University of Wisconsin - Madison: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #17 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #14 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #13 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #1 of 47 | In Wisconsin |
| #1 of 5 | In Madison |
| #1 of 1,187 | For Radio and Television broadcasting |
| Top10 | For 30 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 49%
- Undergraduates
- 36,306
- Graduates
- 12,650
- Male:Female Ratio
- 46:54
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin - Madison Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Wisconsin - Madison has an acceptance rate of 49% and is among the top 14% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 49% | 45% | 53% |
| Applicants | 60,214 | 29,555 | 30,659 |
| Admissions | 29,539 | 13,386 | 16,153 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 8,605 | 3,904 | 4,701 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 23 | 14 | 9 |
10,399 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,384 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,457 or 17%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1340
or below
75% of them
had 1510
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Wisconsin - Madison are 1340-1510 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
3,440 or 40%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 26
or below
75% of them
had 32
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Wisconsin - Madison are 26-32 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 29070 (59%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 7331 (15%) |
| Asian | 4231 (9%) |
| Hispanic | 3543 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 2017 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1394 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 1219 (2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 45 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 31 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $11,171
- Students receiving aid
- 58%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $9,273 | $10,728 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,273 | $10,728 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $37,904 | $24,054 |
| Fee in-district | $1,523 | $1,523 |
| Fee in-state | $1,523 | $1,523 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,523 | $1,523 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 10,243 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $11,217 |
| Room charge | $7,167 |
| Meal charge | $4,050 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison majors
University of Wisconsin - Madison has granted 7,460 bachelor's degrees across 120 programs, 2,482 master's across 129 programs, and 1,476 doctorate degrees across 104 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Wisconsin - Madison.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 549 | 100 | 22 |
| Economics, General | 389 | ||
| Psychology, General | 365 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 346 | ||
| Finance, General | 271 | 28 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 180 | 66 | 10 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 224 | 17 | 9 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 244 | 5 | |
| Neuroscience | 231 | 1 | 10 |
| Law | 229 | ||
| Social Work | 63 | 153 | 3 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 175 | 31 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 192 | 6 | 4 |
| Mathematics, General | 137 | 34 | 22 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 87 | 70 | 31 |
| Accounting | 103 | 84 | |
| Medicine | 173 | ||
| Biochemistry | 145 | 2 | 18 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 139 | 24 | |
| Journalism | 159 | 4 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 98 | 52 | 10 |
| Chemistry, General | 55 | 47 | 53 |
| Real Estate | 120 | 35 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 110 | 32 | 9 |
| Statistics, General | 91 | 38 | 16 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 97 | 27 | 12 |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | 136 | ||
| Pharmacy | 129 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 99 | 5 | 21 |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 85 | 31 | 6 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 92 | 26 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 95 | 12 | 7 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 82 | 27 | |
| Genetics, General | 89 | 13 | 7 |
| History, General | 77 | 22 | 8 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 69 | 11 | 18 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 89 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 88 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 72 | 12 | |
| Library and Information Science | 84 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 65 | 10 | 9 |
| Insurance | 79 | 3 | |
| Materials Engineering | 44 | 21 | 17 |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 55 | 25 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | 79 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other | 77 | ||
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor | 46 | 21 | 9 |
| Business & Commerce, General | 63 | 12 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 59 | 10 | 5 |
| Data Science, General | 74 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 73 | ||
| Legal Studies | 73 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 47 | 12 | 12 |
| Sociology, General | 56 | 5 | 9 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 60 | 4 | 5 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 68 | ||
| Engineering, General | 67 | ||
| International & Globalization Studies | 65 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 54 | 2 | 7 |
| Physics, General | 29 | 17 | 16 |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 60 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 46 | 12 | |
| Molecular Biology | 13 | 31 | 14 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 33 | 14 | 9 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 55 | ||
| Agricultural Communication & Journalism | 46 | 7 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 16 | 33 | 4 |
| Physician Assistant | 52 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 15 | 13 | 19 |
| Philosophy | 39 | 5 | 3 |
| Zoology & Animal Biology | 37 | 3 | 5 |
| Environmental Science | 44 | ||
| Conservation Biology | 43 | ||
| Public Health, General | 41 | ||
| Actuarial Science | 40 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 39 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 39 | ||
| Engineering Mechanics | 30 | 3 | 4 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 9 | 27 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 36 | ||
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 35 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| Nursing Practice | 34 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 25 | 5 | 3 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 31 | ||
| Interior Design | 31 | ||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 31 | ||
| Nuclear Engineering | 15 | 7 | 9 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| Food Science | 24 | 6 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| Dairy Science | 17 | 3 | 7 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 18 | 9 | |
| French Language and Literature | 11 | 13 | 3 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 19 | 8 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 26 | ||
| Geography | 18 | 4 | 3 |
| Health & Medical Physics | 14 | 11 | |
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 25 | ||
| Biotechnology | 24 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 23 | ||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Family and Community Services | 23 | ||
