Past chancellors
A page within Chancellor
| 1911-1924 | Fassett A. Cotton | President |
| 1925-1926 | Ernest A. Smith | President |
| 1927-1939 | George M. Snodgrass | President |
| 1939-1966 | Rexford S. Mitchell | President |
| 1966-1971 | Samuel G. Gates | President |
| 1971-1979 | Kenneth E. Lindner | President/Chancellor* |
| 1979-1991 | Noel J. Richards | Chancellor |
| 1991-2000 | Judith L. Kuipers | Chancellor |
| 2000-2006 | Douglas N. Hastad | Chancellor |
| 2007-2023 | Joe Gow | Chancellor |
* With the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State University
merger, the title changed from "President" to "Chancellor"