by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Mid-State Technical College was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Mid-State is ranked #1,197 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Mid-State held the #1,213 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Mid-State is also ranked #38 out of 46 schools in Wisconsin.
If you are worried about getting into Mid-State Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Mid-State, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Mid-State Technical College is 49%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Mid-State Technical College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,648 undergraduates at Mid-State with 614 being full-time and 2,034 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,864 | $8,646 | $10,530 | $12,921 | $13,710 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Mid-State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Mid-State, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $3,400 a year. That adds up to $13,600 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Mid-State Technical College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Mid-State Technical College.
Contact details for Mid-State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 32Nd St N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 |
| Phone: | 715-422-5300 |
| Website: | https://www.mstc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 141 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 100 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 87 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 57 | NA |
| Nursing | 42 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 37 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 36 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 35 | NA |
| Other Construction | 30 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 30 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,557 students took at least one online class at Mid-State Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,913 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,557 | 559 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,913 | 586 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,384 | 652 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,631 | 132 |
Learn more about online learning at Mid-State Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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