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 1,105 | For Radio and Television broadcasting |
| Top10 | For 28 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 45%
- Undergraduates
- 38,040
- Graduates
- 13,004
- 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 45% and is among the top 13% 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 | 45% | 42% | 48% |
| Applicants | 65,894 | 32,837 | 33,037 |
| Admissions | 29,782 | 13,832 | 15,941 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 8,491 | 3,768 | 4,722 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 23 | 11 | 12 |
10,996 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
1,454 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,241 or 15%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1380
or below
75% of them
had 1520
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Wisconsin - Madison are 1380-1520 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,498 or 29%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 29
or below
75% of them
had 33
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Wisconsin - Madison are 29-33 (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 | 28707 (56%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 7955 (16%) |
| Asian | 4955 (10%) |
| Hispanic | 4068 (8%) |
| Two or more races | 2300 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1547 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 1353 (3%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 48 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 24 (0%) |
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
- $17,741
- Students receiving aid
- 60%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $10,006 | $10,728 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,006 | $10,728 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $40,506 | $24,054 |
| Fee in-district | $1,597 | $1,597 |
| Fee in-state | $1,597 | $1,597 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,597 | $1,597 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 8,971 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $12,133 |
| Room charge | $7,633 |
| Meal charge | $4,500 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison majors
University of Wisconsin - Madison has granted 8,269 bachelor's degrees across 125 programs, 2,786 master's across 133 programs, and 1,589 doctorate degrees across 106 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 | 665 | 142 | 29 |
| Economics, General | 431 | ||
| Psychology, General | 424 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 354 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 250 | 64 | 27 |
| Finance, General | 306 | 20 | |
| Law | 265 | ||
| Retailing and Retail Operations | 259 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 231 | 7 | 11 |
| Data Science, General | 246 | 2 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 90 | 117 | 31 |
| Neuroscience | 223 | 3 | 10 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 208 | 4 | 12 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 206 | 5 | |
| Mathematics, General | 120 | 49 | 24 |
| Accounting | 108 | 80 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 170 | 17 | |
| Real Estate | 105 | 74 | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 147 | 29 | |
| Biochemistry | 150 | 4 | 20 |
| Chemistry, General | 54 | 52 | 68 |
| Medicine | 173 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 112 | 50 | 8 |
| Journalism | 154 | 13 | |
| Financial Planning and Services | 164 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 95 | 59 | 10 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | 160 | ||
| Social Work | 50 | 91 | 1 |
| Statistics, General | 51 | 79 | 9 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 86 | 35 | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 111 | 1 | 13 |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 118 | 5 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 112 | ||
| Genetics, General | 92 | 12 | 6 |
| History, General | 92 | 8 | 9 |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 71 | 34 | 1 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 79 | 21 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 100 | ||
| Library and Information Science | 97 | ||
| Pharmacy | 94 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 72 | 10 | 11 |
| Physics, General | 33 | 33 | 25 |
| Legal Studies | 90 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 53 | 15 | 21 |
| Sustainability Studies | 89 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other | 88 | ||
| Veterinary Medicine | 88 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 82 | 5 | |
| Sociology, General | 63 | 8 | 16 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 63 | 3 | 11 |
| Computer Engineering, General | 75 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 53 | 22 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 58 | 16 | |
| International & Globalization Studies | 69 | ||
| Art & Art Studies, General | 53 | 15 | |
| Environmental Studies | 50 | 7 | 11 |
| Insurance | 64 | 3 | |
| Molecular Biology | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| Public Health, General | 64 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 50 | 13 | |
| Information Science & Studies | 26 | 33 | 1 |
| Environmental Science | 56 | 3 | |
| Business & Commerce, General | 53 | 5 | |
| Conservation Biology | 58 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 39 | 6 | 13 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 54 | 4 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor | 28 | 23 | 6 |
| Physician Assistant | 56 | ||
| Engineering, General | 53 | ||
| Operations Management and Supervision | 51 | ||
| Agricultural Communication & Journalism | 45 | 4 | |
| Engineering Mechanics | 40 | 6 | 3 |
| School Psychology | 42 | 6 | |
| Biotechnology | 47 | ||
| Philosophy | 35 | 8 | 2 |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 17 | 24 | 4 |
| Zoology & Animal Biology | 34 | 2 | 8 |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 43 | ||
| Agricultural Engineering | 31 | 7 | 4 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 13 | 29 | |
| Anthropology, General | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 40 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 39 | ||
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 38 | ||
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 28 | 5 | 5 |
| Actuarial Science | 37 | ||
| Geography | 23 | 5 | 9 |
| Nursing Practice | 36 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 26 | 3 | 7 |
| Music Performance, General | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 10 | 15 | 9 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 25 | 3 | 5 |
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 32 | ||
| Health & Medical Physics | 17 | 15 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 32 | ||
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 30 | ||
| Nuclear Engineering | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 16 | 13 | |
| Interior Design | 28 | ||
| Food Science | 16 | 6 | 5 |
| Botany & Plant Biology | 11 | 6 | 9 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 16 | 5 | 5 |
| Family and Community Services | 25 | ||
| International Business & Trade & Commerce | 25 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 12 | 11 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 23 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| Landscape Architecture | 20 | 2 | |
| Linguistics | 20 | 2 | |
| Biophysics | 16 | 5 | |
| Women's Studies | 19 | 2 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 20 | ||
| Astrophysics | 20 | ||
| Dairy Science | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Management Science | 19 | ||
