTA, ASHA, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Edgewood University
|align="center"|Madison
|Private not-for-profit
| Doctoral/Professional Universities (D/PU)
|align="center"|1,236
|align="center"|1,223
|align="center"|1927
|HLC, CCNE
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
|align="center"|Oshkosh
|Public
| Doctoral/Professional Universities (D/PU)
|align="center"|11,994
|align="center"|959
|align="center"|1871
|HLC, CCNE, COA, NASM
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Master's colleges and universities
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! scope="col"| Undergraduate enrollment
|HLC, CCNE, NASM
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!scope="row" |Carroll University
|align="center"|Waukesha
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|2,581
|align="center"|557
|align="center"|1846
|HLC, AOTA, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, CNEA
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!scope="row" |Carthage College
|align="center"|Kenosha
|Private not-for-profit
|Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs (M3)
|align="center"|2,675
|align="center"|169
|align="center"|1847
|HLC, CCNE, NASM
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!scope="row" |Herzing University–Madison
|align="center"|Brookfield, Kenosha, Madison
|Private not-for-profit
|Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|3,425
|align="center"|2,762
|align="center"|1965
|HLC, ABHES, ACEN, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Lakeland University
|align="center"|Plymouth
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|2,411
|align="center"|402
|align="center"|1862
|HLC, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Maranatha Baptist University
|align="center"|Watertown
|Private not-for-profit
|Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs (M3)
|align="center"|735
|align="center"|225
|align="center"|1968
|HLC, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Marian University
|align="center"|Fond du Lac
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|1,021
|align="center"|225
|align="center"|1936
|HLC, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Milwaukee School of Engineering
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|2,704
|align="center"|249
|align="center"|1903
|HLC, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Mount Mary University
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|752
|align="center"|430
|align="center"|1913
|HLC, AND, AOTA, CCNE
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
|align="center"|Eau Claire
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|9,351
|align="center"|698
|align="center"|1916
|HLC, ASHA, CCNE, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
|align="center"|Green Bay
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|10,632
|align="center"|542
|align="center"|1965
|HLC, ACEN, AND, CCNE, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
|align="center"|La Crosse
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|9,501
|align="center"|945
|align="center"|1909
|HLC, AOTA, APTA, CEPH, JRCERT, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Parkside
|align="center"|Kenosha
|Public
|Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|3,357
|align="center"|741
|align="center"|1968
|HLC
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Platteville
|align="center"|Platteville
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|6,045
|align="center"|344
|align="center"|1866
|HLC, NASAD, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–River Falls
|align="center"|River Falls
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|4,880
|align="center"|363
|align="center"|1875
|HLC, ASHA, MACTE, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point
|align="center"|Stevens Point
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|7,490
|align="center"|743
|align="center"|1894
|HLC, AND, APTA, ASHA, CCNE, NASAD, NASD, NASM, NAST
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Stout
|align="center"|Menomonie
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|6,136
|align="center"|790
|align="center"|1891
|HLC, AND, CEA, NASAD
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Superior
|align="center"|Superior
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs (M2)
|align="center"|2,037
|align="center"|796
|align="center"|1893
|HLC, NASM
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!scope="row" |University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
|align="center"|Whitewater
|Public
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|10,084
|align="center"|1,662
|align="center"|1868
|HLC, APA, ASHA, NASAD, NASM
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!scope="row" |Viterbo University
|align="center"|La Crosse
|Private not-for-profit
| Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs (M1)
|align="center"|1,299
|align="center"|795
|align="center"|1890
|HLC, AND, ASHA, CCNE, NASM
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Baccalaureate colleges
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|HLC
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!scope="row" |Lawrence University
|align="center"|Appleton
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
|align="center"|1,417
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1847
|HLC, NASM
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!scope="row" |Ottawa University–Milwaukee
|align="center"|Brookfield
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate colleges: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|41
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|1865
|HLC
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!scope="row" |Ripon College
|align="center"|Ripon
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
|align="center"|696
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|1851
|HLC
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!scope="row" |St. Norbert College
|align="center"|De Pere
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
|align="center"|1,970
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|1898
|HLC
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!scope="row" |Wisconsin Lutheran College
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
|Baccalaureate colleges: Diverse Fields
|align="center"|957
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|1973
|HLC, CCNE
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Baccalaureate/Associate's colleges
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|MSCHE, ACEN, AOTA, APTA, CCNE
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!scope="row" |Rasmussen University–Green Bay
|align="center"|Wausau
|Private for-profit
|Baccalaureate/associate's college
|align="center"|55
|align="center"|1900
|HLC, ACEN, CCNE
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Associate's colleges
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|HLC, ADA, APTA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Chippewa Valley Technical College
|align="center"|Eau Claire
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|8,330
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, ACEN, APTA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Fox Valley Technical College
|align="center"|Appleton
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|10,670
|align="center"|1967
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, AOTA
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!scope="row" |Gateway Technical College
|align="center"|Kenosha
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
|align="center"|10,100
|align="center"|1972
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, APTA
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!scope="row" |Lakeshore Technical College
|align="center"|Cleveland
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|3,303
|align="center"|1967
|HLC, ABHES, ACEN, ADA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Madison Area Technical College
|align="center"|Madison
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
|align="center"|13,641
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, AND, AOTA, AOA
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!scope="row" |Mid-State Technical College
|align="center"|Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|3,144
|align="center"|1911
|HLC, ACEN
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!scope="row" |Milwaukee Area Technical College
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
|align="center"|13,792
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, AOTA, APTA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Moraine Park Technical College
|align="center"|Fond du Lac
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
|align="center"|4,171
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Nicolet Area Technical College
|align="center"|Rhinelander
