Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI · Public · Large city · MATC · Madison College
Public institution in Madison, WI · 9,273 undergraduates · $45,413 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
- Top 13%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,392477th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,780140th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $7,027113th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $17,215238th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,060276th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,4131,328th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,9281,155th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 26.3%1,834th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9,273276th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.1%1,755th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 107 mi (ORD)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 7 sports
NJCAA Division II · NJCAA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $110,150 (M $56,250 · W $53,900 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Madison Area Technical College’s 9,273 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WI
- University of Wisconsin-La CrosseLa Crosse, WI · 9,194 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, WI · 9,180 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI · 8,995 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, WI · 7,613 undergrads
- Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI · 7,238 undergrads
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, WI · 7,104 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND · 9,296 undergrads
- Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, CO · 9,307 undergrads
- Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA · 9,309 undergrads
- Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, FL · 9,367 undergrads
- College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, NY · 9,387 undergrads
- Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · 9,117 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemadisoncollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 238263)
- Compare colleges in WIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WisconsinEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with University of Wisconsin-La CrosseSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Madison Area Technical College vs University of Wisconsin-La CrosseHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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