| Agricultural Economics | 18 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 13 | 4 | |
| French Language and Literature | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Agricultural Business and Management, General | 15 | ||
| Animal Physiology | 2 | 13 | |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 15 | ||
| Horticultural Science | 12 | 3 | |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 15 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 10 | 4 | |
| Endocrinology | 1 | 13 | |
| Music, General | 12 | 2 | |
| South Asian Studies | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 13 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 13 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 13 | ||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 13 | ||
| Rural Sociology | 13 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 12 | ||
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 1 | 11 | |
| Plant Genetics | 5 | 7 | |
| Audiology & Audiologist | 11 | ||
| Entomology | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 10 | 1 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 8 | 3 | |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 11 | ||
| Astronomy | 3 | 7 | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 9 | 1 | |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 10 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 10 | ||
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Systems Engineering | 10 | ||
| Applied Mathematics, General | 9 | ||
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 3 | 6 | |
| Plant Pathology & Phytopathology | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | 9 | ||
| Dance, General | 8 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 8 | ||
| Human & Medical Genetics | 8 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 7 | 1 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 5 | 3 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | 4 | |
| Geological & Geophysical Engineering | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Medical Informatics | 7 | ||
| Pharmacology | 2 | 5 | |
| Creative Writing | 6 | ||
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 3 | 3 | |
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | 2 | 4 | |
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Engineering & Industrial Management | 5 | ||
| Medical Science & Scientist | 2 | 3 | |
| Environmental Chemistry | 2 | 2 | |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 4 | ||
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other | 4 | ||
| Polish Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Scandinavian Studies | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Selling Skills and Sales Operations | 4 | ||
| Southeast Asian Studies | 4 | ||
| Applied Linguistics | 3 | ||
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | 3 | ||
| Engineering, Other | 3 | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | 1 | 2 | |
| Epidemiology | 2 | 1 | |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 3 | ||
| Physiology, General | 3 | ||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 2 | 1 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 2 | ||
| African-American & Black Studies | 2 | ||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American & Chicano Studies | 2 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Jewish & Judaic Studies | 2 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 2 | ||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | 1 | |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 | ||
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 8,269 | 2,786 | 1,589 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison has a graduation rate of 90%, which is among the 5% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 90% | 88% | 91% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a world-class research university with 338,517 scientific papers published and 15,335,946 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3767 | 75393 |
| 1994 | 3856 | 81142 |
| 1995 | 3902 | 88476 |
| 1996 | 4432 | 93971 |
| 1997 | 4331 | 101656 |
| 1998 | 4617 | 113393 |
| 1999 | 4649 | 124695 |
| 2000 | 4653 | 139875 |
| 2001 | 4641 | 152133 |
| 2002 | 6226 | 185820 |
| 2003 | 6179 | 203681 |
| 2004 | 6226 | 221783 |
| 2005 | 6698 | 251932 |
| 2006 | 7453 | 278674 |
| 2007 | 7582 | 309082 |
| 2008 | 7717 | 341866 |
| 2009 | 8158 | 378886 |
| 2010 | 8363 | 415322 |
| 2011 | 8814 | 460146 |
| 2012 | 9071 | 505952 |
| 2013 | 9609 | 553128 |
| 2014 | 10181 | 583652 |
| 2015 | 9846 | 604713 |
| 2016 | 10227 | 628267 |
| 2017 | 10535 | 656017 |
| 2018 | 11074 | 694873 |
| 2019 | 11878 | 767808 |
| 2020 | 13046 | 874046 |
| 2021 | 12942 | 946183 |
| 2022 | 12002 | 886602 |
| 2023 | 13183 | 895354 |
| 2024 | 11202 | 862263 |
| 2025 | 9515 | 761869 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison alumni
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Dick Cheney
- Occupations
- autobiographerbusinesspersonentrepreneurvice presidentmerchant
- Biography
-
Richard Bruce Cheney was 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. He is widely considered to be the most powerful vice president in United States history. A member of the Republican Party, 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 was also considered by many to be the architect of the Iraq War.
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Russell Wilson
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
-
Russell Carrington Wilson is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has primarily played for the Seattle Seahawks. With the Seahawks, Wilson was named to the Pro Bowl nine times and helped Seattle win their first Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. He is regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks of all time. He is also a former professional baseball player.
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Charles Lindbergh
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotaviation writerair force officerfighter pilotdiarist
- Biography
-
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for over 33 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was built to compete for the $25,000 Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. Although not the first transatlantic flight, it was the first solo crossing of the Atlantic and the longest at the time by nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km), setting a new flight distance world record. The achievement garnered Lindbergh worldwide fame and stands as one of the most consequential flights in history, signalling a new era of air transportation between parts of the globe.
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Seann William Scott
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Seann William Scott is an American actor. In film, Scott is best known for his breakout role as Steve Stifler in the American Pie film series (1999–2012). He also starred in a lead role as Doug Glatt in Goon (2011) and its sequel, Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017). His other notable lead film credits include Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Road Trip (2000), Final Destination (2000), Evolution (2001), The Rundown (2003), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), Mr. Woodcock (2007), Role Models (2008), and The Wrath of Becky (2023). Scott had a supporting voice role as Crash in the Ice Age film series (2006–2016).
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 | 19,634 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 500 Lincoln Dr Madison, Wisconsin, 53706-1380 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 270,000 |
| Phone | 6082632400 |