University of Wisconsin – Madison: Ranking & Review

Madison Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	19	25 Top 1%

University of Wisconsin - Madison Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	54%	50%	57%
Applicants	35,596	17,590	18,006
Admissions	19,153	8,833	10,320
Enrolled undergraduates	6,609	3,522	3,087
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	42,977	21,019	21,958

6,149 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

768 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $60. Application fee for graduates - $75.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Recommended
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	1,122
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	17%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	655
Math	710

Number of students submitting ACT scores	5,876
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	89%
ACT Composite	29
ACT English	29
ACT Math	28

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$25,635	$49,885
Off-campus	$25,635	$49,885
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $9,350 and other expenses per full academic year.

University of Wisconsin - Madison provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 8,644 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$9,273	$33,523
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$1,260	$1,260
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$386	$1,397
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$10,728	$24,054
Fees for full-time graduates	$1,260	$1,260
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$670	$1,503

Programs	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Engineering	922	299	157	1,378
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services	1,038	306	7	1,351
Biological and Biomedical Sciences	958	64	147	1,169
Health Professions and Related Programs	379	197	451	1,027
Social Sciences	702	153	61	916
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	392	17	19	428
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services	245	140	26	411
Education	115	147	62	324
Physical Sciences	156	75	90	321
Psychology	251	41	27	319
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	198	68	42	308
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences	227	55	15	297
Public Administration and Social Service Professions	69	207	4	280
Legal Professions and Studies	58	41	166	265
Mathematics and Statistics	132	88	32	252
Visual and Performing Arts	143	69	29	241
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences	199	13	5	217
Natural Resources and Conservation	123	51	22	196
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies	171	5	5	181
English Language and Literature & Letters	115	23	23	161
History	104	12	28	144
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies	89	10	6	105
Library Science		94	1	95
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies	66	23	2	91
Philosophy and Religious Studies	50	7	3	60
Architecture and Related Services	20	22	2	44
Grand Total	6,922	2,227	1,432	10,581

A total of 6,922 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

At the master's and doctor's level 3,659 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	87%	85%	89%
Full-time retention rate - 95% Part-time retention rate - 88%

Alternative names	UW
Founded	1848
Motto	Numen Lumen God, our light
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	cardinal, white
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	15,074
Instructional FTE	3,807
Research FTE	1,144
Sector of institution	Public, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Public
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.wisc.edu
Address	500 Lincoln Dr Madison, Wisconsin, 53706-1380 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	50,000 - 250,000
Phone	6082632400
Fax	+1 (608) 262 0123

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
11	Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus	University Park	50%
12	University of California - Irvine	Irvine	37%
13	Purdue University - Main Campus	West Lafayette	57%
14	Duke University	Durham	10%
15	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	22%
16	Texas A & M University - College Station	College Station	71%
17	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	27%
18	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	45%
19	University of Wisconsin - Madison	Madison	54%
20	Indiana University - Bloomington	Bloomington	76%
21	New York University	New York	28%
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	24%
23	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	9%
24	Michigan State University	East Lansing	72%
25	University of Maryland - College Park	College Park	45%
26	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	13%
27	University of Florida	Gainesville	42%