| Women's Studies | 18 | 5 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| Sustainability Studies | 22 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 15 | 3 | 3 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 21 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 18 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Rural Sociology | 18 | ||
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 17 | ||
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 17 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 16 | ||
| Linguistics | 12 | 4 | |
| Music, General | 14 | 2 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 11 | 5 | |
| Astronomy | 10 | 5 | |
| South Asian Studies | 15 | ||
| Animal Physiology | 6 | 8 | |
| Counseling Psychology | 7 | 6 | |
| Geological & Geophysical Engineering | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Horticultural Science | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 13 | ||
| Plant Genetics | 7 | 6 | |
| Astrophysics | 12 | ||
| Botany & Plant Biology | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 11 | 1 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 9 | 3 | |
| Management Science | 12 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 12 | ||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 11 | ||
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 11 | ||
| School Psychology | 11 | ||
| Entomology | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| African-American & Black Studies | 4 | 5 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Audiology & Audiologist | 9 | ||
| Dance, General | 9 | ||
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Pharmacology | 2 | 7 | |
| Bioinformatics | 7 | 1 | |
| Human & Medical Genetics | 8 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 7 | 1 | |
| Physiology, General | 2 | 6 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 8 | ||
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 7 | ||
| Biophysics | 1 | 6 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 6 | 1 | |
| Creative Writing | 7 | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | 1 | 6 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 5 | 2 | |
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 7 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 4 | |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | 7 | ||
| Epidemiology | 3 | 3 | |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 6 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 2 | 4 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 6 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 5 | ||
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 3 | 2 | |
| Environmental Chemistry | 2 | 3 | |
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | 1 | 4 | |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | 5 | ||
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 1 | 4 | |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 5 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 5 | ||
| Biometry & Biometrics | 4 | ||
| Information Science & Studies | 4 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | 3 | |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Southeast Asian Studies | 4 | ||
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 3 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 3 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 3 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 3 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 | 2 | |
| Scandinavian Studies | 1 | 2 | |
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 1 | |
| Endocrinology | 2 | ||
| Latin Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 2 | ||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 7,460 | 2,482 | 1,476 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison has a graduation rate of 89%, which is among the 5% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 89% | 87% | 91% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a world-class research university with 283,366 scientific papers published and 10,790,912 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3180 | 50630 |
| 1992 | 3204 | 55063 |
| 1993 | 3304 | 55951 |
| 1994 | 3366 | 60451 |
| 1995 | 3503 | 64957 |
| 1996 | 3836 | 70231 |
| 1997 | 3685 | 76245 |
| 1998 | 4028 | 86435 |
| 1999 | 4052 | 95204 |
| 2000 | 4108 | 106841 |
| 2001 | 4100 | 117049 |
| 2002 | 5588 | 141442 |
| 2003 | 5522 | 153255 |
| 2004 | 5480 | 169436 |
| 2005 | 5878 | 193640 |
| 2006 | 6500 | 215924 |
| 2007 | 6715 | 240735 |
| 2008 | 6831 | 263716 |
| 2009 | 7255 | 295692 |
| 2010 | 7377 | 325306 |
| 2011 | 7645 | 357678 |
| 2012 | 7905 | 393102 |
| 2013 | 8398 | 430941 |
| 2014 | 9027 | 456429 |
| 2015 | 8966 | 474870 |
| 2016 | 9550 | 490718 |
| 2017 | 9745 | 503669 |
| 2018 | 10101 | 551558 |
| 2019 | 10786 | 597562 |
| 2020 | 11291 | 665136 |
| 2021 | 11706 | 720894 |
| 2022 | 10736 | 706853 |
| 2023 | 11270 | 688028 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison alumni
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Dick Cheney
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonmerchantinternational forum participantautobiographer
- Biography
-
Richard Bruce Cheney is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Often cited as the most powerful vice president in American history, Cheney previously served as White House Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford, the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 1979 to 1989, and as the 17th United States secretary of defense in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. He is the oldest living former U.S. vice president, following the death of Walter Mondale in 2021.
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Russell Wilson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
-
Russell Carrington Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson has been regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks of all time.
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Charles Lindbergh
- Occupations
- inventorengineerdiaristfighter pilotair force officer
- Biography
-
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator and military officer. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for 33.5 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was designed and built by the Ryan Airline Company specifically to compete for the Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. Although not the first transatlantic flight, it was the first solo transatlantic flight and the longest at the time by nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km). It became known as one of the most consequential flights in history and ushered in a new era of air transportation between parts of the globe.
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Seann William Scott
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorfilm producervoice actor
- Biography
-
Seann William Scott is an American actor. He is known for his role as Steve Stifler in the American Pie franchise, and also for his role as Doug Glatt in both Goon and Goon: Last of the Enforcers. He has also appeared in films Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Final Destination (2000), Road Trip (2000), Evolution (2001), The Rundown (2003), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Mr. Woodcock (2007) and Role Models (2008). He has voiced Crash in four Ice Age animated feature films and two Ice Age television specials. Scott portrayed former CIA operative Wesley Cole in Fox's crime-drama television series Lethal Weapon (2018–2019). Films in which Scott has starred have earned $4.91 billion at the global box office as of 2017.
General info
| Alternative names | UW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1848 |
| Motto | Numen Lumen God, our light |
| Colors | cardinal, white |
| Academic calendar | September to May (September - December; January-May) |
| Total FTE staff | 17,781 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 500 Lincoln Dr Madison, Wisconsin, 53706-1380 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 270,000 |
| Phone | 6082632400 |