Wisconsin: enrollment and college housing by campus

The 12 Wisconsin campuses here enrolled 134,082 full-time students in fall 2024 and controlled 46,800 beds of housing, 35 beds per 100 full-time students. University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most full-time students beyond its own beds: 37,308.

12campuses with 3,000+ full-time students
134,082full-time students, fall 2024
46,800college-controlled beds, 2024-25
$5,140median typical housing charge, academic year (12 reporting)
Sorted by full-time students beyond college-controlled capacity. Sources: Fall 2024 enrollment, IPEDS DRVEF2024 (provisional release, December 2025); 2024-25 housing capacity and charges, IPEDS COST1_2024 (December 2025). * Combined food and housing charge, for schools that don't split the two. n/a: no charge reported.
CampusFull-timeBedsPer 100Beyond bedsHousing charge
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison
46,279 8,971 19.4 37,308 $7,633
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
17,330 4,133 23.8 13,197 $6,545
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse
9,376 3,214 34.3 6,162 $4,556
Marquette University
Milwaukee
10,168 5,301 52.1 4,867 $10,412
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater
9,010 4,306 47.8 4,704 $4,787
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire
8,491 4,029 47.5 4,462 $5,540
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh
6,277 2,554 40.7 3,723 $5,309
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point
6,901 3,492 50.6 3,409 $5,050
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay
5,536 2,204 39.8 3,332 $5,073
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Platteville
5,430 2,937 54.1 2,493 $5,220
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie
5,144 3,169 61.6 1,975 $5,140
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls
4,140 2,490 60.1 1,650 $4,952

"Beyond beds" is full-time enrollment minus the college's own housing capacity. It is not a demand forecast: some of those students live with family, and some commute by choice. Method and sources.