University of Wisconsin - Madison: Statistics

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#14 of 2,597 In North America
#13 of 2,496 In the United States
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Acceptance rate
60%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
29
Aid receiving
64%
Undergraduates
34,561
Graduates
12,455
Male:Female Ratio
47:53
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 60% and is among the top 21% 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 60% 56% 64%
Applicants 53,781 26,091 27,690
Admissions 32,459 14,690 17,769
Freshmen enrolled full time 8,442 3,779 4,663
Freshmen enrolled part time 23 8 15

11,375 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,459 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,279 or 15%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1320
or below

75% of them
had 1500
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Wisconsin - Madison are 1320-1500 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
4,677 or 55%
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
Secondary school rank Recommended
SAT/ACT 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 29417 (63%)
Nonresident Alien 6478 (14%)
Asian 3645 (8%)
Hispanic 3123 (7%)
Two or more races 1777 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1335 (3%)
Black or African American 1092 (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
$10,932
Students receiving aid
64%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $9,273$10,728
Tuition in-state $9,273$10,728
Tuition out-of-state $37,161$24,054
Fee in-district $1,447$1,447
Fee in-state $1,447$1,447
Fee out-of-state $1,447$1,447

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 9,226
Combined charge for room and board $11,467
Room charge $7,367
Meal charge $4,100

University of Wisconsin - Madison majors

University of Wisconsin - Madison has granted 7,751 bachelor's degrees across 123 programs, 2,562 master's across 128 programs, and 1,455 doctorate degrees across 101 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 509 152 13
Economics, General 457
Psychology, General 334 1 7
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 340
Political Science and Government, General 275 15 10
Law 268
Mechanical Engineering 180 63 22
Finance, General 237 23
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 250 7 3
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 209 29
Mathematics, General 176 41 21
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 229 3
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 95 87 30
Accounting 117 90
Neuroscience 196 3 6
Social Work 59 133 8
Biochemistry 172 1 9
Journalism 163 13
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 155 20
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 123 39 8
Medicine 167
Statistics, General 77 72 16
Retailing and Retail Operations 158
Civil Engineering, General 111 36 10
Real Estate 123 33
Pharmacy 148
Industrial Engineering 101 32 13
Chemistry, General 60 31 48
Human Development and Family Studies, General 127
Genetics, General 107 8 10
English Language and Literature, General 92 17 10
Chemical Engineering 93 3 20
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 73 38 3
Physics, General 38 42 27
Financial Planning and Services 104
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 94 7 2
Microbiology, General 72 13 15
Veterinary Medicine 100
Sociology, General 60 15 22
Curriculum and Instruction 79 17
History, General 75 10 11
Business & Commerce, General 83 12
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 85 10
Spanish Language and Literature 87 2 3
Art & Art Studies, General 55 36
Library and Information Science 90
Elementary Education and Teaching 84
Business Administration and Management, General 72 7
Pharmaceutical Sciences 76
Environmental Studies 51 14 7
Nutrition Sciences 65 2 2
Insurance 67 1
Legal Studies 68
Agricultural Engineering 60 5 2
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 11 55
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 66
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling & Counselor 54 10 1
Agricultural Communication & Journalism 59 5
International & Globalization Studies 64
Materials Engineering 35 14 11
Public Health, General 59
Computer Engineering, General 58
Educational Psychology 39 17
Engineering, General 55
Operations Management and Supervision 52
Physician Assistant 52
Environmental Science 50
Special Education and Teaching, General 32 15 3
Engineering Mechanics 45 2
Philosophy 36 7 4
Music Performance, General 7 16 22
Actuarial Science 43
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 43
Zoology & Animal Biology 38 1 4
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 26 7 9
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, Other 41
Family and Community Services 40
Physical Therapy & Therapist 40
Food Science 23 8 8
Anthropology, General 22 10 5
Interior Design 36
Nuclear Engineering 18 11 7
Geography 24 3 7
French Language and Literature 20 13
Geology & Earth Science, General 24 5 4
Health & Medical Physics 22 11
Agricultural Business and Management, General 31
Animal Sciences, General 27 1 3
Conservation Biology 31
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 26 4
Public Policy Analysis, General 29
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 20 4 5
Apparel and Textiles, General 27
Biotechnology 26
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General 21 5
Management Information Systems, General 25
Molecular Biology 13 12
Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist 24
Dairy Science 17 5 2
Women's Studies 20 3
International Business & Trade & Commerce 22
Nursing Practice 22
Athletic Training & Trainer 20
International Relations and Affairs 20
Landscape Architecture 14 6
Applied Mathematics, General 19
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 13 5 1
Management Science 19
Rural Sociology 19
Counseling Psychology 12 6
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 15 2 1
Astrophysics 17
Fine and Studio Arts Management 17
Music, General 14 1 2
Pharmacology and Toxicology 16
Agricultural Economics 14
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 11 1 2
Botany & Plant Biology 9 1 4
Entomology 7 5 2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 7 4 3
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 3 8 3
Music Teacher Education 13 1
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 10 2 1
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 8 2 3
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 11 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6 3 3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 12
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 12
Forest Sciences and Biology 7 4
Horticultural Science 9 2
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 1 10
Plant Genetics 5 6
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 5 6
Animal Physiology 3 7
Audiology & Audiologist 10
Japanese Language and Literature 6 3 1
Linguistics 10
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 9
Soil Science and Agronomy, General 2 5 2
Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General 5 3
Bioinformatics 8
Chinese Language and Literature 7 1
Mass Communication & Media Studies 8
Agronomy and Crop Science 6 1
Human & Medical Genetics 7
Dance, General 6
Endocrinology 3 3
Environmental Toxicology 2 4
Italian Language and Literature 3 3
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 5 1
Medical Science & Scientist 3 3
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 6
Religion & Religious Studies 6
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies 6
Art Teacher Education 5
Oncology and Cancer Biology 5
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 1
African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1 2 1
Astronomy 4
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 3 1
Creative Writing 4
Epidemiology 4
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 2 2
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 4
Russian Language and Literature 4
South Asian Studies 2 1 1
Systems Engineering 4
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 4
African-American & Black Studies 3
Biophysics 3
Comparative Literature 1 1 1
Environmental Chemistry 3
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 2 1
Pharmacology 3
Portuguese Language and Literature 3
Asian Studies & Civilization 2
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 2
Engineering, Other 2
Latin Language and Literature 2
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 2
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 1 1
Physiology, General 2
Polish Language and Literature 2
Scandinavian Studies 2
Southeast Asian Studies 2
Biometry & Biometrics 1
Jewish & Judaic Studies 1
Sustainability Studies 1
Grand Total 7,751 2,562 1,455

