Wisconsin Trails Almost Every State in College Affordability
According to a new analysis of 2022-23 school year data, public college is less affordable in Wisconsin than in nearly every other state.
The nonprofit National College Attainment Network reports annually on each state’s “affordability gap” between the cost of college and what students and their families can pay.
- The analysis included 28 Wisconsin colleges.
- All of the state’s public four-year schools and nearly 90% of the technical colleges were unaffordable.
We saw (Wisconsin) stand out as particularly unaffordable as compared to our national average and to the other states in the region.
Said report author Louisa Woodhouse, a senior associate for the organization.
Author summary: Wisconsin college affordability lags behind other states.