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Best Computer Science Colleges in Wisconsin

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 13 schools · Agent Insights
13
Schools Analyzed
$59,844
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
60%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$18,254
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 13 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 13
Avg. earnings at 10yr $59,844
Avg. graduation rate 60%
Avg. net price $18,254
Avg. median debt $22,180

How We Ranked

Computer Science programs in Wisconsin ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICEMilwaukee SchoolUniversity ofMarquette UniversityBeloit CollegeLakeland University

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Milwaukee School of Engi…69%University of Wisconsin-…89%Marquette University82%Beloit College69%Lakeland University48%University of Wisconsin-…54%Lawrence University77%University of Wisconsin-…62%University of Wisconsin-…50%University of Wisconsin-…40%University of Wisconsin-…59%University of Wisconsin-…50%Western Technical College36%

Top 3

#1

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI

Graduation69%
Earnings$89,070
Net Price$22,453

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#2

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Graduation89%
Earnings$73,792
Net Price$17,354

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Graduation82%
Earnings$78,257
Net Price$31,487

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Full Rankings

#1

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Milwaukee, WI · 2,654 students · Private nonprofit

59% accepted 69% graduate $89,070 earnings
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#2

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · 36,902 students · Public

45% accepted 89% graduate $73,792 earnings
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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI · 7,660 students · Private nonprofit

81% accepted 82% graduate $78,257 earnings
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#4

Beloit College

Beloit, WI · 926 students · Private nonprofit

63% accepted 69% graduate $53,260 earnings
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#5

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI · 1,212 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 48% graduate $55,961 earnings
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#6

University of Wisconsin-Stout

Menomonie, WI · 5,842 students · Public

88% accepted 54% graduate $58,084 earnings
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#7

Lawrence University

Appleton, WI · 1,396 students · Private nonprofit

64% accepted 77% graduate $55,789 earnings
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#8

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Whitewater, WI · 9,405 students · Public

86% accepted 62% graduate $55,356 earnings
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#9

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Green Bay, WI · 6,341 students · Public

89% accepted 50% graduate $52,528 earnings
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#10

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Kenosha, WI · 2,844 students · Public

75% accepted 40% graduate $51,129 earnings
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#11

University of Wisconsin-River Falls

River Falls, WI · 4,205 students · Public

82% accepted 59% graduate $54,458 earnings
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#12

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI · 16,758 students · Public

91% accepted 50% graduate $54,990 earnings
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#13

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI · 3,183 students · Public

36% graduate $45,303 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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