University of Wisconsin—Madison

Madison, WI

University of Wisconsin—Madison

Madison, WI

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Tuition & Fees

$10,742

$38,630

not including room and board

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
690
25th
610
75th
770
25th
650
75th
33
25th
25
75th
31
25th
26
75th
32
25th
27
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undergraduateRatios

48%

male

52%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Selective

57%

acceptance rate

Accepted 26,286
Declined 19,629
Total Received 45,915
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Public

35,038

undergraduate students

12,793

graduate students

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Location

School Facts

The University of Wisconsin—Madison, founded in 1848, is a public, comprehensive institution. Its 936-acre campus is located in Madison, WI, 75 miles west of Milwaukee.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 47,831
Established in 1848
Coeducational Coeducational

Social Networks

936-acre campus in Madison (population: 255,214). Served by air and bus; major airports serve Milwaukee (80 miles) and Chicago (120 miles); train serves Columbus (30 miles). School operates transportation on campus and in local area. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

University of Wisconsin—Madison
500 Lincoln Drive
Madison, WI
53706

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
26%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
92%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • It's essential that you know the House of Pain song "Jump Around" if you're a University of Wisconsin -- Madison fan. They kick off the fourth quarter at Camp Randall Stadium by singing it...and, you know, jumping around.

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
57%
Top 1/4
90%
Top 1/2
100%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
690
25th
610
75th
770
25th
650
75th
33
25th
25
75th
31
25th
26
75th
32
25th
27

Admissions Facts

Application fee $60
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 1
Application deadline (final deadline) February 1
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required SAT Subject Tests Not used

Selective

57%

acceptance rate

Accepted 26,286
Declined 19,629
Total Received 45,915

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Recommendations
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Completion of college-preparatory program
Secondary School Record

Recommended

Secondary School Rank

Neither required nor recommended

Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

Not reported

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

90%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

42%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$11,609

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $9,273
Room $7,167
Board $4,050
Additional fees $1,469
Books & supplies $1,150
Total $23,109
Average Financial Aid - $11,609
Total with Avg. Aid $11,500

Scholarships & Grants

Need-based

Federal $23,304,463
State $10,510,338
Institutional $68,552,388
Other external $5,703,522
Total $108,070,711

Non-need-based

Federal $225,842
State $2,521,964
Institutional $11,194,892
Other external $5,754,852
Total $19,697,550

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Financial Aid Office


P: 608 262-3060
F: 608 262-9068
finaid@finaid.wisc.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Basketball yes yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Ice hockey yes yes
Rowing yes yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming and diving yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes
Wrestling yes

Club Sports - Men's

aikido, archery, badminton, baseball, capoeira, cycling, dancing, fencing, figure skating, ice hockey, karate, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, running, squash, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club Sports - Women's

aikido, archery, badminton, baseball, judo, capoeira, Chinese wu shu, cycling, dancing, fencing, figure skating, ice hockey, karate, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, running, squash, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Intramural/Recreational Sports

