University of Wisconsin - Madison: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #16 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 1,017 | For Database Administration |
| Top10 | For 33 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 60%
- 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
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| |||
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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
University of Wisconsin - Madison alumni
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Dick Cheney
- 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.
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Russell Wilson
- 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.
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Charles Lindbergh
- 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.
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Seann William Scott
- 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.
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 |