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
|align="center"|1,384
|align="center"|1967
|HLC, ACEN, ADA
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!scope="row" |Northcentral Technical College
|align="center"|Wausau
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|6,746
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
|align="center"|Green Bay
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
|align="center"|11,826
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, APTA, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Northwood Technical College
|align="center"|Shell Lake
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|2,940
|align="center"|1972
|HLC, ACEN, ADA
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!scope="row" |Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
|align="center"|Fennimore
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|2,849
|align="center"|1967
|HLC, ACEN, APTA, MEAC
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!scope="row" |Waukesha County Technical College
|align="center"|Pewaukee
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
|align="center"|8,367
|align="center"|1923
|HLC, ACEN, ADA
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!scope="row" |Western Technical College
|align="center"|La Crosse
|Public
| Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
|align="center"|3,625
|align="center"|1912
|HLC, ACEN, ADA, AOTA, APTA, JRCERT
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Special-focus institutions
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|HLC, APTA, CCNE, JRCERT
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!scope="row" |Medical College of Wisconsin
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
|Special focus institution: Research
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1,677
|align="center"|1893
|HLC, ACPE, ADA, CEPH, LCME
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!scope="row" |Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine
|align="center"|Racine
|Private for-profit
|Special focus institution: Other Health Professions
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|36
|align="center"|1979
|ACAHM
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!scope="row" |Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
|Special focus institution: Arts, Music & Design
|align="center"|838
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|1974
|HLC, NASAD
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!scope="row" |Nashotah House
|align="center"|Nashotah
|Private not-for-profit
|Special focus institution: Faith-Related
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|143
|align="center"|1842
|ATSCA
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!scope="row" |Sacred Heart School of Theology
|align="center"|Franklin
|Private not-for-profit
|Special focus institution: Faith-Related
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|128
|align="center"|1932
|HLC, ATSCA
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!scope="row" |Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
|align="center"|Mequon
|Private Not-for profit
|Special-focus institution
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|186
|align="center"|1863
|
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!scope="row" |Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology
|align="center"|Milwaukee
|Private not-for-profit
|Special focus institution: Other Health Professions
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|78
|align="center"|1978
|HLC, APA
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Tribal colleges
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|HLC, ACEN
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!scope="row" |Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College
|align="center"|Hayward
|Public
| Tribal college
|align="center"|204
|align="center"|1982
|HLC, ACEN
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Defunct institutions
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! scope="col" | Closed
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!scope="row" | Brightwood College
|align="center"| Milwaukee
|align="center"| Private for-profit
|align="center"| 1937
|align="center"| 2018
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Campion College of the Sacred Heart
|align="center"| Prairie du Chien
|align="center"| Private
|align="center"| 1880
|align="center"| 1925
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Cardinal Stritch University
|align="center"| Milwaukee
|align="center"| Private
|align="center"| 1937
|align="center"| 2023
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" | DeVry University–Wisconsin
|align="center"| Milwaukee
|align="center"| Private for-profit
|align="center"| 1931
|align="center"| 2015
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Dominican College of Racine
|align="center"| Racine
| align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1935
|align="center"| 1974
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Downer College
|align="center"| Fox Lake
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1855
|align="center"| 1964<br /><small>Merged into Lawrence University</small>
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Gale College
|align="center"| Galesville
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1854
|align="center"| 1939
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" | Globe University–Eau Claire
|align="center"| Eau Claire
|align="center"| Private for-profit
|align="center"| 1885
|align="center"| 2017
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" | High-Tech Institute–Brookfield
|align="center"| Brookfield
|align="center"| Private for-profit
|align="center"| 2006
|align="center"| 2014
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Holy Family College
|align="center"| Manitowoc
|align="center" |Private not-for-profit
|align="center"| 1935
|align="center"| 2020
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Holy Redeemer College
|align="center"| Waterford
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1968
|align="center"| 1985
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Institute of Paper Chemistry
|align="center"| Appleton
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1929
|align="center"| 2003<br /><small>Merged into Georgia Tech</small>
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" |ITT Technical Institute
|align="center"|Green Bay, Greenfield, and Madison
|align="center"|Private for-profit
|align="center"|1969
|align="center"|2016
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Lakeside School of Massage Therapy
|align="center"| Milwaukee
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1985
|align="center"| 2011<br /><small>Merged into Herzing University</small>
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Madison Business College
|align="center"| Madison
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1858
|align="center"| 1998
|align="center"|
|align="center"| 2018
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Milton College
|align="center"| Milton
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1844
|align="center"| 1982
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Mount Senario College
|align="center"| Ladysmith
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1962
|align="center"| 2002
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| Northland College
|align="center"|Ashland
|align="center"|Private not-for-profit
|align="center"|1906
|align="center"|2025
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" |Northland International University
|align="center"|Dunbar
|align="center"|Private not-for-profit
|align="center"|1976
|align="center"| 2015
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!scope="row"| Northwestern College
|align="center"| Watertown
|align="center"| Private
|align="center"| 1865
|align="center"| 1995<br /><small>Merged into Martin Luther College</small>
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| St. Francis de Sales College
|align="center"| Milwaukee
|align="center"|Private
|align="center"| 1969
|align="center"| 1982
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" |Sanford-Brown College
|align="center"|West Allis
|align="center"|Private for-profit
|align="center"|1866
|align="center"| 2017
|align="center"|
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!scope="row"| The School of Architecture at Taliesin
|align="center"| Spring Green
|align="center"| Public
|align="center"| 1932
|align="center"| 2020
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" | University of Phoenix–Madison Campus
|align="center"| Madison
|align="center"| Private for-profit
|align="center"| 1976
|align="center"| 2017
|align="center"|
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!scope="row" | University of Phoenix–Milwaukee Campus
|align="center"| Brookfield
|align="center"| Private for-profit
|align="center"| 1976