aikido, archery, badminton, baseball, budo, capoeira, Chinese wu shu, cycling, dancing, eagle claw kung fu, fencing, figure skating, ice hockey, karate, lacrosse, racquetball, rugby, running, squash, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting. yes yes
Actuarial Science. yes yes
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. yes yes
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. yes yes yes
African-American/Black Studies. yes yes
Agricultural Business and Management, General. yes
Agricultural Business and Management, Other. yes
Agricultural Communication/Journalism. yes yes
Agricultural Economics. yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering. yes yes yes
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. yes
Agronomy and Crop Science. yes yes yes
Animal Physiology. yes yes
Animal Sciences, General. yes yes yes
Anthropology, General. yes yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General. yes
Applied Mathematics, General. yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation. yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education. yes yes
Art/Art Studies, General. yes yes
Asian Studies/Civilization. yes
Astronomy. yes yes
Astrophysics. yes
Athletic Training/Trainer. yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General. yes yes yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. yes yes yes
Bilingual and Multilingual Education. yes
Biochemistry. yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. yes yes yes
Bioinformatics. yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General. yes
Biometry/Biometrics. yes
Biophysics. yes yes
Biotechnology. yes
Botany/Plant Biology. yes yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General. yes yes
Business/Commerce, General. yes yes
Chemical Engineering. yes yes yes
Chemistry, General. yes yes yes
Chinese Language and Literature. yes yes yes
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. yes yes
Civil Engineering, General. yes yes yes
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist. yes
Community Health and Preventive Medicine. yes yes
Comparative Literature. yes yes yes
Computer Engineering, General. yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General. yes yes yes
Conservation Biology. yes
Consumer Economics. yes
Counseling Psychology. yes yes
Creative Writing. yes
Curriculum and Instruction. yes yes
Dairy Science. yes yes yes
Dance, General. yes
Development Economics and International Development. yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. yes yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. yes yes
Economics, General. yes yes yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General. yes yes
Educational Psychology. yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering. yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching. yes
Endocrinology. yes yes
Engineering Mechanics. yes yes yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. yes
Engineering, General. yes
Engineering, Other. yes
English Language and Literature, General. yes yes yes
Entomology. yes yes yes
Environmental Chemistry. yes yes
Environmental Science. yes
Environmental Studies. yes yes yes
Environmental Toxicology. yes yes
Epidemiology. yes yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology. yes yes yes
Family and Community Services. yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. yes yes
Finance, General. yes yes
Financial Planning and Services. yes
Fine and Studio Arts Management. yes
Food Science. yes yes yes
Forest Sciences and Biology. yes yes yes
French Language and Literature. yes yes yes
Genetics, General. yes yes yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography. yes yes
Geography. yes yes yes
Geological/Geophysical Engineering. yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General. yes yes yes
Geophysics and Seismology. yes
Health/Medical Physics. yes yes
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. yes yes yes
History, General. yes yes yes
Horticultural Science. yes yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General. yes
Human/Medical Genetics. yes
Industrial Engineering. yes yes yes
Insurance. yes yes
Interior Design. yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce. yes
International Relations and Affairs. yes
International/Globalization Studies. yes
Italian Language and Literature. yes yes yes
Japanese Language and Literature. yes yes yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies. yes
Journalism. yes yes
Landscape Architecture. yes yes
Latin American and Caribbean Studies. yes yes
Latin Language and Literature. yes
Library and Information Science. yes yes
Linguistics. yes yes yes
Management Information Systems, General. yes
Management Science. yes
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General. yes yes
Mass Communication/Media Studies. yes
Materials Engineering. yes yes yes
Mathematics, General. yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering. yes yes yes
Medical Science/Scientist. yes yes
Microbiology and Immunology. yes
Microbiology, General. yes yes yes
Molecular Biology. yes yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. yes yes yes
Music Performance, General. yes yes yes
Music Teacher Education. yes yes
Music, General. yes yes yes
Natural Resources/Conservation, General. yes
Neuroscience. yes yes yes
Nuclear Engineering. yes yes yes
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) yes yes yes
Nutrition Sciences. yes yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist. yes
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. yes yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology. yes yes
Operations Management and Supervision. yes yes
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design. yes yes
Pharmacology and Toxicology. yes
Pharmacology. yes yes
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs. yes yes
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other. yes
Philosophy. yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. yes
Physician Associate/Assistant. yes
Physics, General. yes yes yes
Physiology, General. yes yes
Plant Genetics. yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. yes yes yes
Polish Language and Literature. yes
Political Science and Government, General. yes yes yes
Portuguese Language and Literature. yes yes yes
Poultry Science. yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers. yes
Psychology, General. yes yes yes
Public Administration. yes
Public Health, General. yes
Public Policy Analysis, General. yes
Real Estate. yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies. yes
Retailing and Retail Operations. yes
Rural Sociology. yes
Russian Language and Literature. yes
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. yes
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General. yes
Scandinavian Studies. yes yes yes
Social Studies Teacher Education. yes
Social Work. yes yes yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. yes yes yes
Sociology, General. yes yes yes
Soil Science and Agronomy, General. yes yes yes
South Asian Studies. yes yes yes
Southeast Asian Studies. yes
Spanish Language and Literature. yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General. yes yes yes
Speech Communication and Rhetoric. yes yes yes
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other. yes
Statistics, General. yes yes yes
Systems Engineering. yes
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology. yes yes
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management. yes
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. yes yes yes
Women's Studies. yes yes
Zoology/Animal Biology. yes yes yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Economics
  2. Computer Science
  3. Biology

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Agriculture
  • Engineering

47,831

total students

52%

in-state

48%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

73%

35,038
students

Female
52%
18,049

Male
48%
16,989

27%

12,793
students

Female
52%
6,668

Male
48%
6,125

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

88%

30,791
students

Female
52%
16,003

Male
48%
14,788

12%

4,247
students

Female
48%
2,046

Male
52%
2,201

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Student Break-down

12%
Nonresident aliens
1%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
7%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5%
Hispanic/Latino
67%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
3%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

164

Transfer applicants enrolled

0%

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements
High school transcript Required of All
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Required of All
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Recommended of All
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: March 1

Spring: October 1

Summer: February 1

Transfer Credits

Maximum transferred

90

semester hours

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 3224
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Japan
Taiwan
Thailand
Special services offered for international applicants International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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