University of Wisconsin - Madison has a graduation rate of 89%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 89% 87% 91%
  • Full-time retention rate - 95%
  • Part-time retention rate - 86%

Publications & Citations

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a world-class research university with 249,604 scientific papers published and 9,482,241 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
249,604
Citations
9,482,241

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
152,796 / 6,554,265
Chemistry
128,062 / 5,484,223
Medicine
113,504 / 4,318,175
Engineering
103,030 / 3,810,887
Physics
102,625 / 3,854,344
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
91,555 / 3,246,554
Environmental Science
90,851 / 3,482,775
Computer Science
87,543 / 3,576,844
Genetics
84,675 / 3,844,104
Biochemistry
82,356 / 3,994,578
Quantum and Particle physics
64,892 / 2,355,361
Organic Chemistry
60,104 / 2,562,518
Psychology
57,122 / 2,316,482
Geology
51,432 / 2,045,071
Materials Science
47,483 / 1,773,251
Pathology
43,137 / 1,693,192
Mathematics
42,232 / 1,618,551
Geography and Cartography
42,142 / 1,530,079
Philosophy
41,150 / 1,425,705
Political Science
40,469 / 1,230,095
Ecology
39,164 / 1,656,344
Law
37,959 / 1,181,536
Sociology
37,759 / 1,365,253
Paleontology
33,971 / 1,385,682
Statistics
32,233 / 1,284,766
Psychiatry
29,388 / 1,224,665
Optical Engineering
28,413 / 961,178
Business
28,281 / 996,467
Surgery
27,829 / 909,080
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
27,074 / 1,058,906
History
25,614 / 822,350
Neuroscience
25,408 / 1,152,297
Economics
24,706 / 841,329
Botany
24,182 / 1,102,093
Immunology
23,227 / 890,261
Linguistics
21,463 / 761,936
Archaeology
20,825 / 761,763
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
19,938 / 640,501
Metallurgical Engineering
19,449 / 751,674
Electrical Engineering
17,970 / 581,054

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 2890 42809
1991 2811 45969
1992 2806 49759
1993 2961 51159
1994 3015 54961
1995 3121 59819
1996 3444 64188
1997 3357 69753
1998 3632 79251
1999 3674 87166
2000 3769 96679
2001 3760 106540
2002 4154 119337
2003 4627 134848
2004 4809 150913
2005 5080 172752
2006 5752 196007
2007 6144 216299
2008 6245 241850
2009 6666 272108
2010 6727 295226
2011 7001 325666
2012 7220 362052
2013 7785 396252
2014 8349 419987
2015 8418 440782
2016 8835 453415
2017 9144 479218
2018 9062 485424
2019 10063 548119
2020 10394 617027
2021 12355 741401
2022 9779 658998
Academic rankings

University of Wisconsin - Madison alumni

  1. Dick Cheney

    Dick Cheney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    autobiographerinternational forum participantmerchantbusinesspersonpolitician
    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. He is currently the oldest living former U.S. vice president, following the death of Walter Mondale in 2021.

  2. Russell Wilson

    Russell Wilson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    American football player
    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.

  3. Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1902-1974 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    engineerwriterinventorpeace activistautobiographer
    Biography

    Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, author, inventor, and activist. On May 20–21, 1927, Lindbergh 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 (3,218 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.

  4. Seann William Scott

    Seann William Scott
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    television actorvoice actorfilm produceractorfilm 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 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.

All 100 notable alumni

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 17,026
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

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