Franklin is home to Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology (147 students on campus) is inside the city. About 4% of Franklin’s residents are enrolled in college, below Wisconsin (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
13
53,296 students on campus
Nearest college
2.5 mi
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
Residents in college
4%
Below WI (6%)
Nearest community college
12 mi
Milwaukee Area Technical College · $5,184 tuition
Nearest public university
14.9 mi
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · $10,398 in-state
Median household income
$107K
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What stands out about college in Franklin
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What it costs
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $75–110k, where Franklin’s median household income ($106,894) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Franklin: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee49% graduate$55k earnings*$23k typical debt
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa (8); Herzing University-Brookfield (11); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2).
Questions about college in Franklin
Is Franklin a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Franklin residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Wisconsin (6). The largest campus in the city, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, has 147 students on campus.
What colleges are in Franklin?
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology is inside the city. Milwaukee Area Technical College is 12 miles away in Milwaukee.
What is the closest community college to Franklin, and what does it cost?
Milwaukee Area Technical College in Milwaukee, 12 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,184 a year for Wisconsin residents; the federal net price, $9,112, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee cost if we live in Wisconsin?
Tuition and fees are $10,398 a year in-state and $22,398 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,329 (under $30,000 income) to $21,477 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Franklin. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →
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