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#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
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Acceptance rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Aid receiving
58%
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

UndergraduatesGraduates
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%
  • Full-time retention rate - 94%
  • Part-time retention rate - 65%

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.

Publications
283,366
Citations
10,790,912

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
173,692 / 7,534,821
Chemistry
146,226 / 6,347,095
Medicine
129,515 / 5,025,477
Engineering
120,449 / 4,547,009
Physics
119,763 / 4,631,928
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
108,615 / 3,936,322
Computer Science
106,163 / 4,330,533
Environmental Science
105,512 / 4,177,457
Genetics
95,059 / 4,343,319
Biochemistry
92,422 / 4,526,914
Quantum and Particle physics
77,882 / 2,908,982
Organic Chemistry
69,808 / 3,049,884
Psychology
65,991 / 2,695,587
Geology
59,923 / 2,457,469
Materials Science
55,624 / 2,132,489
Pathology
50,358 / 1,994,098
Mathematics
50,023 / 1,990,974
Geography and Cartography
49,740 / 1,870,903
Political Science
49,114 / 1,548,396
Philosophy
48,102 / 1,729,770
Law
46,582 / 1,499,679
Ecology
46,152 / 2,047,819
Sociology
44,339 / 1,657,234
Paleontology
39,733 / 1,677,269
Statistics
38,766 / 1,604,395
Optical Engineering
34,542 / 1,186,613
Psychiatry
34,491 / 1,432,461
Business
33,726 / 1,226,650
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
32,601 / 1,329,910
Surgery
32,149 / 1,058,015
History
31,408 / 1,065,159
Neuroscience
29,552 / 1,336,372
Economics
28,730 / 1,036,553
Botany
27,699 / 1,301,271
Immunology
25,995 / 1,032,809
Archaeology
25,268 / 977,010
Linguistics
24,979 / 908,896
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
23,084 / 759,557
Electrical Engineering
22,956 / 743,929
Metallurgical Engineering
22,857 / 916,844

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
Academic rankings

University of Wisconsin - Madison alumni

  1. Dick Cheney

    Dick Cheney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-.. (age 83)
    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.

  2. Russell Wilson

    Russell Wilson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    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.

  3. Charles Lindbergh

    Charles Lindbergh
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1902-1974 (aged 72)
    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.

  4. Seann William Scott

    Seann William Scott
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    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.

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 17,781
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

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